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    Animal Testing: A Cruel Abuse or Vital Aspect of Research? As technology, medication, and new products are being altered and developed, animal testing labs are growing greatly in size (Casey). The term “animal testing” refers to the experimentation and studies conducted on living animals in the name of science. In fact, it is believed that over 115 million animals each year are being used in laboratory tests (Paterson). The testing, once restricted to only rodents like mice, rats, rabbits, etc., has expanded its research to cats and dogs as well (Paterson). Companies like Proctor and Gamble, for instance, are known for their extensive use of animal testing on their products. Because Proctor and Gamble own many big name makeup brands, household…

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    Millions of animals are being imprisoned in cages waiting on the next experiment to be performed; these animals are the victims of animal testing. Animal testing is the use of animals in scientific procedures to discover if certain substances are safe for humans. Of the one hundred million animals that are tested on each year, the diversity of the species ranges from frogs to monkeys. The individuals for animal testing approve of what occurs inside the laboratories, and those against animal…

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    makeup, or cleaning products they could be supporting animal cruelty and not even know it. Across the world, countless animals are locked inside bare, cold cages in laboratories. They are lonely and just want to be set free from their isolation and misery. They wait in terror for the next painful experiment to be performed on them. The stress that these animals are under causes them to bite their skin and rip their hair out. Therefore, it is important that customers check the label on their…

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    Mice are mice. Dogs are dogs. Humans are humans. This should be simple to understand, yet, we live in a world with such a high amount of people believing that cruel, painful testing on innocent animals will have the same outcome for people. The truth is that 95% of the tests that pass through animals proceed to fail in the human body. And why would that be? The two of us are such different species with different body structures and brain functions; therefore, we aren’t correspondent at all. In…

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    rely on animals in research): "The best guess for the link Between negative reactions in humans and animals for toxicity data are between 5% and ". 25%. In other words, the tests carried out on animals, at best, will reveal one of the Al Four negative effects of the drug on humans. However, we will not know any of these four effects will happen In humans to be drug tested on many people. Each year, approximately, of the 35,000 animals are in Europe and millions of them in all over the world…

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    Animal testing has been around for thousands of years and has strong support and opposition.Animals are used to test everything from makeup, to medical, and household chemicals.Those in favor of using animals for testing are looking to save human lives as well as reduce human pain and suffering.Those against animal testing say that animals often are not similar enough to humans and that they suffer unnecessarily.In order to know about animal testing, it is important to know its History,…

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    necessary to test these new products on animals. It has been said that animal testing is not harmful to animals, but studies have shown that animal testing does not really help, has a negative side effects on the animals, and that there are new alternative ways of testing. There are reasons that new products must be tested for the safety of the consumer. Manufactures and importers are required by law to test products for consumers. They have strict product safety requirements and must be…

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    Animal Testing “Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study” (Oxford University Press). Generally speaking, researchers take poor, defenseless animals and test them. They inflict them with toxins, burning devices, and other substances. This torture is all done in the name of beauty. “The 'modern' era of animal…

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    Animals can be wild, gentle, and are to be respected and admired. The truth that many people either don’t know or don’t appreciate is that animals are essential to human existence and have been playing a vital role in improving the quality of our lives. They have been providing us with answers to our most complex medical questions for decades. Their role in finding cures for diseases, treatments for illness, and product safety is immense. This practice refers to the term animal testing, which…

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    0323989 Title: Should animals be used for research? (Argumentative essay) What is animal research? Animal research is the use of non-humans (animals) in experiments and tests. Many people argue that animals should or should not be used for animal research with a multitude of reasons to support each claim. By checking the Internet, one can see that animal research is a hot topic which leads to many heated discussions and arguments about animal research and whether it is right or wrong. However,…

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