According to the New England Anti-Vivisection Society in the U.S every year, over 25 million animals are used for testing and agricultural experiments. These animals include; dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, pigs, sheep, monkeys, chimpanzees, etc. Most animals in labs are rats, mice, and birds. Approximately, tens to hundreds of millions.. “Animal testing (vivisection) is the process of testing new products or medical procedures on animals before attempting them on humans” ( “ Alternatives to Animal Testing “ ) Makeup companies often use animals to test their products. Many of the animals experience excruciating pain, and even some die.
There have been many debates about what harm certain tests can do to animals, and what lingering side effects stay with the animal throughout its life, if it survives at all. Animals in labs live in confinement with stressful, tedious, and unnatural lives. They rarely ever experience change in their lives and when they do it's from being called into research or testing obligation, which most likely includes an experiment, or a procedure that could end its life. “ animals have value and the right to live their lives torture and cage free “ (Animals Rights: Do animals have rights similar to humans “ ). Think about what it would be like to spend your whole life as a prisoner or a hospital patient, and this will only begin to compare to the life a animals lives in a laboratory. …show more content…
Pet owners take their pets interests and feelings into consideration so why shouldn’t all animals interests and feelings be considered. “ Human beings have no right to use animals as if they were disposable objects. “ ( “ Animal Testing: is animal testing morally justified.” ) Animals can not tell us how they feel just like small children cant voice their feelings but we still consider how children feel but why don't we consider the