1. The polio vaccine was tested on animal before being mass distributed to humans during the polio epidemic. The vaccine reduced the 350,000 cases in 1988, to only 223 cases of polio in 2012. Also, the use of chimpanzees for test, lead to the discovery of the Hepatitis B vaccine. 2. Animal research is regulated by the federal government under the Animal Welfare Act. This act mandates the minimum housing and enclosure requirements for the animals being testing on. In order to pass inspection, each lab testing animal must be inspected by a veterinarian to see if it meets suitable living conditions. Also, all research testing on animals must be approved by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee to see if the research is a validated reason
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Humans and animal have complex systems that are very similar in the way they function, such as the respiratory and circulatory tract. Thus, other alternative methods are sometimes useful, such as using cells in a Petri dish, it does not provide the detailed information given by testing and researching the effects on living animals. Identifying the drug side effects require the circulatory system, because it can deliver the drug to all parts of the body. 4. Animals that are being specifically tested for research, share similar DNA with humans in order to get an accurate representation of how drug effects will effect humans. Chimpanzee share 99% of DNA, while mice share 98% of DNA; therefore, because humans and animals share closely the same DNA, they both are susceptible to the same illnesses and diseases. Thus, making them useful subject to test on for future medical treatments and cures.
B. Arguments Against 1. Animal testing is inhumane. 2. About 95% of animal being tested on are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. 3. New alternative methods exist now that can replace the need for animal testing. 4. The majority of animal test do not predict the same results in human clinical trials.
B. Reasons and
Humans and animal have complex systems that are very similar in the way they function, such as the respiratory and circulatory tract. Thus, other alternative methods are sometimes useful, such as using cells in a Petri dish, it does not provide the detailed information given by testing and researching the effects on living animals. Identifying the drug side effects require the circulatory system, because it can deliver the drug to all parts of the body. 4. Animals that are being specifically tested for research, share similar DNA with humans in order to get an accurate representation of how drug effects will effect humans. Chimpanzee share 99% of DNA, while mice share 98% of DNA; therefore, because humans and animals share closely the same DNA, they both are susceptible to the same illnesses and diseases. Thus, making them useful subject to test on for future medical treatments and cures.
B. Arguments Against 1. Animal testing is inhumane. 2. About 95% of animal being tested on are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. 3. New alternative methods exist now that can replace the need for animal testing. 4. The majority of animal test do not predict the same results in human clinical trials.
B. Reasons and