A wise leader, Mohandas Gandhi, once said, “To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. The more helpless the creature, the more that it is entitles to the protection by man from the cruelty of man”. Over the years, starting from as early as 200 AD, animals have been used for testing for the benefits of human beings. They are crammed into cages that are two times too small for them and forced to take samples that range from diseases, beauty products, and medicine. If anything, history has proven that animals should not be used to test products whether it be cosmetics, medicines, food, household products or anything else.
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Though scientists stated, and still do today, that the experiments were performed with anaesthesia, the majority of them were carried out without any. In 2005, a study completed in England showed that 7,000 out of 8,000 vivisection procedures were completed without any anesthesia. Labs kept animals alive for as long as possible no matter what procedures they were put through in the name of science. As long as the animals were breathing, they were deemed okay to continue on with procedures. This has been proven by undercover investigations. A test where animals were given anti anxiety medication showed results of anxiety than those who were not given medication. These results discredit those who say that animals do not feel emotions like animals do.
Animal data from testing has proven to be inconsistent and this has cost millions of dollars. A study on monkeys for the polio virus mislead doctors to believe that polio started in the respiratory system when in fact it started in the digestive tract. Similarly, mice which in fact are proven to be poor models are still used to test on. Animals have a different gene makeup than humans and yet they are used to treat diseases that affect
The whole concept of animal testing started around 200 A.D. with the greek physician …show more content…
Though scientists stated, and still do today, that the experiments were performed with anaesthesia, the majority of them were carried out without any. In 2005, a study completed in England showed that 7,000 out of 8,000 vivisection procedures were completed without any anesthesia. Labs kept animals alive for as long as possible no matter what procedures they were put through in the name of science. As long as the animals were breathing, they were deemed okay to continue on with procedures. This has been proven by undercover investigations. A test where animals were given anti anxiety medication showed results of anxiety than those who were not given medication. These results discredit those who say that animals do not feel emotions like animals do.
Animal data from testing has proven to be inconsistent and this has cost millions of dollars. A study on monkeys for the polio virus mislead doctors to believe that polio started in the respiratory system when in fact it started in the digestive tract. Similarly, mice which in fact are proven to be poor models are still used to test on. Animals have a different gene makeup than humans and yet they are used to treat diseases that affect