Introduction
According the Humane Society International, “It is estimated that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments each year.” (Humane Society International, 2016, para. 3). Some are forced to inhale toxic fumes while others are immobilized, these are just examples of the many ways animals are “tested” on. (“Should animal testing be banned? | Debate.org,” 2016, para 9). Most of the animals usually die from the tortuous acts, while the ones that live suffer. Many Doctors believe that animals have similar attributes to humans and can help us figure out how to cure diseases. Animal testing is not a new concept and has been going on for nearly a century. Does animal testing really benefit the human race?
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According to the Human society, the animals not only are forced into terrible living conditions, but are also “killed as surplus without being used for specific experimental procedures” (Humane …show more content…
6). Discriminating against animals because they do not have the ability to talk, or have moral judgement is just as bad as discriminating against other human beings. Medical advancements could have been made without the use of animals. There is technically no proof that animal testing is essential to new advancements, and if enough time and resources were devoted to animal-free alternatives we could have reached the same advancements. Animal rights activists also argue that the diseases are artificially induced and are never the same as when they are contracted by humans. “Eighty-five HIV/AID vaccines have been successful in non-human primates as of 2015, every single test has failed in humans” (Experiments on Animals: Overview, 2016, para 6). People who tested the vaccine say they believe it made them more likely or susceptible to the
According the Humane Society International, “It is estimated that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments each year.” (Humane Society International, 2016, para. 3). Some are forced to inhale toxic fumes while others are immobilized, these are just examples of the many ways animals are “tested” on. (“Should animal testing be banned? | Debate.org,” 2016, para 9). Most of the animals usually die from the tortuous acts, while the ones that live suffer. Many Doctors believe that animals have similar attributes to humans and can help us figure out how to cure diseases. Animal testing is not a new concept and has been going on for nearly a century. Does animal testing really benefit the human race?
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According to the Human society, the animals not only are forced into terrible living conditions, but are also “killed as surplus without being used for specific experimental procedures” (Humane …show more content…
6). Discriminating against animals because they do not have the ability to talk, or have moral judgement is just as bad as discriminating against other human beings. Medical advancements could have been made without the use of animals. There is technically no proof that animal testing is essential to new advancements, and if enough time and resources were devoted to animal-free alternatives we could have reached the same advancements. Animal rights activists also argue that the diseases are artificially induced and are never the same as when they are contracted by humans. “Eighty-five HIV/AID vaccines have been successful in non-human primates as of 2015, every single test has failed in humans” (Experiments on Animals: Overview, 2016, para 6). People who tested the vaccine say they believe it made them more likely or susceptible to the