Arguments Against Animal Testing

To begin with, why is it done? Animal testing is done to protect humans from bad products that may hurt them, also to find ways to cure diseases that haven’t been cure yet. 95 percent of mice and rats are used for research. Mice represented the largest increase in research with their numbers going from 1.2 million to nearly 1.9 million in that period. Other animals also saw increases (Qtd animal experiment up to 73 percent, study says). Other animals that are used in research are rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals, fish, and insects, and also less than one percent cats, and dog’s area also used for research. Another reason is to treat injuries and learn more about the animal bodies to find the similarity to the human body (qtd. animal research). Animal testing is inhumane when testing to protect humans. Some people say testing on animals are life changing experiments and with the help of animal experiment can discover blood transfusion, kidney dialysis, and gene therapy for example cystic fibrosis and types of cancer( Coster 7). Others think experimenting on animal is cruel and they suffer a lot. It is true

Animal testing, also known as animal research or experimentation refers to the use of non-human animals to conduct experiments which seek to control certain variables that have the potential to impact the biological systems or behaviors under study. The most commonly used animals are usually mice, cats, rats, dogs and primates. More than 20 million animals are usually subjected to food, drugs, chemical and cosmetic testing each year in the United States alone (Sharma et al, p.1). These animals usually suffer and die in the cruelest of ways despite the fact that there exist more modern non-animal tests which have been found out to save time, money and with more educational value. This essay explains why animal testing is bad and provides

What if the world stopped testing on animals? What if they started testing on humans? What if a family member of yours died from a non-tested product? All of this could happen because people think using animals for testing is inhumane. Human deaths due to unsafe products may also be inhumane. People should continue with animal testing for medical purposes.

Over 100 million animals get burned, crippled, poisoned and abused in United States labs every year. Animal experimentation or commonly known as animal testing, is where scientists test their chemicals and products on animals to make sure it is safe for human use. Animal testing should be used because it's not only harming the animals it's costing a lot of money and animal lives.Animal testing should not be used because it harms the animals. Some tests involve killing pregnant animals to test on their fetuses. ¨Many of the tests performed on animals in the name of science, opponents maintain, are downright barbaric, rendering their subjects damaged and disfigured.¨ (Animal testing: Is animal testing morally justified?)With the amount of tests being performed

Testing on animals has been a thing for so many years now. In fact, many scientists believe it should be done before human testing. But with it being around for so long, it has become a subject of controversy. People around the world share their views and opinions about whether it's really necessary, and some even question if the process is even ethical. While it is sad that animals have to come to terrible fates,the process of animal testing is absolutely essential to test the safety of products. Besides the obvious benefit, which is that animal testing saves lives, results are generated quicker with animal testing, so diseases can be cured faster. Sometimes the illnesses cured can affect animals too, so humans aren’t the only ones benefited. Animals are also benefited by the guidelines put in place by the Animal Welfare Act, which makes sure that animals are treated fairly during the testing process. All in all animal testing is without a doubt crucial to test products that save both human and animal lives.

Then why do we still test animals? Because old habits die hard. To this day people still believe that there are no alternatives to animal testing. They are wrong. This is the 21st century, we are further advanced. We are capable of doing almost anything we desire. “Today, one can even become a board-certified surgeon without harming any animals.” (“Animal Testing is Bad Science” 1) “So perhaps the answer to this problem is to take everything that was learned from past research and how the body functions and apply this to newer technologies like advanced computer simulations.” (“Animal Experimentation is Unnecessary” 1) We can take advantage of technology and do something beneficial to both humans and animals. We can help human lives without sacrificing animal lives. “Animal experiments don't persist because they are the best science, they persist because of experimenters' personal biases and archaic traditions.” (“Animal Testing is Bad Science”

Finally, the products test on animals is completely pointless because feasible alternatives are available. Advances in technology have conveyed many other applicable alternatives to research on animals. Some of the alternatives are the use of new imaging technologies, using human cell and tissue cultures, post-mortem studies, laboratory results analysis and endoscopic analysis. Moreover, molecular epidemiology has also shown substantial potential in identifying the causes of human diseases. Currently, medical students are also taught using new and emerging technologies which are more effective and may not engage using animals for the research. Such technologies include clinical experience, interactive computer programs, human-patient simulators, studying case reports, didactic methods, and safe human-based teaching methods. The above-mentioned methods have proven to be more effective as the student is not distracted with the possibility of potentially maiming or killing an innocent animal. Therefore, when successful means of product testing are available without the use of animals, so testing potentially deadly substances on animals is

There is no denying that animal testing has led to many medical discoveries which have saved many lives. The first pancreases taken from dogs directly led to the discovery of insulin, which has saved many diabetics’ lives. This discovery is the back-bone to allowing animal testing to continue because it is proof that animal testing can lead to lives being saved. Animal testing is a controversy that has lasted for over 30 years, and it will continue to be the center of many debates until an equivalent form of testing is discovered that no longer puts animals in the line of fire. But until that day arrives, the question still stands. Should animals be used as test subjects? Though there are two answers to this question, each making logical points, I say that animals should no longer be used.

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Imagine you are an animal with no voice, and certainly no way to consent. You have been sent to a lab where a new over the counter drug will be tested. On you. But you do not know that. All you know is that you are in pain, and you want it to stop. As many as 100 million animals face that unknown fear of pain as well as suffering each year(PETA). Animal testing, in our modern world, is almost completely ineffective due to a multitude of alternative testing methods, false results, and expenses.

Today, I’m going to talk to you about 4 things. Those being; why animal testing is a problem andI Introduction

In 2016, the number of laboratory animals used for research was 820,812. This number indicates a 7% rise in laboratory animals since 2015 (“US Statistics”). That may not sound like a large change, but that could have been your favorite animal trying on your favorite mascara. I am one hundred percent against the use of animals for any type of laboratory testing. I am against animal testing because I know there is a more effective way to find the cures and medication that human beings need without harming animals. Also, the act is just cruel: the animal suffers extreme burns and pains; which is why I argue against the use of animals for laboratory testing.

Another argument made by supporters of animal testing is that alternative methods are not adequate enough for companies to feel confident putting a product on the market. Cheryl Wischhover quotes the executive vice president of government affairs at the Personal Care Products Council in her article saying, “the FDA hasn’t approved many alternative testing methods that would satisfy their requirements on the safety of certain ingredients,” so this makes it harder for companies to trust in alternative methods (Wischhover). The FDA themselves state that though they do not require animal testing for safety, “the agency has consistently advised cosmetic manufacturers to employ whatever testing is appropriate and effective for substantiating the

The controversy behind animals as research subjects is mainly one of morals and the ethical treatment of said animals. Many people believe we should use them in this way, so we aren 't actually harming people in the pursuit for better things for humans. Though animal testing was a viable resource for many years, it has proven to be extremely controversial and unethical, therefor the use of animals as research subjects should be outlawed.

To start off, animal testing is promoting the cruelty of experimenting on animals and no one realizes that both animals and people can both suffer. Just because animals cannot do somethings that humans can it doesn’t allow us to make the animals get tested on and let them suffer. Furthermore, according to the article, “Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?”