The Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

Animal testing should not be used in cosmetic industries as a source of experimentation because it is unethical and inefficient. It is a cruel way of trying to find results that are not even always trustworthy. Everyone has a different reaction to different chemicals so why even bother animals for testing? Also different species can respond differently when exposed to the same chemical so animal testing can be inefficient. The results from animal tests can be quite variable and difficult to interpret therefore it may not be applicable to human beings. Thus, consumer safety still cannot be guaranteed even after these gruesome tests which are totally unethical. It is also unethical to torture and end the lives of these animals each year for our own luxury. Everyday cosmetic industries are using defenseless animals very cruelly just to carry out some most often useless tests. Instead they should use other alternatives which has been proved to yield better and accurate results than tests involving animals.

Almost every medicine that can be found in an average person’s medicine cabinet has been tested on an animal at one point or another. A government funded corporation called the Food and Drug Administration, abbreviated as the FDA, is in charge of making sure that all drugs, cosmetics, biological products, and more are efficient, secure, and safe for human usage. The FDA will not allow any drug to be released or sold to the human population if it has not first been tested on animals. In fact, when a drug is first created it is tested on animals before humans are even allowed to test the drug at clinical trial centers. Whether or not animal testing should be done for scientific purposes, has been a widely argued topic for many years

A rabbit lives its life trapped in a laboratory. It doesn’t get fresh air and has different products tested on it every day. The product can make the rabbit go blind or cause its skin to burn, but there is nothing the rabbit can do about it. This is what happens to animals every day from cosmetic companies who test their products on animals. According to Cruelty Free Kitty (2017), over 30 cosmetic companies continue to use animal testing to improve their products. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2017), “the agency has consistently advised cosmetic manufactures to employ whatever testing is appropriate and effective for substantiating the safety of their products.” This means that if the company believes animal testing is the best option for their product they are allowed to do it. Testing cosmetics on animals is cruel and inhumane, and people should avoid using products that test on animals.

Animal testing is a very serious issue, considering the fact that it kills one-hundred thousand to two-hundred thousand animals each year (“About”). Many companies do not believe that animal testing is a serious problem and find that there are issues that are more important to worry about. The FDA believes that animal tests should be replaced with other tests that do not involve the use of animals because of the harm it causes them (“Animal Testing and Cosmetics”). Animals have emotions and feelings just as humans do, even though they are not always noticeable. Although animal-tested cosmetic products are very popular and used everyday by most people, animals are being hurt and killed daily to create them, therefore they should be banned

Many people might say that animal testing has proven results for the safety of beauty products and cosmetics. Although, in some cases it is helpful, why would you want to use such an old outdated method of research in 2017 many more methods have opened up due to advanced technology. Animal testing dates back to the 1900’s and yet in the 21st-century companies are still doing this even though it is more costly than alternative methods.

Animal testing and research is highly debated around our world, with people comparing the successes of the research to the inhumane side of testing. Many medical advancements can be attributed to animal research, but of course, some tests are unsuccessful or provide no further knowledge. More humane methods of testing are being developed, and the tests that are performed with the intent of harming the animals are backed with painkillers, anesthesia, or euthanasia. However, testing for cosmetic products has proven to be unnecessary and unsuccessful, and also brings distress and pain to animals for no reason. Because of the overall benefits, animal testing should be permitted for medical research, but not for cosmetic products.

The Food and Drug Administration no longer requires testing on animals in the United States prior to the sale of cosmetics, and we, as consumers, can help put an end to cosmetic testing on animals. Further, there are alternative tests that cosmetic companies can use which would eliminate animal testing and produce more accurate results.

Millions of animals every year are being used in labs to test cosmetics. This problem has become a worldwide issue and the U.S. needs to make a change by prohibiting the use of animals in testing cosmetics for safe use.

“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn 't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit 's eye, they should throw it in Charles Manson 's eyes and ask him if it hurts” (Ellen DeGeneres). Animal testing has been dated back to the Greeks in the 2nd and 4th centuries BCE, but cosmetic animal testing did not begin until the twentieth century. Animal testing in the United States was established in 1938 when Congress passed the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This act was issued in response to several tragic incidents involving untested products in the 1930s. Several countries, including the European Union, Norway, Israel, and India have already banned animal testing for cosmetics and the sale of the beauty products. Other countries, including the United States are considering in banning cosmetic animal testing, but countries like China and Brazil still require some cosmetic products to be tested on animals. Cosmetic animal testing is usually performed on mice, guinea pigs, rats, and rabbits. Animal testing is the use of non-human animals in research and experiments to determine the safety of a substance. Cosmetics are products and substances used to improve and beautify your physical appearance. Animal testing for cosmetic products and substances should be banned completely because of

Animal testing has long played a part in the science of testing, and it still plays a very important role in the medical world. Testing on animals in order to create a cure for AIDS is one thing, but testing on animals for human vanity is another. Animal testing is used to test the safety of a product. It has kept some very unsafe substances out of the cosmetic world. However, in this day in age, animal testing is not the only way to test the safety of a product. Animal testing in cosmetics has decreased over the years. However, it is still used by many companies in America. Animal testing is not only cruel, but it is also unnecessary in today’s advanced scientific world.

Chemicals, cosmetics, household products, and medical devices have been tested on animals such as mice, rabbits and rats, and more for a number of years. It is assumed that a humans’ response to these types of products will often correlate with the responses of an animal (Testing). Animals are tested because they are deemed as key information to help develop new medicines, and discover more about human health and biology. Some believe using animals only for human advantage is morally wrong, while others believe not experimenting at all would hinder our understanding of well-being and ailment, which would affect the progress of new and vital treatments. Researchers are mandated to follow specific instructions in order to minimize the harm experienced. The first of the instructions is using a substitute like human volunteers, cell culture, or computer modelling when applicable. Next, is bettering experimental procedures and communicating with other researchers so that the same experiments are not being repeated by several people, which will accordingly reduce the number of animals used. Lastly, less invasive procedures are used when possible to reduce stress or discomfort, and expand medical care and living conditions (Should animals be used in research, 2017).

Animal testing has become a morally unjustified and overused method of testing. Cosmetics companies find it to be a simple and quick way to prove to the FDA, Food and Drug Administration, that the product they are trying get on the market to sell is safe. It is still the fastest way to get a product out into the public's use although according to a study done by the Humane Society, animal testing is either somewhat or strongly opposed to by over two-thirds of Americans. This being said, Americans are unknowledgeable on the fact that this is happening before they receive the multiple products used in everyday life. If consumers were informed of the cruel and vicious acts done to rabbits, guinea pigs, and rats, they would be much less willing to buy said product and instead choose a cruelty-free option. Yet cosmetic companies are aware that the average consumer is ignorant to this and do not bother to check; so companies continue to shave rabbits backs, scrape layers of skin off and slather on chemicals that are being put into makeup, shampoos, lotions, and other daily self-care

Imagine an innocent little rabbit...who was taken to a dark lab... and had makeup viciously rubbed on their skin...burning like fire. Having their eyes clamped open with no way of freedom with irritating fluids rushing in the rabbit’s eyes blinding them. Why would people be okay with this tiny animal being tortured? Animal experimentation is wrong and cruel to animal species. Medical and cosmetic testing has been done for years and it has been a controversial issue for some time. Some people having been debating whether or not there should be animal testing for past years. As stated by Sally Driscoll and Laura Finley, animal experimentation has been used for beneficial research, but is not worth the lives and abuse of the animals. Sadly, the ProCon organization explains “how over 26 million animals are mistreated each year for both scientific and commercial purposes.” Continuing animal testing is like people smoking cigarettes. It is an issue that is just being ignored and has to be stopped. Animal testing should be banned because it cannot always be accurate, there are other options that can benefit research efficiently, and it can kill and torture animals.

In the UK, pets have become just another member of the family. With a variety of pets domesticated and integrated within around ‘40%’ of UK households as of 2016 . Consequently, one may find it safe to assume that the United Kingdom is a nation of animal lovers. That said, many of these animals are still being abused with the RSPCA alone having rescued and collected 129,979 animals. Some may argue that this isn’t a lot when compared to the estimated 57 million pets owned , however that number is from the RSPCAs statistics and does not take into account all the dogs that have been rescued from other charity’s such as dogs trust and Battersea dogs home as well as other smaller rescue centers that specialize in different animals and breeds, and on top of this it does not count any of the animals that are still suffering.

About every medical advancement in the past one hundred years came about by animal testing (“Forty Reasons”). People are very dependent upon research and the experiments done on animals. Animals should be used in scientific research because the research saves lives, the researchers care for the animals, and the research is properly regulated.