The first reason is animals' rights are violated when they are used in research, animals are subjected to tests that are often painful or cause permanent damage or death. For example, Animal Welfare Acts sets minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for certain animals bed for commercial sale, used in research …show more content…
For example, according to an analysis of government data, the National Institutes of Health spends between $12 billion and nearly $14.5 billion on animal testing every year.“The government spends as $14.5 billion per year on animal testing, which in turns grants funding to research institutions for example the National Institutes of Health for animal experiments.’’(globalanimal.org). This means, as a taxpayer in the U.S., your tax dollars fund the National Institutes of Health, which in turn grants funding to research institutions. This is important because research facilities receive billions in taxpayer dollars for animal experiments. And this is why governments must stop spends millions dollar for animal