Strapped down on a cold, metal table with long, coiled tubes injected in and around one's body, watching skin blister from the corrosive chemicals smeared on by humans with no thought of what is being done. The pain is so intense consciousness is nearly lost and at this point, and death seems like the best option. 100 million animals suffer these circumstances each year from drug, food and cosmetic testing in the United States. Animal testing is inhumane and unnecessary for so many reasons.
The harm caused to animals from testing is beyond belief. Animals inhale fumes, are force-fed pesticides, are smeared with corrosive chemicals to their skin and eyes and with no voice to stop it. Those are just a few examples of what animals experience daily. In 1966 the Animal Welfare Act was put in place which was implemented to protect the animals, however loopholes have been discovered. According to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an organization which campaigns for animals rights; mice, rats, birds and cold-blooded animals are not covered in that act. Those types of animals make up 99% of that animals that are used as guinea pigs in experiments(Animal Testing 101). With this
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Animals are not a reliable benchmark for testing because animals and humans have a completely different biological make up. In fact, PETA said that 72% of drugs shown to be effective in humans, have a different response in humans or are harmful to the body (Animal Testing Is Bad Science Point/Counterpoint). Disregarding the fact that some animal testing trials make it to human trials about 100,000 humans lose lives each year from taking prescriptions originally tested on animals(Animal Aid). Concluding that even if tests were to be done on animals, the drugs are not always safe, proving that animal testing can take more lives than needed and is horrifically
Laurie Pycroft, an advocate for animal rights states, “Humans differ from other animals anatomically, genetically and metabolically, meaning data derived from animals cannot be extrapolated to humans with sufficient accuracy”(Pycroft, Laurie, and Helen Marston). This is just one of the many reasons as to why animals should not be tested on. Testing on animals leads to problems down the road for when it has been approved for human test trials. The way these animals are used and kept is deplorable and inhumane as well. Animals should not be tested on in laboratories because they cannot be used to accurately test new drugs meant for humans.
Animal testing is wrong and it is cruel to animals. Each year about five million dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, monkeys, and other animals die in lethal dose tests performed in many states around the United States. During a lethal dose test, the experimental substance is forced into the animal’s throats or is pumped into their stomachs by a tube, sometimes causing death by stomach rupture or from the
Animal Testing is uncertain and hard. Animals go through a series of tests are very painful, most of the time they are not even given anything for pain. Some product tests require the same painful procedure on a daily basis over a weeks' time. Most tests on animals cause permanent injury or even death. The tests performed on animals are not always reliable. A medicine that may be safe with animals may not be for human beings. For example, aspirin is toxic to cats, so if we were to test this medication on cats, it would not help to determine if this was a safe product for human beings. One alternative to animal testing is human testing, if we are looking to find out if the product works on humans, we should test them on humans. That case "No
Did you know that every year 100 million animals in the United States are injured, blistered, blinded, swelled, and even killed from testing cosmetics, drugs, food, and household cleaners? Scientists do animal testing to verify the safety and the toxicity of the product for our own benefits. However, animals should not be used in the laboratories, because it is unscrupulous, has other alternative methods, and costs are extremely expensive than other ways. Animal testing is unethical as it does cruel tests on animals without thinking animals’ rights. According to the US Department of Agriculture in 2010, 97,123 animals, including primates, rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters, have suffered in pain during experiments without anesthesia for relief.
This is Nelly. Nelly is a dog that faced cruelty for several years. She was used as an object for animal testing, purposely injured by scientists, disposed of, and eventually shot and left for dead with two other beagles used for testing. When found by her rescuers, she had developed a tumor in her leg. Thanks to the Beagle Freedom Project organization, Nelly was treated, taken care of, and now lives a good life in her new home.
At this very moment, millions of animals are stuck inside cold, locked cages in laboratories across the country. They dwindle in pain, throb with loneliness, and yearn to roam free and use their own minds. Instead, all they do is lie and wait in despair for the next terrifying and agonizing operation that is to be performed on them. They shudder and wince in fear whenever someone walks past their cage. After surviving lives of pain, isolation, and horror, near to all of them will be killed. Although animal testing brings more products and more medical discoveries, it should still be considered an act of animal cruelty.
Following along, testing on animals is inhumane, and animal testing, an unbearable act, is universally unwanted by all. Not just animal lovers peering in through the outside disapprove or have a disliking for the tests, but also those from within (and not just the animals) have a distaste for the tests too. Animal testing may hope to advance humans (and lifestyles), whilst preventing or delaying deaths and unnecessarily assuring a cosmetic’s safety, but (ironically) at the expense or reverse of other species. If the animals tested on in the United States were all from just one generally beloved species, such as canines (or even people), then there would be an outrage and atrocity, but there is a preference over which species get tested upon and which do not-quite hypocritical. Chimps are humanity’s closest living relative, sharing 98% to 99% of DNA, and as of September 14th, 2015, testing on them has been illegal in the United States (after being declared an endangered species). In "Fighting cancer: Animal research at Cambridge," Professor Gerard Evans pronounces that working with orgasms that are more alike to humans, than mice, is possible, but experimenting and testing on such organisms would (further) raise issues or questions, as they, such as primates, may be or are of measurable intelligence (among other considerations). In “Fighting cancer: Animal research at Cambridge,” Professor Gerard Evans also denotes, “Mice are relatively easy to breed and maintain and keep
There are numerous studies that document the failure of animal testing. Scientific studies have documented failures of animal testing, which is not surprising given the many differences that exist between human and animal species in terms of their anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and metabolism. Although animal testing has helped us, it has also led us down countless scientific dead ends, while detracting attention and funds from more applicable scientific techniques. In reality, animal research never guarantees that medications and other products will be safe and effective for us humans. Most drugs that were previously tested on other animals have been pulled off the market because they caused severe illness or death in human patients (France
Animal Testing: Torturing animals by testing medicine on them… If you were sick would you really rely on a medication that worked on animals? Do you think it would work on you? Animal Testing is a way for doctors to ensure medication, but animals and humans are different. Some reasons is, tests that have passed animals can affect human population. Another reason is not many tests work. According to Some Facts animal testing 92% of tests don’t work. Also if you were sick and ready for treatment then you would not want medication that passed animals and can skew your outcome. Some people say that animal testing is good because it helps find cures, but side effects can be different and hurt you further.
Being away at college makes you realize all the little things that you miss. Something’s that you did not even know you liked, loved, or would even miss when you are away from home for weeks at a time. My favorite part about coming home is the second I walk through the door, I am greeted by my dog. I always thought she was the biggest pain in the butt that liked to eat my favorite pieces of clothing. But seeing how happy she is when I come home makes me grateful for her. So my love for my dog has made me realize that animal testing is wrong and cruel to animals. I will be going over some of the history of animal testing, giving examples of some of the tests that are being performed, and mentioning some of the laws and acts created. While reading through this think is this test necessary when the animals will be put through cruel procedures. This is why I think that animal testing should be reevaluated to see if it is really worthwhile.
My names Julia and today i will tell you how Animal testing is both cruel and inhumane, and needs to stop. Many people who support animal testing claim that the Animal Welfare Act is in place to make sure that animals that are used in testing are treated well. This is the only law in the U.S. that regulates animal testing, and only 5% of tested animals are covered by this act. An estimated 26 million animals are used every year just in the United States for scientific and commercial testing, and according to the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals organization, 219 animals are killed every minute in United States labs. Students studying at the University of Wisconsin have conducted stress experiments on mice and rats. These stress experiments
Animal testing is cruel and inhumane to the animals. We are force feeding them. Forced inhalation. And also, we sometimes are depriving them of food and/or water. This is unfair to the animals who don’t even know what is happening to them.
The topic of animal testing is a widely controversial topic that is discussed by many people. Some people believe that animal testing has contributed to many advancements in medical treatments and should be continued. Others believe, correctly, that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals testing should be abolished because it is cruel to animals and humans are different than humans.
As human beings we have developed daily routines that we classify as “normal.” Most of us use a considerable amount of hygiene products each day without putting any consideration into the creation of the merchandise. Have you ever stopped to contemplate how this product was developed and ended up in your hands? To the consumer, it may be just a bottle of shampoo or a tube of mascara – but to animals it is a world of pain. The nature of animal experimentation is erroneous and inhumane. There is an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence that shows there are alternatives to experiments on animals that still benefit medical studies.
Unfortunately, animals being put through testing face conditions that are extremely unhealthy. Animals are kept in unsanitary areas with little to no space at all. According to the organization Humane Society International, “animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation…” (“Animal Testing - ProCon.org”). With no rights at all animals are being forced into harsh medical testings for diseases that can kill or severely injure the animal, such as polio. Through undercover investigation animals located in these labs are living “stressful, monotonous, and unnatural lives of daily confinement and deprivation” (“Animal Testing - ProCon.org”). Not only are these conditions being displayed in large laboratories, but also universities such as University of Oklahoma. During these experiments animals are being“fed chemicals, infected with diseases they would not naturally get, and are treated with no painkillers” (Animal Testing - ProCon.org”). As a result, medical testing facilities should be unable to be this inhumane to animals. Even though these tests may combat a widespread disease, animals should not have to endure this type of treatment at their own will.