Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study. Many say that animals that are being tested are treated humanely but many say that it's horrible and inhumane and no animals should ever be treated on how they are treated in the labs. Medical testing on animals is essential to medical innovations that will save the lives of both humans and animals but there hasn't been much cures for awhile for quite some years and a lot of animals are being mistreated and dying and.
The Animal Welfare Act plays a huge role in animal testing but it is not effective towards the treatment of animals. The Animal Welfare act was put is the specific requirements for the care of animals, including the size of their enclosures and method of handling, as well as the administration of anesthesia to minimize discomfort. The Animal Welfare …show more content…
Thalidomide was a godsend for countless pregnant women suffering from severe morning sickness—until their children were born. I'm referring, of course, to the Thalidomide baby disaster. As it turns out, even though Thalidomide had been successfully tested for safety in animals, it was far from safe for use in humans. The horrific birth defects it caused in growing fetuses is well documented. Medical testing on animals is not effective. If we need to test for how a drug affects humans, an animal is not a relevant substitute. The best animals to test are chimpanzees and rats because they are so similar to humans.Their DNA is very similar to ours, chimpanzees DNA is 99% similar and Rats DNA is 98% similar. The most reasonable reason why this happened is because the animal they tested it on has no similarities to our bodies and the drug only worked for the animal and the humans had a different reaction to the
The Animal Welfare Act plays a huge role in animal testing but it is not effective towards the treatment of animals. The Animal Welfare act was put is the specific requirements for the care of animals, including the size of their enclosures and method of handling, as well as the administration of anesthesia to minimize discomfort. The Animal Welfare …show more content…
Thalidomide was a godsend for countless pregnant women suffering from severe morning sickness—until their children were born. I'm referring, of course, to the Thalidomide baby disaster. As it turns out, even though Thalidomide had been successfully tested for safety in animals, it was far from safe for use in humans. The horrific birth defects it caused in growing fetuses is well documented. Medical testing on animals is not effective. If we need to test for how a drug affects humans, an animal is not a relevant substitute. The best animals to test are chimpanzees and rats because they are so similar to humans.Their DNA is very similar to ours, chimpanzees DNA is 99% similar and Rats DNA is 98% similar. The most reasonable reason why this happened is because the animal they tested it on has no similarities to our bodies and the drug only worked for the animal and the humans had a different reaction to the