Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

Animal testing has always been a controversy in today’s society; it is the idea of whether it is right or wrong to test on animals that people constantly argue about. People tend to not realize that humans and animals are different in many ways. To test cosmetics on an animal would not necessarily be the brightest idea because of these differences. There are alternative routes that can be taken to limit the abuse animals might be experiencing during the testing process as well as helping the human species find products that are safe to use. After researching for alternate actions being taken on animal testing, an article named “New Model in Cosmetics Replacing Animal Testing” explained one action that has been taking place. The author of this …show more content…
One organization in particular is the ZEBET. As explained in Springer’s article, “One of the main tasks of ZEBET is to collect all available information on alternative methods to animal testing and to provide an up-to-date science-based assessment to its stakeholders.”(Springer 1). Obviously, these processes can be scary due to the fact that there can, and most of the time there are, errors involved. It is putting people in danger of serious harm, but scientists have tried to significantly reduce the risk of harm to humans as well as animals through all these tests and processes. Springer also states, “...it becomes clear that without any doubt ZEBET’s main tasks and focus currently lie and will remain to lie in the replacement and reduction of animal testing. In particular with regard to chronic toxicity endpoints,...”(Springer 15). ZEBET has been working on all possibilities and understands that certain tasks require more attention rather than just testing it on an animal and see if they will die in some way after a few hours. This type of laboratory science is much more complicated than it seems to the public. You hear protests about animal rights, but never would you hear about alternatives to the matter. It is here where we should be thankful that organizations like ZEBET can provide us with valid information on their studies and help humanity preserve what little wildlife we have

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