For decades, cosmetic companies have been testing their products on poor defenseless animals. “European Union (EU), Israel, and India have banned the sale of any cosmetics or cosmetics ingredients that have been tested on animals” (Testing Cosmetics). Unfortunately in the United States testing on animals is not illegal. Many people believe that animal testing is no longer done. However, there are many companies that still use this form of testing. Some examples would be L’ Oreal, Avon, Burberry, Calvin Klein, CoverGirl, Mary Kay, Dove, Irish Spring, and Dial (Suzi). Testing on animals is cruel and needs to stop.
Testing on animals can cause cruel and inhumane treatment to the animal. “Protocols in animal testing are often painful to the test subjects. They are forced fed, deprived of food and water, restrained physically for prolonged periods, inflicted with burns, wounds and pain to test for healing process effects and remedies, and even killed through neck-breaking or asphyxiation”(16). For example, “a rabbit’s eyes will be held open by clips so it cannot blink away the products being evaluated. The clips usually stay on for days, and to ensure the rabbits stay in place, they are incapacitated. Some experimentation also involves using lethal doses of certain chemicals to determine how much can kill animals (16).”
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One of the most prime examples that have been said to be a good thing would be medical advancement. However, there are many theories that have declined this statement. Humans have died from medicine that passed animal testing. They have over 50 plus HIV vaccines that have cured animals but have not cured humans. The base of animal testing is completely unethical, inhumane, and illogical. There is no way to actually tell that it will work on humans or animals. It is a guessing game and we are harming innocent creatures to try to figure out if a make-up product works well, or a fragrance smell last a long
Testing on animals can cause cruel and inhumane treatment to the animal. “Protocols in animal testing are often painful to the test subjects. They are forced fed, deprived of food and water, restrained physically for prolonged periods, inflicted with burns, wounds and pain to test for healing process effects and remedies, and even killed through neck-breaking or asphyxiation”(16). For example, “a rabbit’s eyes will be held open by clips so it cannot blink away the products being evaluated. The clips usually stay on for days, and to ensure the rabbits stay in place, they are incapacitated. Some experimentation also involves using lethal doses of certain chemicals to determine how much can kill animals (16).”
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One of the most prime examples that have been said to be a good thing would be medical advancement. However, there are many theories that have declined this statement. Humans have died from medicine that passed animal testing. They have over 50 plus HIV vaccines that have cured animals but have not cured humans. The base of animal testing is completely unethical, inhumane, and illogical. There is no way to actually tell that it will work on humans or animals. It is a guessing game and we are harming innocent creatures to try to figure out if a make-up product works well, or a fragrance smell last a long