Animal Testing Research Paper

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Animal testing once you hear it, it sounds very strange that people would ever test on animals. I'm Zach Durgin and it's awful that people test on animals, but it must be done. Animals testing has saved many lives. I wish they didn't have to use animals, hopefully we can replicate a machine similar to the human body soon. If we can go to the moon, we can create a machine we can test on. Animal testing has saved many lives and the American Medical Association indicates that 99% of all active physicians in the United States believe that animal research leads to medical advancements. The majority of the people who have had a family member that had a life threatening disease are grateful that they test on animals since they care

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