▁ways ▁such ▁as ▁bo iling ▁alive ▁in ▁pressure ▁cook ers . ▁ ▁Animal ▁testing ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁poll , ▁ 7 / 1 0 ▁South ▁Korean ▁respond ents ▁supported ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁testing ▁cos met ics ▁on ▁animals . ▁That ▁year , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Saf ety ▁announced ▁a ▁policy ▁proposal ▁to ▁recognize ▁non - an imal ▁test ▁results ▁for ▁functional ▁cos met ics ▁like ▁sun s creens ▁and ▁anti - wr ink le ▁cre ams . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁law ▁was ▁passed ▁which ▁mand ates ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁non - an imal ▁alternative ▁tests ▁for ▁certain ▁cos met ics ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Saf ety , ▁effective ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁animals ▁used ▁in ▁research ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Animal ▁and ▁Plant ▁Qu ar antine ▁Agency ▁of ▁South ▁Korea , ▁was ▁ 2 , 8 7 8 , 9 0 7 . ▁By ▁species ▁this ▁was ▁ 9 1 . 4 % ▁rod ents ▁( m ice , ▁r ats ▁etc ), ▁ 4 . 1 % ▁fish , ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁birds , ▁ 1 . 3 % ▁rabb its , ▁and ▁ 1 . 3 % ▁other ▁verte br ate ▁species . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁animals ▁used ▁in ▁research ▁has ▁ris en ▁stead ily ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁only ▁ 7 6 0 ,