Issues With Animal Experimentation While the genetic makeup of animals of and humans seem similar, it doesn’t take a scientist to recognize the major differences between the two. This raises the question: why would people think that animals would be an effective model for humans? There is a plethora of animal experimentation done when it comes to medical and even cosmetic research. This means that countless animals are being put through needless chemical testing, no matter if it’s for some makeup or if it’s to see the reaction of a deadly disease. Despite the many efforts that have been made, animal experimentation remains unethical. Discoveries have been made for exceptional alternatives, yet many scientists remain using animals even though
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It is obvious that many animals undergo pain during their trials of testing, and it appears that pain management for the animals is at an all-time low. According to recent studies, countless animals were involved in, “invasive protocols that received animal ethics committee (AEC) approval to withhold analgesia”(Fenwick). This means that animals were forced into harsh conditions for testing without being given any source of pain management and it was approved by the animal ethics committee. Also, Interviews were conducted of scientists who control animal testing and some of them confessed that it would be unrealistic to not have, “animals in pain or distress when use[d] in research”(Fenwick). These scientists knowingly have the animals in some sort of pain, causing unethical research to be done. Furthermore, there are frequent procedures executed, “that may cause pain, suffering distress or lasting harm”(Webster). It is apparent that the scientists conducting these experiments do not put forth effort to minimize the pain that animals are put through when tested on. Although there are numerous opportunities available that could contribute to eliminating the current suffering experienced by animals in testing, but many times analgesia isn’t administered. If researchers used “more humane end-points… and provided appropriate veterinary and …show more content…
Recent research has led to the discovery of accurately finding reactions to substances without the use of animals. Since, “humans are not always well represented by traditional test species,” (Burden) scientists have sought out to find new and more authentic ways to test unfamiliar materials. Scientists are leaning toward examination of human tissue for definite depictions of how chemicals behave on humans. Experimenting with human cells could, “improve the predictability and human relevance of toxicity tests”(Burden). With using this method, exact results would be obtained, and animal experimentation would be eradicated. Also, with human tissue analysis, results tend to be more precise and less expensive. When fewer animal tests are conducted, “costs can be reduced”(Burden). Who wouldn’t want to save some money and achieve trusted results? By eliminating animal testing altogether, researchers could save millions of dollars that could go toward even more important research. With the use of human tissue testing, the results will be more legitimate and more efficient when it comes to
It is obvious that many animals undergo pain during their trials of testing, and it appears that pain management for the animals is at an all-time low. According to recent studies, countless animals were involved in, “invasive protocols that received animal ethics committee (AEC) approval to withhold analgesia”(Fenwick). This means that animals were forced into harsh conditions for testing without being given any source of pain management and it was approved by the animal ethics committee. Also, Interviews were conducted of scientists who control animal testing and some of them confessed that it would be unrealistic to not have, “animals in pain or distress when use[d] in research”(Fenwick). These scientists knowingly have the animals in some sort of pain, causing unethical research to be done. Furthermore, there are frequent procedures executed, “that may cause pain, suffering distress or lasting harm”(Webster). It is apparent that the scientists conducting these experiments do not put forth effort to minimize the pain that animals are put through when tested on. Although there are numerous opportunities available that could contribute to eliminating the current suffering experienced by animals in testing, but many times analgesia isn’t administered. If researchers used “more humane end-points… and provided appropriate veterinary and …show more content…
Recent research has led to the discovery of accurately finding reactions to substances without the use of animals. Since, “humans are not always well represented by traditional test species,” (Burden) scientists have sought out to find new and more authentic ways to test unfamiliar materials. Scientists are leaning toward examination of human tissue for definite depictions of how chemicals behave on humans. Experimenting with human cells could, “improve the predictability and human relevance of toxicity tests”(Burden). With using this method, exact results would be obtained, and animal experimentation would be eradicated. Also, with human tissue analysis, results tend to be more precise and less expensive. When fewer animal tests are conducted, “costs can be reduced”(Burden). Who wouldn’t want to save some money and achieve trusted results? By eliminating animal testing altogether, researchers could save millions of dollars that could go toward even more important research. With the use of human tissue testing, the results will be more legitimate and more efficient when it comes to