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Animal Testing: The Negative Influence Of Testing On Animals

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Sciences and researchers have used animals for testing products for years and it still isn’t okay. Everyone has their own feelings towards animal testing. Some believe they are for companions and others believe they are a science experiment. How one views animals, doesn’t change that animals are still being tested and abused by research facilities and even cosmetic companies all over the world. Even though humans have benefited from animal research, the pain, suffering, and death the animals go through is not worth it. That being the case, animal testing should be banned.
First of all, Animals rights are violated when they are used in research. A professor at North Carolina State University, Tom Regan said, “Animals have a basic and moral right to respectful treatment….. this value is not respected when animals are reduced to being tools in a science experiment.’’( qtd. in Orlans 26). Animals are lot like people; they both think, have feelings, behave, and experience pain. Because animals are like humans, they should be treated with the same amount of respect as humans. Animals are not able to give consent, therefore that is violating their rights. Most of the tests are painful, cause permanent damage or death. Animals can’t willingly sacrifice themselves for the sake of human safety. Because …show more content…

There is another alternative ways of testing products available. Instead of using harsh chemicals, companies could use natural ingredients. Instead of testing on animals, companies now use ‘synthetic cellular tissue’ that is just like human skin. Computer and 3D printers are now being used to simulate and predicted how much damage the products can cause. Another test called ‘vitro testing’ can all be done in a test tube. These test are all great ways to continue testing the products and keep animals alive and pain free. Having all of these tests available, that don’t require the use of a living animals is so

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