Animal Liberation Front

The act of animal testing for biomedical research began as early as 500 BC. The known people who had started this were Aristotle and Erasistratus. They performed experiments on living animals. A Greek physician named Galen, who lived from 129-199/217 AD, conducted research on animals to understand studies such as anatomy and pharmacology. A man named Ibn Zuhr was an Arab physician in twelfth century Moorish Spain. He introduced animal testing as a way of practicing medical procedures before…

The debate about animal testing being right or wrong has been going on for years now. Although animal testing has improved new medication over the years, as well as it has found the cure for many illnesses, this topic deal with sensitive issues; one of them being, is animal testing morally right? Thanks to animal testing, the wellness, and health of humans have improved significantly, on the other hand, however, by doing the “greater good” innocent animals are being tortured/killed every day.…

Overview 9 Denise Dearing focuses on how animals consuming plants can avoid the deadly toxin. Mammals synthesize biocompound to counteract toxins. She works with woodrats because there are over 20 different species and they can feed on a variety of different diets. Woodrats drag plants back to their mittens and those items serve as info for many researchers to recreate the flora of the desert. Dearing’s lab focuses on liver enzymes because it allow them to look at the mRNA while the rats are fed…

during human trials to perfect that product. Or worst, what animal had to suffer the consequences in order to ensure the safety of that human product. The purpose of this speech is to discuss the controversies of animal experimentation. The concerns it brings, the benefits that arises from this testing and suggested alternatives to decrease this practice. Over decades, animal rights advocates have argued against animal experimentation. These advocates had…

people view the rights of animals that deserve better treatment as animal models. The reduction of the need for experiments on animals, started being considered due to the ethics about animals (Keith Zimmerman, 2010). It was believed that animals are simply automata and not capable of being conscious of thought and feeling among the scientific community even into 1970s. Nowadays some scientists will consider about if animal can feel pain. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has been known to…

Animals all over the globe are sitting in a cage right now, scared, cold and alone waiting for the next experiment to be done to them. They sit in this cage longing for the day that they are able to free, if they survive the experiments or if they are of no longer need to the scientists. Every year there are millions of animals killed in laboratories from the tests and experiments done to them. These poor, defenseless animals are poisoned, shocked, and burned during these tests and are often…

Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, are the most well-known animal rights group in the world. Through campaigns, commercials and advertisements, PETA has grabbed the attention of the public eye, and refuses to let go until their message is fully embraced. On the surface, this doesn’t seem like a bad thing. After all, PETA’s message is pretty clean-cut, and advocates for an issue that many wouldn’t disagree with. On the surface, the organization stands for benefitting animals worldwide. This…

According to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, “Every person in the United States has benefited from the results of animal testing. Children are now immunized against many diseases such as whooping cough, small pox, and tetanus all because of animal testing”. With all the good coming from animal testing it is hard to believe there are still some radical groups strongly opposing the medical science behind it. Animal testing for medical purposes is necessary and justified…

Religion could be found in every corner of the world. It dictates what we eat, how we look, what we do or don’t do, and the morals we believe. For a lot of us religion is a big part of our lives and this could be seen in our government. Since the birth of the United States, religion has played a big part in our society, lawmaking, and culture. The U.S is a Christian based country and its morals have dictated a lot of laws. These religious biased laws have suppressed many types of people and the…

Ideal families in the fifties consisted of a working father, a mother who was a housewife, and a few children. Many men joined unions to take care of their families, where they were able to receive pensions and health benefits. The government also supported most families with their financial situation after the war had ended. Although the "ideal" family life was pleasing, it did not last very long. According to Pauline Irit Erera in What Is A Family, "The main reason for family change was…