In discussion of animal rights, one controversial issue has been whether or not animals should be use for medical testing. On the one hand, some scientists argue that animal testing has contributed for many cures and treatments. On the other hand, animal rights activist contends that alternative methods now exist that can replace the need for animals. Others even maintain that animal testing is an essential part in medical research. My own view is that animals should not be used for medical testing because is no longer necessary now there are methods that are safer and have better results than animals do.
People tend to believe that when a drug had work on an animal is almost sure that it would work on humans as well. Animals and humans share …show more content…
A good example of this is the aspirin that is harmful to animals, but it had work perfectly well on humans. Scientists might be losing time and valuable resources on animals when they could be using other methods that are more reliable than animals. The article “Animal testing” states that “animal tests may mislead researchers into ignoring potential cures and treatments” (Animal Testing 3). Their point is that animal research might be stopping scientists from finding important cures. It is impossible to be sure that when a medicine harm animas it would harm humans too. The similarities shared for humans and animals are not an assurance that everything that work on one would work the same in the …show more content…
For example, the vitro testing, this type of testing does not need animals or any other kind living creature. It also has more benefits than testing on animals. In her article, “What Every Person Should Know”, April Klazema maintains that “not only does this keep animals out of harm’s way, it also provides more relevant data, as the cells used in such an experiment are human” (Klazema 2). Basically, Klazema is saying that is preferable to test on human cells since it helps to protect animals and lead to more accurate results. Another example, is the microdosing, in this type of testing a very small amount of substance is administrate to a human volunteer. A small amount of substance will cause some reactions on the cells but it won’t cause any damage to the volunteer. After they have done procedure then the blood is examined to see what effects it caused. All this types of testing are more effective and safer since they’re proven on humans and human
People tend to believe that when a drug had work on an animal is almost sure that it would work on humans as well. Animals and humans share …show more content…
A good example of this is the aspirin that is harmful to animals, but it had work perfectly well on humans. Scientists might be losing time and valuable resources on animals when they could be using other methods that are more reliable than animals. The article “Animal testing” states that “animal tests may mislead researchers into ignoring potential cures and treatments” (Animal Testing 3). Their point is that animal research might be stopping scientists from finding important cures. It is impossible to be sure that when a medicine harm animas it would harm humans too. The similarities shared for humans and animals are not an assurance that everything that work on one would work the same in the …show more content…
For example, the vitro testing, this type of testing does not need animals or any other kind living creature. It also has more benefits than testing on animals. In her article, “What Every Person Should Know”, April Klazema maintains that “not only does this keep animals out of harm’s way, it also provides more relevant data, as the cells used in such an experiment are human” (Klazema 2). Basically, Klazema is saying that is preferable to test on human cells since it helps to protect animals and lead to more accurate results. Another example, is the microdosing, in this type of testing a very small amount of substance is administrate to a human volunteer. A small amount of substance will cause some reactions on the cells but it won’t cause any damage to the volunteer. After they have done procedure then the blood is examined to see what effects it caused. All this types of testing are more effective and safer since they’re proven on humans and human