Why Products should not be tested on Animals
Emily Smith Sena
Lamar Community College Abstract Animal testing is a cruel way to try and develop new products. There are several other and much safer options that will get better results and potentially save up to two million animals every single year. The Animal Welfare Act is in place but only minimally protects certain animals and leaves many others, up to 95%, vulnerable to atrocious fates. The animals not protected by this act (mostly small or considered house pets) are most widely used and not related closely to humans. There are several alternative methods but they are being neglected since they are new and not being enforced because of it. A few countries and states have banned certain aspect of animal testing but others are encouraging this cruelty. Every single year one hundred million animals or more are tested on to “advance” pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other products but the vast majority, up to 92%, of the time they fail on humans in clinical trials. These animals are not only tested on but are usually given lethal doses, crippled, abused, and eventually killed. The Animal Welfare Act is in effect but the animals protected by it can still be tested on because a valid alternative is not required by law. One of the most well-known tests is the Draize irritation test where an animal, most often a rabbit or rodent of some sort, is held down with their eyes fixed open while a new product is dripped into
There are so many products being tested on animals , from being lipsticks, shampoos, makeup, skin care etc. But have you ever wondered the side effects these animals experience while using these products? They will experience Burning, torturing, pain, hunger, thirst etc. How is living in a cage living? It's not it is just surviving.
Not only are there many other alternatives for animal testing, but it is inaccurate and cruel. This is why animal testing should be banned in the United States. Many people have pets of their own. Would you want your pet to be locked up and poked with needles? Animals are just as important as we are. Numerous countries have already banned animal testing. Israel, Norway, India and the European Union have all realized that testing products on animals is only doing harm. If we come together as a nation, we will have the potential to stop animal testing. Let’s make a
Although many people agree with testing products on animals, they ask ‘Who else are we going to test our products on?’ Nobody! Don’t add harsh chemicals in the products and then the animals and humans are both healthier. Beyond millions of animals that die and are captured every year just from animal testing alone. Treating an animal cruelty is never okay, especially when they’re torturing the animals with harsh chemicals due to testing. If people would stand up and try to protect animals we’d be saving certain animals from becoming extinct and we’d also save a ton of money.
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
An increasing number of activists believe that animals have rights. However, this idea is somewhat controversial because animal activists look down upon the poor treatment of animals. They have a fear that animal testing is causing abuse and suffering to the helpless animals. Animal testing is a fairly serious matter because of all of the malfunctions and harm that leads to animal suffrage. The types of animals being used, such as rats, mice,rabbits, and chips are selected specifically for the test that is being performed. The outcomes of the test, depends on which animal is being tested and what it is being examined for. Common tests being used on animals include, medicine for human diseases, cosmetic products and their reactions, and students in training utilizing animals in educational laboratories.
In this project ,my group members focus on the effect and alternatives of animal testing. Animal testing also known as animal experimentation or in-vivo research is the use of non-human animals in experiments, in other words, it is the procedure performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and diseases. For example, test new medical products, to make sure it is safe for human use. There are many different species are used around the world, but the most common include mice, monkey, fish, rats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, cats, dogs. And farm animals,
“Lots of people talk to animals…Not very many listen, though…That’s the problem”(Ben Hoffman). The controversy of animal testing is phenomenal; it always has been. I remember dissecting animals throughout my years of school in the "name of science". It was only until recently that I started questioning the government 's methods to teach us. We dissected a dog shark in my oceanography class last year. There had to been at least 80 dead sharks in about four different buckets; that was when it crossed the line. I understood a lamb eye or something, but breeding sharks in captivity just so they can be killed? Animal testing is wrong in every way to me.
Joe’s adolescent experiences are examples of a personal fable. This is the concept that a young person believes that they are special and unique. This may result in feeling as if they are invensable to danger or risk (Berk, 2010). Although Joe did not specify that he felt unique, he’s experiences did present a sense of invisibility to risk. During his formative years, Joe did not get an adequate amount of sleep and participated in drinking at a young age. These types of risky behaviors can affect adolescent development. Joe’s adolescence also connects to James Marcia’s theory of identity stages, especially stage three- identity moratorium. In the moratorium stage, adolescent individuals do not have solid commitments and may present a holding
Many of us are unaware of the sheer number of animals that undergo constant suffering in the name of human vanity. Animal testing was originally introduced in the early 20th century and is still prominent today. It is morally unacceptable to experiment on animals for human purposes. The procedures used in animal testing are cruel and inhumane, nor are they the most reliable source of data; resulting in many mishaps. Moreover, with the perpetual advancements in technology, there are several alternative methods making animal testing unnecessary. If testing cosmetics and drugs on humans is unacceptable, what makes it acceptable to test on animals?
Over 115 million animals are trapped in steel cages everyday awaiting a latex gloved hand that is sure to reach in and whisk them away for a new day of testing. Cosmetic animal testing involves the burning, the maiming, the murdering, the poisoning, and the torturing of rodents, rabbits, cats, and dogs, among others. However, some cosmetic brands have decided to put an end to animal testing one step at a time; these makeup companies are cruelty-free. In order to receive the status of “cruelty-free,” the company cannot test ingredients on animals, cannot hire third parties to test on animals, and cannot sell products in countries that require animal testing. Believing that no animal deserves to endure that immense pain, these corporations understand the inhumane aspect of testing and how the business and science aspects do not add up. Without the use of cosmetic animal testing, cruelty-free makeup brands benefit all animals and people involved.
Next, animal testing is cruel and inhumane towards the animals being tested on. According to Overton’s 2006 article, “It’s not just cruel, it’s ineffective,” the Animal Welfare Act requires all laboratories to keep a count on the animals used in testing, but this act does not require scientists to count mice, rats, and birds which are used in about 80% to 95% (p. 5). Because these animals are not covered and remain uncounted, millions of these animals could have suffered without knowing. Thousands of cosmetics and household products are tested on animals each day, most of them causing the animal severe pain. Most of the products do not work on the first trial and cause
Animal testing is not a recent occurrence. According to Nohynek et al. (2010) animal testing has been conducted since the 1930’s in order to evaluate the toxicity of consumer products. Animal testing began to attract attention when a woman became blind as a result of applying mascara that had a high level of toxicity, causing her to go blind (Nohynek et al., 2010). As a result of the incident, The Food and Drug Administration passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which gives authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to watch over the food, drugs, and cosmetics (Evans, 2012). Considering how cosmetic manufacturers are held responsible for ensuring that their products will not harm their consumers, it is of the utmost importance that products are adequately testing; and for those products that
When you think of cosmetic animal testing, what images come to mind? Do pictures of burned eyes and irritated skin appear? Well, it should. The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) has given a claim stating, “The FD&C Act does not specifically require the use of animals in testing cosmetics for safety, nor does the Act subject cosmetics to FDA premarket approval” (“Product Testing - Animal Testing & Cosmetics” 1). According to this statement by the FDA, animal testing is not mandatory, so why do researchers continue to use it? It should be forbidden to use species of animals for cosmetic research and inhumane cruel experiments. Running test and experiments on innocent and voiceless animals can lead to the cause of their unnecessary deaths, have misleading research, and end up wasting (or costing) too much money.
Millions of animals are being unneedlessly tested on for cosmetics, even though there are plenty of alternatives available and most of the results are unreliable or not applicable to humans. Although the fight against animal testing has made huge progress recently, America has yet to stop this cruel practice and chooses to torture animals while other countries are making a stop to the testing (“Animal Testing 101”).
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.