Using Animals For Medical Testing Is Unethical And Unnecessary

“Each year, more than 100 million animals—including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds—are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing(Using)”. It is estimated that at least 6% of the animals also experience pain. It may not look like a lot, but 6% is a lot when there are more than 100 million animals being tested. According to Orlans, the animals suffer from "vomiting, diarrhea, paralysis, convulsion, and internal bleeding. Since death is the required endpoint, dying animals are not put out of their misery by euthanasia" (Orlans). Additionally, some that survive the testings are permanently injured. So, why do we keep testing on animals when there are other alternatives to test products? If we put all our resources to find other alternatives, then we can stop this cruel act groups such as Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are already protesting against this problem, so should everybody else. No product is worth killing millions of animals. …show more content…
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Orlans, F. Barbara. In the Name of Science: Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation. New York: Oxford UP,