Human rights exist to allow us to live with dignity and free of unjust suffering. Animals and humans differ in many ways, but like people animals deserve the right to a life free of anguish. Although animal farming and experimentation contribute to everyday life and the advancement of today’s society, animals deserve the right to a life without suffering and exploitation for the benefit of others. Humans need to recognize that animals are conscious beings, have emotions and experience physical pain; therefore more humane practices must be found to prevent unnecessary suffering. It is wrong to inflict pain on another living creature, especially if that pain is unwarranted.
In the debate of animal rights, testing and experimentation is very controversial and commonly criticized as inhumane and extremely cruel. In contrast, many people believe that animal testing is necessary and essential to the advancement of …show more content…
These products only benefit people and are not necessary for survival. It is morally wrong to subject animals to pain and suffering for such materialistic products. In most tests and experiments “Cosmetics animal testing is a horribly cruel practice in which animals such as mice, rats, and most often rabbits, are subject to allergy tests in the mucous membranes such as eyes, nose and mouth. These chemicals can cause irritation, burning, and corrosion of the eyes and skin such as in the infamous Draize test. What’s more, 50 percent of all animals die in lethal dose tests” (Kantamneni, Visala). Animals undergo many tests, the most common being skin irritation/erosion, eye irritation/erosion and acute oral, dermal and inhalation toxicity. These tests cause irreversible harm and mutation, often resulting in death due to extensive exposure. Animal testing for such products is inhumane and unneeded. Innocent animals should not have to suffer for human
In the debate of animal rights, testing and experimentation is very controversial and commonly criticized as inhumane and extremely cruel. In contrast, many people believe that animal testing is necessary and essential to the advancement of …show more content…
These products only benefit people and are not necessary for survival. It is morally wrong to subject animals to pain and suffering for such materialistic products. In most tests and experiments “Cosmetics animal testing is a horribly cruel practice in which animals such as mice, rats, and most often rabbits, are subject to allergy tests in the mucous membranes such as eyes, nose and mouth. These chemicals can cause irritation, burning, and corrosion of the eyes and skin such as in the infamous Draize test. What’s more, 50 percent of all animals die in lethal dose tests” (Kantamneni, Visala). Animals undergo many tests, the most common being skin irritation/erosion, eye irritation/erosion and acute oral, dermal and inhalation toxicity. These tests cause irreversible harm and mutation, often resulting in death due to extensive exposure. Animal testing for such products is inhumane and unneeded. Innocent animals should not have to suffer for human