Using Outdated Methods
As technology advances computers become faster, science is able to reach to an even further understanding in research. While this is true Doke and Dhawale state in Alternatives to Animal Testing: A Review “Every year, millions of experimental animals are used all over the world” (224). The use of animals for research and lab experiments is not only an outdated method that harms animals, but is also unreliable and unneeded. Using animals for research and experimentation, while a lucrative business for many, has proven to be not “only unsafe, but also expensive, time-consuming, and unreliable” (“Limitations and Dangers”). It is true that the use of animals in research have been used to “obtain products like vaccines, anti-biotics …show more content…
Besides all the cost for the advanced equipment used for testing, as well as the staff to conduct the research, you have the cost of the animals food and living conditions. The fact of the matter is, too much money is spent on animals used in research rather than more reliable and cost effective methods of research. “From a strictly economic standpoint, it makes no sense to continue relying on animal safety test to safeguard human health” (“Limitations and Dangers”). Why should we continue to fund these programs that are not giving reliable results? There are many new alternatives to animal testing that can be used for testing and research. Some of the most common alternatives to using animals are, “in vitro models, cell cultures, computer models, and new imaging/analyzing techniques” (Doke and Dhawale, 225). All of these alternatives have proven to be just as effective as well as cheaper in cost. A great example is specialized computer programs. These programs use “statistical procedures to analyze the results of alternative protocols can provide dependable outcomes” (Doke and Dhawale, 228). Even now these computer programs are a step ahead of animals in the fact that they can continually provide dependable results. In an experiment conducted at a university two groups of students were to conduct an experiment. With the first group using a traditional lab approach and the latter using computer programs (Doke and Dhawale, 225). The end result showed that “the cost of new techniques was much less than the traditional laboratory practices” (Doke and Dhawale, 225). With multiple alternatives to using animals in research proving superior not only in dependability but as well as cost. Why are animals still being used, “but also is fiercely defended despite obvious limitations, dangers, and the reality that it may not help our battle against human diseases, and may actually hinder it”
As technology advances computers become faster, science is able to reach to an even further understanding in research. While this is true Doke and Dhawale state in Alternatives to Animal Testing: A Review “Every year, millions of experimental animals are used all over the world” (224). The use of animals for research and lab experiments is not only an outdated method that harms animals, but is also unreliable and unneeded. Using animals for research and experimentation, while a lucrative business for many, has proven to be not “only unsafe, but also expensive, time-consuming, and unreliable” (“Limitations and Dangers”). It is true that the use of animals in research have been used to “obtain products like vaccines, anti-biotics …show more content…
Besides all the cost for the advanced equipment used for testing, as well as the staff to conduct the research, you have the cost of the animals food and living conditions. The fact of the matter is, too much money is spent on animals used in research rather than more reliable and cost effective methods of research. “From a strictly economic standpoint, it makes no sense to continue relying on animal safety test to safeguard human health” (“Limitations and Dangers”). Why should we continue to fund these programs that are not giving reliable results? There are many new alternatives to animal testing that can be used for testing and research. Some of the most common alternatives to using animals are, “in vitro models, cell cultures, computer models, and new imaging/analyzing techniques” (Doke and Dhawale, 225). All of these alternatives have proven to be just as effective as well as cheaper in cost. A great example is specialized computer programs. These programs use “statistical procedures to analyze the results of alternative protocols can provide dependable outcomes” (Doke and Dhawale, 228). Even now these computer programs are a step ahead of animals in the fact that they can continually provide dependable results. In an experiment conducted at a university two groups of students were to conduct an experiment. With the first group using a traditional lab approach and the latter using computer programs (Doke and Dhawale, 225). The end result showed that “the cost of new techniques was much less than the traditional laboratory practices” (Doke and Dhawale, 225). With multiple alternatives to using animals in research proving superior not only in dependability but as well as cost. Why are animals still being used, “but also is fiercely defended despite obvious limitations, dangers, and the reality that it may not help our battle against human diseases, and may actually hinder it”