Animal testing helps researchers in finding new drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many Medical treatments have been made possible by animal testing including HIV drugs, insulin, anti-biotics, vaccines and many more. It has contributed too many cures and treatments that save many human lives. Medical breakthroughs from the last 100 years were from animal research and experimentation. How many people in here have family members with diabetes or just know someone who has it? Do you know how important insulin is for them? Insulin was found through an experiment were dogs pancreas were removed. Without that experimental research your loved one, or friend might not have the one thing that keeps them alive. No other living thing
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Human and animals are biologically similar having the same set of organs, blood stream, and central nervous system, which is why they’re affected with the same diseases and health conditions. DNA of chimpanzees are 99% similar to humans. The HPV vaccine shot we all get, the vaccine came from experimentation on chimpanzees. Animal experimentation is has it’s perks for the animal as well. If vaccines were not tested a lot of animals could’ve died from rabies, infectious hepatitis virus, anthrax, feline, leukemia, and canine parvovirus. Animal testing vivisection helped keep endangered species like California condor, Tarmarins of Brazil, and the Black footed Ferret from extinction. The federal Animal Welfare Act is in place also. There are strict rules and guidelines researchers have to follow to protect the welfare of the …show more content…
(right sized enclosures, recommended temperatures, access to clean food and water)
· Veterinarians must regularly inspect the animals and their living conditions.
· Each research facility must set up Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee that will approve all proposals to use animals for experimentation.
· The IACUC will be responsible for enforcing humane treatment of the animals
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· Animal testing has led to advances in our knowledge that may help us develop additional cures.
· Understanding the Malaria life cycle came from Pigeon experimentation
· Tuberculosis ( cow and sheep )
· Typhus (guinea pig, rat, and mice)
· The function of neurons (cat and dog)
· Vivisection was also crucial in the discovery if anti-blood clotting drugs for the treatment of hemophilia
Human and animals are biologically similar having the same set of organs, blood stream, and central nervous system, which is why they’re affected with the same diseases and health conditions. DNA of chimpanzees are 99% similar to humans. The HPV vaccine shot we all get, the vaccine came from experimentation on chimpanzees. Animal experimentation is has it’s perks for the animal as well. If vaccines were not tested a lot of animals could’ve died from rabies, infectious hepatitis virus, anthrax, feline, leukemia, and canine parvovirus. Animal testing vivisection helped keep endangered species like California condor, Tarmarins of Brazil, and the Black footed Ferret from extinction. The federal Animal Welfare Act is in place also. There are strict rules and guidelines researchers have to follow to protect the welfare of the …show more content…
(right sized enclosures, recommended temperatures, access to clean food and water)
· Veterinarians must regularly inspect the animals and their living conditions.
· Each research facility must set up Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee that will approve all proposals to use animals for experimentation.
· The IACUC will be responsible for enforcing humane treatment of the animals
Asiah-
· Animal testing has led to advances in our knowledge that may help us develop additional cures.
· Understanding the Malaria life cycle came from Pigeon experimentation
· Tuberculosis ( cow and sheep )
· Typhus (guinea pig, rat, and mice)
· The function of neurons (cat and dog)
· Vivisection was also crucial in the discovery if anti-blood clotting drugs for the treatment of hemophilia