My Thoughts on Animal Abuse and Cruelty “Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures” (Dalai Lama XIV). This quote derived from the Dalai Lama’s point of view is similar to my own and many other people in the world. As this quote suggests, my topic is about animal rights and cruelty. Now, you may be thinking that doesn’t really pertain to you. However, if you try to put yourself in an animal’s shoes throughout this speech, then it most definitely will. I want to tell you some background information about me first before we dive in. I’m a pescatarian, which means that I eat seafood and
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According to crueltyfreeinternational.org, an animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. Animal testing is used to test products with dangerous chemicals, such as drugs and cosmetics, to ensure they are safe for humans. The Animal Welfare Act allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, forcibly restrained, addicted to drugs and brain damaged by using them in laboratories used for animal testing. All of these tormenting things are unnecessary and overperformed in this era, which is shown from studies from a former secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He, Michael O Leavitt, said that nine out of ten experimental drugs fail in studies because humans can’t truly predict how they will act on people based on laboratory and animal studies. Other studies show this also pertains to other products as well. There are many alternatives to animal testing that may be more dependable, less costly and more humane. These alternatives include cadavers, sophisticated human patient simulators and computational models. Although animals may be considered the “traditional way” of testing products with dangerous chemicals, it doesn’t help anyone in the long run. An easy way you can not contribute to animal testing is by buying cruelty free
According to crueltyfreeinternational.org, an animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. Animal testing is used to test products with dangerous chemicals, such as drugs and cosmetics, to ensure they are safe for humans. The Animal Welfare Act allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, forcibly restrained, addicted to drugs and brain damaged by using them in laboratories used for animal testing. All of these tormenting things are unnecessary and overperformed in this era, which is shown from studies from a former secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He, Michael O Leavitt, said that nine out of ten experimental drugs fail in studies because humans can’t truly predict how they will act on people based on laboratory and animal studies. Other studies show this also pertains to other products as well. There are many alternatives to animal testing that may be more dependable, less costly and more humane. These alternatives include cadavers, sophisticated human patient simulators and computational models. Although animals may be considered the “traditional way” of testing products with dangerous chemicals, it doesn’t help anyone in the long run. An easy way you can not contribute to animal testing is by buying cruelty free