whether or not animals should be used for scientific experimentation. More than 2.5 million live animal experiments were authorized in Great Britain in 2000. This number has halved since the 1970s (Animal Port). Yet many protest groups and activist have arisen to try and put an end to the use of animals in scientific experimentation. The problem with this is that they don’t realize how much it has helped us over the years. Even though many people disagree I support animal testing because it is very…
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tested on animals before it was given to you. Animal testing is a way for scientist to learn about the side effects that a drug will cause to humans if it is used. Animal testing began around the early 1860s, but did not gain popularity until the 1900s. For many years, there has been a debate on whether scientist should use animals for human subjects when testing for drugs. Although animal testing has advanced medical research, there are still ethical and moral issues that are evident. Animal testing…
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100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned, and abused in US labs every year (PETA). Because animals are living breathing creatures like us, it doesn't mean their body systems are anything like ours. Animals are a lot different than humans. You can’t expect the results of testing humans and animals to be the same. Animal testing has been a controversial topic for years, many will argue that it is inhumane or not beneficial to science. There are many pros and cons to animal testing, but in my…
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Animal testing should be banned in the U.S. and all over the world. Everyday somewhere all over the world a innocent animal is abducted, abused, or abandoned. Animals are abducted from people's yards and taken to be sold to laboratories for experimenting. In these laboratories the animals are abused and neglected. Everyday somewhere in the world people capture abandoned animals on the streets that are just trying to survive to sell to laboratories. These helpless animals do not deserve to be treated…
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We eat chickens, cows, and pigs that are slaughtered everyday, and there is nothing else to do because we think we need the meat to survive. While these animals are decimated every day for our well being, people protest against animal testing for being immorally wrong, but it has the same exact principle. Animals are tested on, for mankind’s well being. This practice has sped up the advancement of science and our health. Vaccines that you use today to defend against everything from influenza to…
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Against Animal Testing Testing on animals has been in debate from a long time. There is a big problem in the United States with animal testing: before researchers test pharmaceuticals in human clinical trials, they test them in animals to determine toxicity, dosing, and efficacy. It is hard to decide what rights animals have, and this is the reason for debate. Who are we to decide what is best or worst for the animal? Some believe that the test results are unreliable and obsolete; others believe…
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in medical science where made through testing with animals but the things that are never talked about are the things they did to the animals they tested with or how many countless animals died in the process. There are many other things that can be used to obtain answers on diseases, viruses, or other harmful organisms. The creatures that suffer in these are most likely to die or get killed after they are done getting tested on, it is something that makes people sick knowing what these innocent creatures…
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More than 100 million animals are used for animal testing in cosmetics such as mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds. Some of the cosmetics are items we use everyday including lipstick, mascara, shampoo, and cologne. Animal testing still affect us in everyday life. What exactly are animal rights? In the bible, God said "The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the air upon everything that…
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drug research done using the study involving animals. Many animal trials are extensively conducted to improve new medicines and to test other products to make sure it is safe to use. Countless of these trials causing pain and suffering to the animals being tested. Animal testing does not prove that it is beneficial to humans. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has reported that 92 out of every 100 drugs that pass animal tests fail in humans. “Animal experiments only benefit human beings if their…
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Animal testing is an ethical dilemma because it is using other living creatures to benefit humanity, when they are incapable of giving consent. Animals are protected only by the Animal Welfare Act, which sets forth laws to ensure animals are not treated cruelly and that they are taken care of2. People opposed to animal testing justify their stance by pointing out that many tests can be physically painful and the living conditions can cause psychological problems for animals. Those who support animal…
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