In 2008, a video was released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that showed severe animal cruelty at Mowmar Farms Hog Confinement, located just outside of Fairmont, Minnesota (Genoways). The video showed employees prodding hogs too crippled to stand with electric prods and beating hogs repeatedly on their backs with metal gate rods (Genoways). Adding to this, the video also revealed the method the workers used to euthanize underweight piglets: a technique called thumping (Genoways). Thumping involves workers taking the piglets by their hind legs and smashing their skulls against the concrete floor. Their bodies would then be put in large bins, where they would be left to die (Genoways). Several employees at Mowmar farms
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Roughly twenty-six million animals are used for different types of testing in the United States every year (Animal Testing - Procon.org). These tests range from developing medical treatments, determining the toxicity of medications, checking the safety of products that will be used by humans, to healthcare and commercial uses (Animal Testing - Procon.org). Proponents to animal research and testing back their views up with the fact that there are laws in place to prevent the mistreatment of animals, such as the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (Animal Testing - Procon.org). The Animal Welfare Act defines an animal as, “any live or dead dog, cat, monkey, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or such other warm blooded animal.” (Animal Testing - Procon.org). By this definition, the Animal Welfare Act does not include farm animals used for food, rats and mice bred for research, birds, or cold-blooded animals (Animal Testing - Procon.org). In reality, only about 5% of animals that are experimented on are under the protection of the Animal Welfare Act (Animal Testing - Procon.org). The United States Department of Agriculture is charged with enforcing the Animal Welfare Act. However, with only 115 inspectors and over 7,750 facilities to oversee, even adequate inspection and regulation is impossible (Animal Testing - Procon.org). Even still, the …show more content…
Proponents of animal testing argue that it is productive because of how similar humans and animals are in many ways, including having the same set of organs, blood stream, and central nervous system (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). However, humans and animals actually differ greatly because of many metabolic, cellular, and anatomical differences. Animals and humans react very differently to many substances and diseases (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). This makes animals poor test subjects (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Proponents also argue that animal testing not only benefits humans, but the animals as well (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Vaccines have been developed for rabies, hepatitis, anthrax, and feline leukemia (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). The truth is, millions of animal lives are needlessly wasted to get to the benefits of research (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Research facilities use very poor methods of research, and many animals are killed in useless experiments (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal
Roughly twenty-six million animals are used for different types of testing in the United States every year (Animal Testing - Procon.org). These tests range from developing medical treatments, determining the toxicity of medications, checking the safety of products that will be used by humans, to healthcare and commercial uses (Animal Testing - Procon.org). Proponents to animal research and testing back their views up with the fact that there are laws in place to prevent the mistreatment of animals, such as the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (Animal Testing - Procon.org). The Animal Welfare Act defines an animal as, “any live or dead dog, cat, monkey, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or such other warm blooded animal.” (Animal Testing - Procon.org). By this definition, the Animal Welfare Act does not include farm animals used for food, rats and mice bred for research, birds, or cold-blooded animals (Animal Testing - Procon.org). In reality, only about 5% of animals that are experimented on are under the protection of the Animal Welfare Act (Animal Testing - Procon.org). The United States Department of Agriculture is charged with enforcing the Animal Welfare Act. However, with only 115 inspectors and over 7,750 facilities to oversee, even adequate inspection and regulation is impossible (Animal Testing - Procon.org). Even still, the …show more content…
Proponents of animal testing argue that it is productive because of how similar humans and animals are in many ways, including having the same set of organs, blood stream, and central nervous system (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). However, humans and animals actually differ greatly because of many metabolic, cellular, and anatomical differences. Animals and humans react very differently to many substances and diseases (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). This makes animals poor test subjects (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Proponents also argue that animal testing not only benefits humans, but the animals as well (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Vaccines have been developed for rabies, hepatitis, anthrax, and feline leukemia (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). The truth is, millions of animal lives are needlessly wasted to get to the benefits of research (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation). Research facilities use very poor methods of research, and many animals are killed in useless experiments (16 Integral Pros and Cons of Animal