Cosmetics and Animal Testing:
Should Animal Testing Should Be Banned
A famous dr. once said “Traditional animal testing is expensive, time-consuming, uses a lot of animals, and from a scientific perspective the results do not necessarily translate to humans ” . Animal testing should be banned in all states because it is harmful to all the animal that are subjected to these tests. When used in cosmetic tests, mice, rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs are often subjected to skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed on shaved skin or dripped into the eyes without any pain relief. Cosmetic products should not be tested on animals because it is harmful to the animals and these tests do not show the same side effects for animals as for …show more content…
The root of all animal testing began in 1938 when a lady put on her personal mascara darkener and it caused her to go blind. The result of the lady going blind from the usage of mascara darkener, cosmetics companies all over the world then started subjecting animals into animal testing to make sure products were safe before they shipped them off to store to be sold to citizens all around the world. The timeline of animal testing shows that the beginnings that was there soon increased, was with a peak in the 1980’s before declining itself into the current time. Over time Briain then started conducting similar animal testing with cosmetics up until the outlawing of all cosmetics related to the animal testing in 1998. Nearly every year in the United States, more than 25 million animals are used in biomedical experimentation, science education, and product and cosmetic testing. These animals include dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, pigs, sheep, monkeys, chimpanzees, and many more. However the majority of animals that are used in labs are rats, mice, and birds. Some research estimates place them in the tens to hundreds of …show more content…
Some research projects call for the immobilization of specific parts of an animal’s body; such as the head, neck, legs and pelvis, while other protocols involve the immobilization of an animal’s entire body. They also do stress experiments which included immobilizing mice and rats in tubes, shocking their feet, forcing them to swim to avoid drowning, and suspending them by their tails. Research claims that these experiments had some relevance to human anxiety and depression. Euthanasia, anesthetization, and intubation are other common lab procedures which takes long extensive training and skills. When these procedures are not performed correctly is can cause extreme pain and discomfort to animals. For example, if a researcher uses a paralyzing agent on an animal and do not monitor vital signs to make sure that the animal is adequately anesthetized, there is a great chance that the animal might actually be experiencing some kind of pain but is unable to
Should Animal Testing Should Be Banned
A famous dr. once said “Traditional animal testing is expensive, time-consuming, uses a lot of animals, and from a scientific perspective the results do not necessarily translate to humans ” . Animal testing should be banned in all states because it is harmful to all the animal that are subjected to these tests. When used in cosmetic tests, mice, rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs are often subjected to skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed on shaved skin or dripped into the eyes without any pain relief. Cosmetic products should not be tested on animals because it is harmful to the animals and these tests do not show the same side effects for animals as for …show more content…
The root of all animal testing began in 1938 when a lady put on her personal mascara darkener and it caused her to go blind. The result of the lady going blind from the usage of mascara darkener, cosmetics companies all over the world then started subjecting animals into animal testing to make sure products were safe before they shipped them off to store to be sold to citizens all around the world. The timeline of animal testing shows that the beginnings that was there soon increased, was with a peak in the 1980’s before declining itself into the current time. Over time Briain then started conducting similar animal testing with cosmetics up until the outlawing of all cosmetics related to the animal testing in 1998. Nearly every year in the United States, more than 25 million animals are used in biomedical experimentation, science education, and product and cosmetic testing. These animals include dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, pigs, sheep, monkeys, chimpanzees, and many more. However the majority of animals that are used in labs are rats, mice, and birds. Some research estimates place them in the tens to hundreds of …show more content…
Some research projects call for the immobilization of specific parts of an animal’s body; such as the head, neck, legs and pelvis, while other protocols involve the immobilization of an animal’s entire body. They also do stress experiments which included immobilizing mice and rats in tubes, shocking their feet, forcing them to swim to avoid drowning, and suspending them by their tails. Research claims that these experiments had some relevance to human anxiety and depression. Euthanasia, anesthetization, and intubation are other common lab procedures which takes long extensive training and skills. When these procedures are not performed correctly is can cause extreme pain and discomfort to animals. For example, if a researcher uses a paralyzing agent on an animal and do not monitor vital signs to make sure that the animal is adequately anesthetized, there is a great chance that the animal might actually be experiencing some kind of pain but is unable to