Animal Rights and Experimentation The two most controversial topics dealing with animals is their rights and experimentation. There has been an ample amount of opinions for and against each topic. Within the collection of essays in Animal Experimentation by Cindy Mur, all viewpoints are expressed with evidence behind them. These topics are brought up in various ways through everyday life.…
Simon Festing and Robin Wilkinson, in their article, The Ethics of Animal Research, published in June 2007, address the topic of animal experimentation and testing and argue that it has greatly benefitted medical research and that discontinuing its use would have serious consequences in public health. Festing and Wilkinson support their claim first by establishing their credibility with the use of many reputable sources, second by utilizing data and statistics, and lastly by taking into consideration the perspectives of the opposing side. The overall purpose of the authors is to clarify the current issues with animal research in order to prove that testing animals is still the best solution. The authors employ a scientific tone in order to present an argument that appeals to individuals that have diverse views…
These physician-scientist used animals to understand anatomy, pathology and help with surgical procedures (Haiar). The use of animal testing escalated in the 1600s, making it more of a controversial topic. In the 1600s, scientist justified animal testing by denying that animals don’t have any thoughts and reason like humans. But, in the 1800s views on animal testing had changed, creating anti-vivisectionist or anti-animal testing organizations like the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was created (Baier 137).…
Roman scientist Claudius Galen became known as the Father of Vivisection (“Animal Testing”). Animal experimentation became an issue in the 1980’s, by a group called PETA, because animals are being harmed, tested on and operated without being sedated. The government passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to support animal testing for safety reasons and also passed the Animal Welfare Act to help the animals being tested after many debates. Safety is a top priority for businesses, which is why some allow and encourage animal experimentation so…
Animal experimentation is a scientific experiment conducted on animals in laboratories to create human products such as cosmetics, household items, and medications. Around 35 million animals are used around the world for animal experimentation annually. The animals used are kept in confined spaces under close view and control of the scientist. This allows for them to test multiple variables on the animal without any loss of control. Animal experimentation may include exposure to radiation, surgical removal of organs, or injections of toxins for the purpose of a reaction to hazardous contents in a product.…
While scientists often argue that animal testing is necessary for medical advancement, it can be considered inhumane and is not always necessary. Animals are used in research to determine the safety of products, advance in science, study disease, and develop forms of treatment. While there are alternatives for…
Noël Merino in the article, “Medical Testing on Animals Is Cruel and Unnecessary” argues that animal testing is cruel and it does not benefit humans as much as society may think it does. Merino supports his argument by describing a summary of the process of animal research and how little it does for humans and how much it actually hurts animals. The author’s purpose is to show that humans do not fully understand what happens in the laboratories so that they don’t completely understand how demeaning it is to research on animals. The author writes in a formal tone to the audience.…
As society transitions from a mindset of industrialization to an environmentally based mentality, more ethical issues come to light. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million animals annually are used for scientific research. With the growing trend of vegetarian and vegan diets, controversy arises regarding whether it is acceptable to cause suffering and death to animals for human benefits. Particularly in the cases of research and experimentation, the use of animals raises concern about how the government should intervene, if at all.…
Animal testing is among one of the most controversial issues worldwide. Animal testing can lead to many great discoveries in our constant evolving world, but can also endanger the lives of innocent creatures. Through many arguments, animal testing puts the life of animals at risk in order to try to make advancements in the medical, cosmetic, and scientific fields. The first animal testing began in the 17th century on numerous animals to demonstrate blood circulation. Animal testing expanded quickly and in 1876 parliament passed the Cruelty to Animal Acts in Europe.…
Say Goodbye to Animal Experimentation “Over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned, and abused in US labs every year” (11 Facts). Testing on animals is scientifically known as vivisection and it is used for a number of reasons. Verifying the safety of products meant for human use is one of the reasons for animal experimentation. Products requiring animal testing are cosmetic, personal care, household, chemicals, and medical devices. Vivisection is also used to develop new medical treatments that may be beneficial to some patients.…
Close your eyes and picture yourself as an innocent animal. While being that animal someone comes along an takes you in and feeds, shelter, and comforts you. Then suddenly the person that cared for you strips your fur, or brutally murders you for food, or holds you hostage for tests. These are just a few animal abuse in today's society that needs to be extinguished, therefore animals in our ecosystem deserve rights. Those rights should end the problems with animal abuse, abandonment, and animal experimentation.…
The question “is animal testing for medical research acceptable?” has been a particularly controversial topic since experimentation on animals first arose. Although I do not wish to exacerbate a feud with an unforeseeable end, I feel that I am obliged to bring some points to light. On one side of the of the fence, animal rights activists wish to protect vulnerable beings who have no voice yet on the other side thousands of people are dying of possibly curable diseases. A common argument for the abolition of in vivo animal testing is that animals do not provide consent to bring tested upon: how would you like it if you were plucked from your home without your consent?…
Animal Testing According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), over 100 million animals are killed every year in the United States only for educational purposes and for testing potential medicines and products. Although animals have been the subject of experiments since the 300 B. C, it was in the nineteenth century that those experiments became widespread (Orlans 3). With the dissemination of this phenomenon, the popular conscience grew and became a worldwide issue (Orlans 3). Nowadays, animals are used to test medicines that can cure human diseases, but also are used to understand and prevent some of those diseases such as cancer or heart problems.…
Cody Hayes-Tyler Professor Hinchen English 1302 6/27/17 Animal Experimentation: An Annotated Bibliography Day, Nancy. Animal Experimentation: Cruelty or Science? Hillside, N.J., U.S.A.: Enslow, 1994. Print. Nancy Day discusses the two different viewpoints of the widely debated topic of animal testing and thoroughly talks about the consequences of animal testing and experimentation and also the benefits we gain and build upon.…
“Animals have been used in scientific testing for thousands of years.(Animal Testing) This means that animal testing has been done for science since the Greek Era. “The Humane Society of the United States estimates that more than twenty-five million animals are used in scientific testing and research each year.(Animal Testing)” The experiments used on the animals include injecting or forcing animals to eat potentially harmful substances, exposing them to radiation, and destroying or removing organs deliberately. “This is known as Vivisection originally meant the dissection of a live animal, usually for the purpose of teaching or research.(Vivisection)” Making them inhale toxins, and creating horrible situations for the animals.…