Persuasive Animal Testing Speech

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How many of you here have a pet? I have a pet dog and occasionally my dog gets sick. We take her to the vet and the vet gives us a liquid medicine for her to drink. However, Sarah will not drink this voluntarily and therefore we are obligated to force it down her throat with a syringe. I feel bad enough forcing my dog to have something even if it is for his own benefit. I cannot imagine how someone could force something down their throat, knowing that will hurt them.

Many thousands of animals are slaughtered unnecessarily every day. As Stephan Spielberg says “humans are the only hunters that kill when not hungry”. Did you know that the lives of 4.1 million animals are taken way in the UK each year due to animal testing? Well, it’s true and many people do not take this into consideration but it is a problem that we need to address because …………
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Studies reveal that many animals such as dogs, cats, mice and monkeys experience physical and mental torture for science practices. Although some people may believe that animal testing is needed for the advancement of medicine, animal testing is cruel, unethical and outdated. In fact, it is just like sexism and racism. All living things deserve the same respect, no matter how big or small they are. It is also wrong as they lack the consent of the animals. The statement that “Animal testing helps find cures for human illness.” This is simply not true. Many examples of animal testing are irrelevant to humans, and do not contribute meaningfully to medical advances at all. Many are taken just for curiosity, not even attempting to hold a promise for curing an illness. The main reason why people think that they are helping cures, is because of unwise experimenters; who exaggerate their potential to find cures for human illnesses and harm many innocent lives along the