Animal Testing Is A Form Of Animal Abuse

Animal testing is a form of animal abuse conducted by our society, though morally wrong this practice is still prevalent today. This is a hard custom to understand as animals are poor test subjects, tested inhumanly, lead to misleading results, while there are alternatives to animal experimenting that do not cause the loss of a life. This practice causes pain and suffering to animals, thus it is believed that animals should not be used as testing subjects.
Millions of animals are used as subjects to tests essence, food preservatives, corrective products, cures, household disinfectors, etc. When the animals go through testing they may experience many side effects such as pain, discomfort, blindness, hair loss, numbness, burns, or deafness. Sometimes the animals are forced to inhale chemicals causing physical and mental distress (Humane Society International). Animals are forced to participate in many experiments such as: trying new drugs, being injected with diseases, being implanting in the brain with electrodes, being physically disabled, being blinded, and many other painful/invasive procedures. Many procedures require restraint of the animal using restraint devices designed to keep an animal from moving. Some experiments test mobile parts of an animal 's body: neck, pelvis, head, and/or legs while other involve immobilization of an animal 's body. Scientist at many universities in the U.S. has all directed "stress experiments" on rats and mice. The experiments included immobilizing mice and rats in tubes, shocking their …show more content…
Animals poor test subjects tested inhumanly, and lead to misleading results. There is little to no need for animal testing, as there are alternatives to animal experimenting that do not lead to the loss of life. Animal test subjects go through pain and suffering to be killed while only yielding subpar results thus, animals should not be used for