Animal testing

Animal testing has been used for 150 years, various tests can be performed, and all have many different purposes. During the 17th century, William Harvey was one of the first, recorded people to conduct a studies on animals. His objective was to conduct several studies on animal to pinpoint how blood circulated. During the 19th century the use of animals, for scientific research had boomed, along with anesthetics. Due to this, in 1876, the Cruelty to Animals Act was passed, making it the first…

ANIMAL TESTING In today’s society, many people have debated over the idea of vivisection otherwise known as animal testing. This controversial topic questions whether people should make animals submit for the greater good of humanity or to not be utilized as animal test subjects. It’s has been in debate since the seventieth century. The majority of states in the past several years have passed laws regarding animal testing; saying it should be more humanized. Many people would think animal…

Animal testing has greatly advanced Human health. Without animal testing, diseases like kidney transplants, cervical disease would not have been advanced in the way that it has. Advancements in medicine, insulin and numerous other drugs have been made achievable through animal testing. Animal testing will always continue to advance medical research. In order to produce new types of drugs, scientists must be able to test them out on animals. Scientists have established that various animals have…

These days, there is an ongoing debate between people about animal experiments. With many people claiming that performing experiments in animals have widely accepted method of testing the drugs before using it in the humans. While many arguably arrogating that animal experiments are literally an inhuman behaviour towards animals.However, this notion merits serious consideration. In this essay, I will explicate my point of view by analyzing both the sides of the assertion. At the outset, there…

Animal experimentation is a big deal, it’s a situation that affects more than just animals. Even though it might not seem that important people are fighting every day to stop it. Did you ever wonder what it would feel like to be tested on with a risk of dying? Animals experiment with every day being tested on perfume products and new drugs. Even though it helps us, humans, it’s horrible, the worst part human don’t know how bad it is. The more we test on animals the more we're wasting lives us…

The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel but inhumane. Today we can find more than millions of animals which have grieved in the name of animal testing by undergoing ruthless death. Sun (2012) and Jha (2005) found that around 3 million animals were used annually in experiments. These animals were either killed or subsequently euthanized. Animal testing involves the inflicting distress, pain or even death of animals in the name of medical and academic research. Cohen (1989)…

Every day animals all over the world are unwillingly and harshly treated as experimental objects, to be used for unnecessary scientific cosmetic testing. Across the country, about 26 million animals every year are used in and as experiments. They are used to figure out the toxicity of medications, discover and develop medical treatments, participate in food and chemical tests, and, most especially, make sure certain products for humans, such as cosmetics and other personal care products, are…

to mind when they hear animal testing. The first scenario is that scientist are torturing, neglecting and abusing the animals that are being tested on. The other scenario is that scientist are being ethical, take care of the animals and are creating life-saving medicines. This makes the use of animals in experiments a controversial topic; a topic that isn’t quite black and white when argued. There are different types of animal testing like, medical testing and cosmetic testing; one is more…

Along with enhancing animal safety steps, another thing that everybody can do is try and find non-animal alternatives to animal testing. The issue about non-animal alternatives is that they aren’t always easy to find or reliable when it comes to possibly deadly drugs (Hajar). One alternative in particular has shown to be very promising. They are called in silico tests. These tests are computer-based tests that function much like a virtual screening. This allows for tests to be conducted on the…

Animal Testing Animal testing is a controversial issue that has been occurring in the United States for many years. Over 100 million animals are used for every year for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetic testing. These animals are kept in poor living conditions and experience pain and suffering. Animal testing is wrong and unethical and alternative methods exist that could help prevent this testing. The way animal testing is exercised in America today is inhumane. Everyday hundreds of…