Animal Testing; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Please read my whole essay with the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan playing in the background. Each year, more than one hundred million animals are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. There is debate whether animal testing is causing more harm than good. My sources indicate that there is a fine line drawn between human needs and taking advantage of the species that we consider inferior to us, their debate raises the question: is physical pain caused to animals worth finding the cure? The primary purpose of this medical research is to promote human health. The study of animals
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In fact, testing on animals has led to many lifesaving treatments for farm animals, wildlife, and endangered species. Vaccinations for animals, such as rabies, tetanus, and feline leukemia, allow animals to live longer in good health.
The diseases mentioned above are largely preventable now because of the use of animal testing. New vaccines and treatments are being made everyday because of the constant gain of knowledge within the species and human body. Animals are not seen on the same level as humans, they are seen as inferior. Humans are superior by nature. Humans have dominion over animals because people need animals to survive; they are a necessity of human culture. Animal testing dates all the way back to the ancient times of the Romans and Greeks. During those time periods, physicians would dissect animals with the aim to obtain knowledge. Aristotle and Erasistratus were among the first to experiment on living animals. Back then animal experimentation was one of their only ways to gain knowledge on how to prevent diseases, but now a day we have new technology so animal testing is becoming rarer. According to statistics the number of animals used in research is dropping every year. In 1973, 1,653, 345 animals, ranging from dogs to rabbits, were used for animal testing. By 2007 1,027, 450 animals were used. (Kim …show more content…
They are not being protected, they are being neglected. It is unethical and unnecessary. We continue to ignore it, so it continues to occur. Some may believe that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals suffer just like humans, whether it is caused by pain or stress. There are many harmful toxins and ingredients in the testing materials that they use that can cause harm to animals. Even though the researchers try to minimize the pain, they aren’t able to completely prevent pain from occurring. Animals are not capable of making decisions for themselves so they have to suffer through a life of pain and torture. They are being kept away from the natural world, where they belong. They are seen as subjects, not animals. Picture this: You are confined to a small box without any control over any aspect of your life. You are pricked and prodded, have no control on when or what you can eat. You can not stop your pain. This is life for animals in a
In fact, testing on animals has led to many lifesaving treatments for farm animals, wildlife, and endangered species. Vaccinations for animals, such as rabies, tetanus, and feline leukemia, allow animals to live longer in good health.
The diseases mentioned above are largely preventable now because of the use of animal testing. New vaccines and treatments are being made everyday because of the constant gain of knowledge within the species and human body. Animals are not seen on the same level as humans, they are seen as inferior. Humans are superior by nature. Humans have dominion over animals because people need animals to survive; they are a necessity of human culture. Animal testing dates all the way back to the ancient times of the Romans and Greeks. During those time periods, physicians would dissect animals with the aim to obtain knowledge. Aristotle and Erasistratus were among the first to experiment on living animals. Back then animal experimentation was one of their only ways to gain knowledge on how to prevent diseases, but now a day we have new technology so animal testing is becoming rarer. According to statistics the number of animals used in research is dropping every year. In 1973, 1,653, 345 animals, ranging from dogs to rabbits, were used for animal testing. By 2007 1,027, 450 animals were used. (Kim …show more content…
They are not being protected, they are being neglected. It is unethical and unnecessary. We continue to ignore it, so it continues to occur. Some may believe that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals suffer just like humans, whether it is caused by pain or stress. There are many harmful toxins and ingredients in the testing materials that they use that can cause harm to animals. Even though the researchers try to minimize the pain, they aren’t able to completely prevent pain from occurring. Animals are not capable of making decisions for themselves so they have to suffer through a life of pain and torture. They are being kept away from the natural world, where they belong. They are seen as subjects, not animals. Picture this: You are confined to a small box without any control over any aspect of your life. You are pricked and prodded, have no control on when or what you can eat. You can not stop your pain. This is life for animals in a