Animal Liberation Front

Millions of animals go through excruciatingly painful tests that cause suffering and usually end in death, just so researchers can predict what might happen to a human if they were to use the product being tested. Animal testing is a controversial subject but in the end, it is unreliable, cruel, unjustified, and should come to an end. To begin with, animal experimentation provides unreliable test results and false information on the side effects of products. In the article, Animal Testing…

Animal testing is probably one of the most debatable topics of medicine today. It has been used for over a century and a half, and it still continues to expand its usage more and more every year. Although banned in some countries, statistics of others are terrifying, making us question whether it is or it isn’t the right choice when it comes to using innocent animals for research purposes. First of all, animals do not choose to be in a lab. They do not get to choose to be treated like they are…

Drug companies have other agendas especially when it comes to making a profit through our pets. Drugs or known by their other name in the professional field (Medicine) has been right along side with the evolution of humanity furthermore the advancement of technology. Pets both Domestic and exotic have skyrocketed in popularity and according to the APPA National Pet Owners survey, “65% of U.S households own a pet, which equates to 79.7 million homes” (APPA). But along with Pets comes veterinarian…

companies, schools, and labs from continuing to place these animals in dangerous situations. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is an organization, founded by attorneys, which files lawsuits to protect animals. Their goal is to assure the punishment of animal abusers. There are also many organizations that work to prevent animal cruelty and misuse, such as PETA, ASPCA, and national and state humane societies. Some experiments on animals could be considered abuse, and therefore would be…

estimated 100,000-200,000 animals are testing on for the safety of cosmetic products each year around the world. The topic is cosmetic testing on animals to make sure that products are safe for use. Testing cosmetics on animals is a type of animal testing used to test the safety and hypoallergenic properties of products for use by humans. Because of the harm done to the animal subjects, this testing is opposed by animal rights activists and others. Cosmetic testing on animals is necessary to…

Animal testing is the use of non-human animals in research and development projects. These research and development projects consist of medical treatments, determining the harmfulness of medicines, and inspecting the safety of products. By the mid-19th centuries, movements that prevented animal cruelty spread in Europe causing governments to pass related laws. In fact, organizations such as, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and similar groups, focus on the fact that…

blindness, and even death. This horrible cosmetic incident led to the main cosmetic animal test used today, the Draize tests. The Draize skin test is where the hair of rabbits, mice or rats is shaved in a small area. The cosmetic products are then rubbed directly into the skin and the area is regularly inspected for damage or irritation. The Draize test has been criticized for being unreliable and a needless waste of animal life. The LD50 test is used to test the dosage…

Animal abuse has been a constant, underlying issue in modern society for a long time. Hidden in plain sight, most people tend to ignore or miss the signs of animal abuse. This issue is addressed in the advertisements created by Mikayla Slom and Alexandria Wai at the ISF Academy. Designed to appeal to an audience of animal lovers, the two advertisements suggest that animal cruelty is hidden away in many aspects of our lives and aim to make the viewer take action. These two advertisements both…

more effectively prevent most methods of animal cruelty and neglect, because animals should not be punished or killed for being born at the wrong time and place. Animals shouldn’t be penalized for no longer being cute or young. Animals shouldn’t be used as play toys for young children or for fighting to entertain men to gain profit. Animals should not be crammed into a small area with an unfair life because they will become food in their near future. Yes, animals are not always treated badly but…

with our ears. We have been researching it for hundreds of years and I believe we can for a few hundred more. These waves are used in many other applications such as fishing, to detect fish, or sonar in submarines to detect where they are. Some animals actually use infrasound to communicate over long distances…