Animal Experimentation
“The question is not, can they reason, nor, can they talk. But, can they suffer?” Jeremy Bentham said this in regards to all of the animals that are victimized during animal testings performed by the many different kinds of people. The general consensus seems to be that, animal testing is something that “just happens” in this world. When people turn a blind eye to this heinous behavior, they fail to realize that animals actually are really suffering and it’s just for the benefit of mankind. Many scientists try and reason why they test on animals in the first place.They usually say that an animal and a humans are so similar and that it makes sense to test on an animal because they aren’t exactly what a human is. Even if we aren’t on the same level of development- If a human body is sensitive to manipulation and torture, wouldn’t an animal feel that same pain? Tens of thousands of creatures are forced to endure tremendous amount of pain during their entire life just for human growth. Animals go through many tests for different reasons. Experiments can either be performed for medical reasons, to teach a class, test the reaction of chemicals and foods, or even be just curiosity driven experiments.The United States has been practicing animal experimentation since the 1800s. The number of …show more content…
This is in place in order to try and spare animals lives. The scientists try and reduce the amount of animals used, refine the tests in order to make them less painful, and try to replace animals and use an alternative method of testing. The Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy has been put into place in order to try and help the amount of animals that are being tested on, decrease. Though not a lot of alternative tests have been put to great use yet, there has been improvement with the use of the three
“The question is not, can they reason, nor, can they talk. But, can they suffer?” Jeremy Bentham said this in regards to all of the animals that are victimized during animal testings performed by the many different kinds of people. The general consensus seems to be that, animal testing is something that “just happens” in this world. When people turn a blind eye to this heinous behavior, they fail to realize that animals actually are really suffering and it’s just for the benefit of mankind. Many scientists try and reason why they test on animals in the first place.They usually say that an animal and a humans are so similar and that it makes sense to test on an animal because they aren’t exactly what a human is. Even if we aren’t on the same level of development- If a human body is sensitive to manipulation and torture, wouldn’t an animal feel that same pain? Tens of thousands of creatures are forced to endure tremendous amount of pain during their entire life just for human growth. Animals go through many tests for different reasons. Experiments can either be performed for medical reasons, to teach a class, test the reaction of chemicals and foods, or even be just curiosity driven experiments.The United States has been practicing animal experimentation since the 1800s. The number of …show more content…
This is in place in order to try and spare animals lives. The scientists try and reduce the amount of animals used, refine the tests in order to make them less painful, and try to replace animals and use an alternative method of testing. The Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy has been put into place in order to try and help the amount of animals that are being tested on, decrease. Though not a lot of alternative tests have been put to great use yet, there has been improvement with the use of the three