Did you know that when rabbits have shampoo tested on them, they have to have their eyelids paper clipped open for several days while they had shampoo in there eyes. Imagine the pain you would endure if your eyes were paper clipped open for days and how terrifying that would be. Animals should not be able to be abused by human made products. First of all, If product tests pass on animal it doesn't mean it's safe for a humans.
Animal Testing - ProCon.org sates, “The 1950’s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release.” Even though this product was tested on animals and worked very well, 10,000 babies were still born with deformities and were affected by the pill. As said on Animal Testing - ProCon.org, “Animal tests on arthritis drug Vioxx showed that it had a protective effect on hearts of mice, yet the drug went on to cause more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market.” This shows how easy it is for an animals to pass a test for a product, even though it can still very harmful to humans. …show more content…
Second, animals do not have a choice to be tested on, they are forced to be. 95% of animals tested on are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. The AWA does not cover rats, mice, fish, and birds which adds up to 95% of the animals (Louwe). Also most of the animals tested on are rats, mice, fish, or birds leaving many animals out of the AWA.In 2010, 25 million animals were not protected by the AWA (Louwe) leaving the animals unprotected and
Animal Testing - ProCon.org sates, “The 1950’s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release.” Even though this product was tested on animals and worked very well, 10,000 babies were still born with deformities and were affected by the pill. As said on Animal Testing - ProCon.org, “Animal tests on arthritis drug Vioxx showed that it had a protective effect on hearts of mice, yet the drug went on to cause more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market.” This shows how easy it is for an animals to pass a test for a product, even though it can still very harmful to humans. …show more content…
Second, animals do not have a choice to be tested on, they are forced to be. 95% of animals tested on are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. The AWA does not cover rats, mice, fish, and birds which adds up to 95% of the animals (Louwe). Also most of the animals tested on are rats, mice, fish, or birds leaving many animals out of the AWA.In 2010, 25 million animals were not protected by the AWA (Louwe) leaving the animals unprotected and