Is animal testing ever justified? Some people believe that medical testing on animals to advance in medical research is necessary; however, cosmetic animal testing is never justified. There are plenty of other alternatives that can be used. Cosmetic animal testing should be banned because it does not improve human life or lead to any medical breakthroughs. Animals are used to test many different substances or products for either medical or cosmetic purposes. The most common cosmetic tests are for eye irritability and skin irritation. Other tests include preventing harm to the metabolism and reproductive system. Most of the animals used as test subjects are mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and hamsters. However, other studies have used pigs,
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When a product says, “animal testing free” what does that really mean? It could mean that the testing was performed by a different company or a hired lab. Maybe the final product was not tested but all the individual ingredients were. When buying products look for official certifications. An example is the Leaping Bunny Program which lives by the rule, “No animal testing can be used in any phase of the products development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers” (Leaping Bunny Program). Most people do not know that there are many products that have joined the Leaping Bunny Program. Burt's Bees, Crystal deodorant, Naked Cosmetics, Method, Aqua Natural and Bare Ethics(Leaping Bunny Guide Brands) are some of the companies that have joined the non-animal testing …show more content…
Many agree that animal testing should be banned or at least decreased. Between 1973 and 2006 animal testing decreased about a half of million” (Putney 46), so lets continue that. There are many small differences we can make in our lives. First, research products and figure out how they are tested. If there is an off brand that is the same product but performs no testing, support that company. Other countries, such as Europe, has taken a stand and has saved thousand of animals from testing (Abbott). The FDA needs to step in and audit these companies conducting these experiments. The FDA can set regulations and provide grants to companies to purchase the alternatives such as Episkin or computerized models, if they stop cosmetic animal testing. Throughout the day, we pick up numerous products, question whether or not it was necessary to blind an animal over
When a product says, “animal testing free” what does that really mean? It could mean that the testing was performed by a different company or a hired lab. Maybe the final product was not tested but all the individual ingredients were. When buying products look for official certifications. An example is the Leaping Bunny Program which lives by the rule, “No animal testing can be used in any phase of the products development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers” (Leaping Bunny Program). Most people do not know that there are many products that have joined the Leaping Bunny Program. Burt's Bees, Crystal deodorant, Naked Cosmetics, Method, Aqua Natural and Bare Ethics(Leaping Bunny Guide Brands) are some of the companies that have joined the non-animal testing …show more content…
Many agree that animal testing should be banned or at least decreased. Between 1973 and 2006 animal testing decreased about a half of million” (Putney 46), so lets continue that. There are many small differences we can make in our lives. First, research products and figure out how they are tested. If there is an off brand that is the same product but performs no testing, support that company. Other countries, such as Europe, has taken a stand and has saved thousand of animals from testing (Abbott). The FDA needs to step in and audit these companies conducting these experiments. The FDA can set regulations and provide grants to companies to purchase the alternatives such as Episkin or computerized models, if they stop cosmetic animal testing. Throughout the day, we pick up numerous products, question whether or not it was necessary to blind an animal over