Why Is Animal Testing Wrong

Animals are there for people to enjoy and have fun with. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and types. Yet not all animals are not treated by the same standards as other animals. Animal testing is wrong because of the effects it has on the animals such as the harmful side effects, the reduction of life expectancy, and the lasting effects it has on the animal.

Most of the time the test subjects are harmed in some way. Subjects often come down with some down sort of sickness or rash. There are many instances where the test subject has been killed. One instance is where Harvard Medical School violated the laws and guidelines by accidentally killing a “non-human primate by keeping the animal in a cage that had just been cleaned with a cage washing machine”(Hunnicutt 1). This has happened at many other schools such as Princeton University and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. The AWA Is the law that protects these animals from being mistreated. The AWA is the party responsible for suing/fining the schools that have disobeyed the law. There is doubt in the “effectiveness of the law set forth to protect the test subjects”(Hunnicutt 1). Many people doubt the law and the conduct of the schools that have …show more content…
The test subjects often develop deep depression and in turn leads to a decline in life expectancy. Because non-human primates are so similar to humans, testing facilities often use them for testing. Due to the similar characteristics between humans and primates, primates often suffer from the “same mental ailments that humans do”(Bekoff 1). Often times the test subjects are malnourished and become prone to infection and disease (Bekoff 1). The malnourishment runs down the immune system and sickness spreads throughout the body of the test subject and therefore shortens the lifespan of the animal. The test facilities are the main contributor to the shortened life span of animals being