Amber Hufford Mr. Limone Composition 12/11/15 Albert Einstein once said: “Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” Through this statement, Einstein shows how important all living creatures are. Human or not they deserve to have a life they enjoy. Testing on animals takes their joy away.…
Any cosmetic or medical companies will tell consumers that their products are the best since it has been tested on animals for safety, but the truth behind animal testing will make buyers think twice about their merchandise. Nowadays, more and more people are teaming up against animal testing. Laboratory testing is done on substances that make up medication and cosmetics, such as perfume, lotion, soap, etc. Animals are used to develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of medications, and check the safety of products destined for human use. Substances are injected into animal’s bodies to prove that products are harmless to people, and the environment.…
Approximately 92% of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals eventually fail in human trials because they end up not working or are too dangerous. That begs the question whether or not animal testing is a necessary practice. If the product is going to go to human trial anyways, why not start there? Although some may argue that put people’s lives in danger, but that is what volunteers are for. As well as having volunteers there are also people who are in prison for heinous crimes that could be used to be tested on.…
Animals have always been there and helped us humans with many various things such as food, protection, being a friend, and many other things. Animals are everywhere we look, just looking put the window you are bound to see a bird or a fly or some other little animal or creature running around. Some animals make people go crazy such as dogs or cats and other animals make people scream and run the other direction like rats or snakes. Since at least 500 BC humans have tested products and performed various experiments on animals (ProCon.org). Animals such as rats, monkeys, cats and dogs are used for tests and experiments for the humans benefit without having a say in the matter.…
Is Animal Testing Worth It? Every year, nearly one hundred million animals --including mice, rats, dogs, monkeys, etc.-- die in many United States laboratories because of cosmetic, medical and biology testing, and experiments that serve no purpose. To understand the true terrors of animal testing, people need to know what animals are going through. Animals in laboratories suffer from day-to-day protocols and laboratory life, many do not even get a chance to experience fresh air or sunshine because they live in cages.…
Animal Testing Many companies around the United States still use animals to test their products. These companies are harming animals and breaking laws. Some countries in Europe have banned animal testing (Alternatives to). Organizations such as PETA have formed to stop animal testing. The cosmetic industry should stop using animal testing because of the number of animals that are killed each year, the neglect and abuse that the animals go through and the alternative research methods that can be used.…
Animal testing has been an enormous discussion in the biomedical realm over the last fifty years due to a question of superiority and injustice among species. Scientists perform “medical research” on animals in order to “benefit” mankind by elongating the human life span. In reality, several of these experiment results have no direct or immediate purpose in the medical industry, but rather are legal ways for researchers to test interests and personal curiosity. For instance, in Case I, one researcher decided to use baboons as test subjects to understand the effects of brain trauma.…
When it comes to the topic of testing consumer products before putting them out on the market, a controversial issue has been whether animal testing is still viable or not. On one hand, many people such as protesters are against animal testing and experimentation, arguing that alternatives such as scientific inventions, computer modeling techniques, and volunteer testing would be as effective as animal testing. On the other hand, some argue that it’s viable, it makes products safe for us to use, has helped discover treatments for diseases. Some medical procedures tested on animals has led to millions of lived being saved, benefiting us. I agree that animal testing isn’t viable because while having alternatives to animal testing they are not…
It's easy to disregard the consequences when you're distracted by the simple thing that you desire. The cosmetic industry has proven itself to be very sought-after. This industry, specifically makes one hundred and sixty million dollars annually! However, part of the process of doing so has created a controversy worldwide.…
Is Animal Testing Worth The Harm? Imagine a rabbit, its life carefree and happy. That is how one would want it to stay, but unfortunately, it cannot. This rabbit is not just an animal, it is a test subject.…
Animal Testing should be ruled out because it's animal cruelty, the result isn't going to be completely accurate, and it's more expensive to test on animals . It has become common today to dismiss that us as a community test on animals. Some people may argue that “more animals are killed for food, then killed by being experimented on”. On the other hand, us ourselves don’t have to test on animals, but, we have to eat and use the whole body. And spend less money by using volunteers.…
Every year, approximately 26 millions animals are being used for commercial and scientific testing according to http://animal-testing.procon.org/. Many new developments are made due to animal testing, such as, medical treatments, diagnosing the toxicity of medications, and examining whether products are safe for human use. Although animal testings lead to many life saving treatments, it is considered inhumane and cruel to many because it often inflicts a great amount of pain and suffering on the living organism that is being tested. Also in recent years, many alternative methods for researching have been discovered and can replace the use of animals all together. Animal research has been around for many decades because of the advantages such…
While animal testing cannot be completely irradiated, we can prevent pain and suffering of these animals. Companies should regulate the use of alternative methods of testing products and the conditions in which animals are forced to live because it is inhumane and can be harmful to the physical and mental state of the animal. We can create a more comfortable place for these animals to live while they are being tested. Also we should have a more regulated way of giving out pain killers and the use of sedatives. In some cases live animals are needed but the suffering can be limited and prevented.…
For example in the article from (procon.org/page) it talks about all the alternatives it states “ In vitro (in glass) testing, such as studying cell cultures in a petri dish, can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used”. This shows that people have found other ways to test products. There are many things scientists can use other than animals. The text states “Animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings.” Testing on animals don’t always work.…
Well the fact is that whether we use animals or not, there will always be a first person to test a new drug. The FDA has noted that 92% of all drugs that are shown to be safe and effective in animal tests fail in human trials because they don’t work or are dangerous. Out of that 8% that pass the human trial, half of them will need to be re- labeled because of side effects that showed in the human test, but not the animal. III. There was a paper published in the British medical Journal titled " Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?"…