Animal Testing Is Wrong And Inhumane

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Would you want new medicines and or injections tested on you? How about your family? I didn’t think so. That is why I believe that animal testing is wrong. They don’t have a choice in the matter of being tested, it can be very painful for those involved, and our brains are vastly different than theirs.
The animals involved in these horrendous experiments have no choice in the matter. These helpless creatures can’t communicate with us to protest against them being used for animal testing. Maybe, just maybe, if these animals could talk, then this issue wouldn’t be a problem in the first place.
Animal testing can be very painful. For most animals involved, all their lives, they are subjected to these barbaric experiments. Most modern animal testing involves needles. If you have ever had a shot before, than you know how painful they can be. Just take a very short moment, and imagine being constantly stuck all over with needles.
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The so called “results” from these tests could possibly be defined as inconsequential. This is because we have very different brains than theirs, whether you choose to look at brain size or intelligence level. Nevertheless, our brain chemistry, makeup, and intelligence capacity is vastly different than the animals involved in the experiments.
To conclude this, animal testing is very wrong and inhumane. This is for 3 valid reasons: because they can’t choose for themselves if they want to be tested on, it is potentially very painful for the poor animals, and our brains are very, very different than their brains. While yes, you could argue that these tests are in fact for the benefit of humanity, however, you must be totally honest with yourself, could you willingly perform a “scientific test” on an animal? Or would you want it done to

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