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Animal Testing Should Be Banned !
Blessed Reine Freshman Comp I November 21, 2016 Reine, 2
Animal testing should be banned. “An animal test is any scientific experiment of
test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them
pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm” (crueltyfreeinternational.org). Animal testing
has been practiced since 300-200 BC. These test were led by men like Aristole and
Eragistratus. They used live animals to test various medical …show more content…
Another alternative is using
artificial human skin, such as “the commercially available products EpiDerm and
ThinCert, is made from sheets of human skin cells grown in test tubes or plastic wells
and can produce more useful results than testing chemicals on animal skin”
(procon.org). Major arguments are the following: Is it ethical? Is it beneficial to scientist?
Are there better alternatives? After careful examination, it will be proven that animal
testing should be banned.
One critical argument is whether animal testing is ethical. Ethical is defined as,
“pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and
wrong in conduct” (dictionary.com). Knowing the history of how animals are treated Reine, 4
during animal experimentation is very important. The source, Neavs.org provides
information on what happenes in testing labs; it states, “in research and testing, animals
are subjected to experiments that can include everything from testing new drugs to
infecting with diseases, poisoning for toxicity testing, burning skin, causing
Animal Testing Should Be Banned !
Blessed Reine Freshman Comp I November 21, 2016 Reine, 2
Animal testing should be banned. “An animal test is any scientific experiment of
test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them
pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm” (crueltyfreeinternational.org). Animal testing
has been practiced since 300-200 BC. These test were led by men like Aristole and
Eragistratus. They used live animals to test various medical …show more content…
Another alternative is using
artificial human skin, such as “the commercially available products EpiDerm and
ThinCert, is made from sheets of human skin cells grown in test tubes or plastic wells
and can produce more useful results than testing chemicals on animal skin”
(procon.org). Major arguments are the following: Is it ethical? Is it beneficial to scientist?
Are there better alternatives? After careful examination, it will be proven that animal
testing should be banned.
One critical argument is whether animal testing is ethical. Ethical is defined as,
“pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and
wrong in conduct” (dictionary.com). Knowing the history of how animals are treated Reine, 4
during animal experimentation is very important. The source, Neavs.org provides
information on what happenes in testing labs; it states, “in research and testing, animals
are subjected to experiments that can include everything from testing new drugs to
infecting with diseases, poisoning for toxicity testing, burning skin, causing