In our daily lives, we use different products for various of reasons. In drugstores and in our local malls, there are categories of diverse items, which range from makeup, skincare, hair products, prescription medicine, and much more. They contribute in making our lives easier and more productive and are often designed to enhance our appearance and health. When we watch television or browse the Internet, we constantly see new products being advertised, and each label contains the ingredients and facts pertaining to that item. However, to make these items safe for human use, most companies test them. Some print labels with “cruelty-free” on them, which means they do not use animals, but sadly, the majority do use these creatures. Although human
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The most common medical experiment is for the HIV/AIDS virus, but testing their vaccines is primarily done on animals. For example, monkeys are generally use to be tested on, because they are associated to be closely related to humans, but parts of their nervous system differ from us so their reaction to these vaccines will not be effective. Per the article “Failed Tests on Monkeys Frustrate Hopes for Aids Vaccine,” Lawrence K. Altman states, “All newborn monkeys given the vaccine are ill or dead. Of the nine newborn monkeys injected with the weakened S.I.V., six have developed simian AIDS and five of them have died. The remaining three monkeys are ill or have immunological abnormalities related to simian AIDS. Of 15 vaccinated adult monkeys, 4 have had the virus return after it initially disappeared. Of the four, one is dead of simian AIDS, one has early stage AIDS and two have developed immunological abnormalities.” Even with the similarities between humans and monkeys, the AIDS vaccine given to these monkeys immediately resulted in their death with no signs of vital improvements. From those monkeys that did not immediately resulted in death, the vaccination developed a strain of AIDS in their immune system, when the vaccine was supposed to combat that reaction. These results show that if the same vaccine was to be tested on humans, the results would end up deadly, like the monkeys. This proves that AIDS testing on monkeys would not lead to a safe
The most common medical experiment is for the HIV/AIDS virus, but testing their vaccines is primarily done on animals. For example, monkeys are generally use to be tested on, because they are associated to be closely related to humans, but parts of their nervous system differ from us so their reaction to these vaccines will not be effective. Per the article “Failed Tests on Monkeys Frustrate Hopes for Aids Vaccine,” Lawrence K. Altman states, “All newborn monkeys given the vaccine are ill or dead. Of the nine newborn monkeys injected with the weakened S.I.V., six have developed simian AIDS and five of them have died. The remaining three monkeys are ill or have immunological abnormalities related to simian AIDS. Of 15 vaccinated adult monkeys, 4 have had the virus return after it initially disappeared. Of the four, one is dead of simian AIDS, one has early stage AIDS and two have developed immunological abnormalities.” Even with the similarities between humans and monkeys, the AIDS vaccine given to these monkeys immediately resulted in their death with no signs of vital improvements. From those monkeys that did not immediately resulted in death, the vaccination developed a strain of AIDS in their immune system, when the vaccine was supposed to combat that reaction. These results show that if the same vaccine was to be tested on humans, the results would end up deadly, like the monkeys. This proves that AIDS testing on monkeys would not lead to a safe