Animal Testing Essay
It has come a time in Human History when technology and medications are now evolving more than ever. Animal Experimentation was said to be the key to society’s advancement, but is it really worth the lives of the 100 million innocent animals taken each year? “Animal Experimentation is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm” (Humane Society International). No living organism should have to endure a laboratory experience and undergo forceful cruelty. Animal testing should cease to continue because testing is costly and time-consuming, Animal’s produce unreliable data, and Animal lives are taken in barbaric …show more content…
Since animals are tested in an unnatural environment, a science lab, the animals experience an unnecessary amount of stress. Therefore, they wouldn't have the same response as they would in their natural habitat. Also, Animal reactions to drugs are different from human reactions. The human body has different side effects to drugs than animal responses. Stated by Doctor Richard Klausner, “We have cured cancer in mice for decades- and it simply didn't work for humans. Even Chimpanzees, our closest genetic relatives, do not accurately predict results in humans. More than 80 million HIV vaccines that have proven safe and efficient in Chimpanzees (as well as other non-human primates), all have failed to protect or prove safe in humans in nearly 200 human clinical trials, with one actually increasing a humans chance in the HIV infection”(Nears). Clearly, we should all be aware of the risk untrustworthy animal data has on human …show more content…
By relying on Animal Experimentation for our growing medical needs, we are, in reality, putting both human and animal lives at stake by experimenting with undependable data. For those who aren’t willing to give up Animal testing because they feel as if it is their only solution, try experimenting on the animals who actually need the operation. For example, you find a stray dog that just collided with the front of a truck, it happens to be moments from losing its legs. This is a perfect opportunity for a lab to study and operate on an animal, and learn from the experience. In a situation like this, both the dog and Medical personnel benefit from this experience. More alternatives to animal testing include Vitro Methods. “These modern methods include sophisticated tests using human cells and tissues (also known as in vitro methods), advanced computer-modeling techniques (often referred to as in silico models), and studies with human volunteers. These and other non-animal methods are not hindered by species differences that make applying animal test results to humans difficult or impossible, and they usually take less time and money to complete” (Peta). Wyss Institute researchers and a multidisciplinary team of collaborators have engineered microchips that recapitulate the microarchitecture and functions of living
It has come a time in Human History when technology and medications are now evolving more than ever. Animal Experimentation was said to be the key to society’s advancement, but is it really worth the lives of the 100 million innocent animals taken each year? “Animal Experimentation is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm” (Humane Society International). No living organism should have to endure a laboratory experience and undergo forceful cruelty. Animal testing should cease to continue because testing is costly and time-consuming, Animal’s produce unreliable data, and Animal lives are taken in barbaric …show more content…
Since animals are tested in an unnatural environment, a science lab, the animals experience an unnecessary amount of stress. Therefore, they wouldn't have the same response as they would in their natural habitat. Also, Animal reactions to drugs are different from human reactions. The human body has different side effects to drugs than animal responses. Stated by Doctor Richard Klausner, “We have cured cancer in mice for decades- and it simply didn't work for humans. Even Chimpanzees, our closest genetic relatives, do not accurately predict results in humans. More than 80 million HIV vaccines that have proven safe and efficient in Chimpanzees (as well as other non-human primates), all have failed to protect or prove safe in humans in nearly 200 human clinical trials, with one actually increasing a humans chance in the HIV infection”(Nears). Clearly, we should all be aware of the risk untrustworthy animal data has on human …show more content…
By relying on Animal Experimentation for our growing medical needs, we are, in reality, putting both human and animal lives at stake by experimenting with undependable data. For those who aren’t willing to give up Animal testing because they feel as if it is their only solution, try experimenting on the animals who actually need the operation. For example, you find a stray dog that just collided with the front of a truck, it happens to be moments from losing its legs. This is a perfect opportunity for a lab to study and operate on an animal, and learn from the experience. In a situation like this, both the dog and Medical personnel benefit from this experience. More alternatives to animal testing include Vitro Methods. “These modern methods include sophisticated tests using human cells and tissues (also known as in vitro methods), advanced computer-modeling techniques (often referred to as in silico models), and studies with human volunteers. These and other non-animal methods are not hindered by species differences that make applying animal test results to humans difficult or impossible, and they usually take less time and money to complete” (Peta). Wyss Institute researchers and a multidisciplinary team of collaborators have engineered microchips that recapitulate the microarchitecture and functions of living