Animals Testing
Did you know that all across the world each year, millions of animals are being put under harsh and inhumane circumstances in order to have potentially harmful products tested on them? How is it ethical that on estimate, 26 million animals are used for scientific and commercial testing? Many people have a preconceived idea that only “useless” animal are being tested on such as rats, but animals like dogs and cats are being tested on as well. In 2010, Minnesota used a total of 2,703 cats and New Jersey used a total of 6,077 dogs, that is more than any other state (“Alternatives In Testing”). Animal testing is something that needs to come to an end and due to our upgraded technology and science in today’s day and age, I know that there are several alternatives scientists can take in order to put an end to testing on innocent animals. …show more content…
Their reasoning behind why they test on animals is to protect humans from potentially being harmed by products. But the big question is, that is sometimes overlooked is, is it ethical? The answer to that is no. With animal testing, animals are forced to digest cleaning products, inhale toxic fumes, forced to have harsh chemicals put in their eyes several times, and forced to mutilated while still alive to see their reactions (ProCon.org). Animals are forced to suffer for hours, days, and years until their
Did you know that all across the world each year, millions of animals are being put under harsh and inhumane circumstances in order to have potentially harmful products tested on them? How is it ethical that on estimate, 26 million animals are used for scientific and commercial testing? Many people have a preconceived idea that only “useless” animal are being tested on such as rats, but animals like dogs and cats are being tested on as well. In 2010, Minnesota used a total of 2,703 cats and New Jersey used a total of 6,077 dogs, that is more than any other state (“Alternatives In Testing”). Animal testing is something that needs to come to an end and due to our upgraded technology and science in today’s day and age, I know that there are several alternatives scientists can take in order to put an end to testing on innocent animals. …show more content…
Their reasoning behind why they test on animals is to protect humans from potentially being harmed by products. But the big question is, that is sometimes overlooked is, is it ethical? The answer to that is no. With animal testing, animals are forced to digest cleaning products, inhale toxic fumes, forced to have harsh chemicals put in their eyes several times, and forced to mutilated while still alive to see their reactions (ProCon.org). Animals are forced to suffer for hours, days, and years until their