Controversies of Animal Testing
The necessity and morality of animal testing are among the most common topics discussed today. Since the discovery of testing new medical treatments on animals many people have pondered whether or not it is actually helpful. Animals have allowed scientist to develop many helpful medicines and medical practices that benefit humans. On the other hand, scientists discovered that animals are not always good test subjects due to the vast differences in both their physical and biological properties. Animal testing on the surface seems to be good but it in fact can be quite detrimental.
Over the years animal testing has been a valuable asset in determining whether certain products or surgical methods could be acceptable …show more content…
The large number of animals that suffer is the first thing that comes to the minds of many people when they hear about animals testing. This idea is very true and in fact the animals used in animal testing during and after the year 2000 are rising (Taylor). The amount of animals that are used is not the only concern at play when determining the negative points of animal testing. Some scientists have proved that some methods of animal testing are completely unnecessary because a lot of animals are so genetically and anatomically different from humans that they have different reactions to things than a human would. In those cases people would be gaining nothing from the animals so they would have suffered for …show more content…
The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 still excludes certain animals from having the right to the basic requirements of reducing animal suffering during testing. These animals excluded from this protection include mice, rats and birds. In the United States there are dealers who sell animals that are purpose bred for animal testing. There are two main classes of dealers, class A and class B (Animals Used in Research). In both classes companies must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The main difference between the two is the type of animals that each sells. In class A companies sell purpose bred animals, or animals that are bred solely for use in animal testing. The licensing of this class has created a decrease in the amount of random animals used during experimentation but there are still a huge number of animals being bred strictly to be tested on. Class B is another group which consists of companies that can be licensed but they sell primarily animals found in shelters, pounds, free-to-home ads in newspapers, auctions and other various sources (Animals Used in Research). In both of these groups of companies animals that may have been perfectly fine and made good companions to people are sent off to be tested
The necessity and morality of animal testing are among the most common topics discussed today. Since the discovery of testing new medical treatments on animals many people have pondered whether or not it is actually helpful. Animals have allowed scientist to develop many helpful medicines and medical practices that benefit humans. On the other hand, scientists discovered that animals are not always good test subjects due to the vast differences in both their physical and biological properties. Animal testing on the surface seems to be good but it in fact can be quite detrimental.
Over the years animal testing has been a valuable asset in determining whether certain products or surgical methods could be acceptable …show more content…
The large number of animals that suffer is the first thing that comes to the minds of many people when they hear about animals testing. This idea is very true and in fact the animals used in animal testing during and after the year 2000 are rising (Taylor). The amount of animals that are used is not the only concern at play when determining the negative points of animal testing. Some scientists have proved that some methods of animal testing are completely unnecessary because a lot of animals are so genetically and anatomically different from humans that they have different reactions to things than a human would. In those cases people would be gaining nothing from the animals so they would have suffered for …show more content…
The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 still excludes certain animals from having the right to the basic requirements of reducing animal suffering during testing. These animals excluded from this protection include mice, rats and birds. In the United States there are dealers who sell animals that are purpose bred for animal testing. There are two main classes of dealers, class A and class B (Animals Used in Research). In both classes companies must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The main difference between the two is the type of animals that each sells. In class A companies sell purpose bred animals, or animals that are bred solely for use in animal testing. The licensing of this class has created a decrease in the amount of random animals used during experimentation but there are still a huge number of animals being bred strictly to be tested on. Class B is another group which consists of companies that can be licensed but they sell primarily animals found in shelters, pounds, free-to-home ads in newspapers, auctions and other various sources (Animals Used in Research). In both of these groups of companies animals that may have been perfectly fine and made good companions to people are sent off to be tested