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When penalties are issued to the laboratories and organizations that do not follow the guidelines, they are negligible, and do little to deter 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,…

for humans to test products on animals in order to advance their own scientific knowledge? A main argument against animal testing is that it is inhumane to treat animals without regard to any pain they may feel. Peter Singer, in his book Animal Liberation,…

Using Animals in Biomedical Research “One million insulin-dependent diabetics survive today because of the discovery of insulin and the study of diabetes using dogs, rabbits, rats and mice models” according to Foundation for Medical Research. The topic of whether animals should be used in biomedical testing remains to be one of the most controversial topic in United States today. Although one may argue animals should not be used in biomedical research because there are many alternatives out…

oxycontinand vvaspressin are said to have effect on social behavior on rodent, so an experiment was being done on rodents to see the affects they have. The experiments involve two different groups of rodents and support idea that they had. the first group were males that already had the oxytocin gene, the other was praire vole in the couples had stable monogramous bond. The rodents that already had the oxytocin genes were unconscious and could not produce the oxycontin hormone. Without the…

Also around that same time period people used animals to satisfy their curiosity of the insides of animals. (Hajar). They would examined sensory nerves, motor nerves, and tendons in order to understand their functional differences. Around the 2nd century Galen of Pergamon, a Greek physician. Conducted animal experiments in the areas of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology; he is the first to describe the complexities of the cardio system, and he also then found discoveries on brain and spinal…

Chimpanzee research is a growing awarness in the world with many countries banning it and arguing that experimenting on these animals is flat out wrong. Chimpanzee reserach labratories are used to conduct invasive experiments to test drugs on chimpanzees, this trend of using chimpanzees for research started in the 1920s. Capturing baby chimps from forests in Africa and hunters would kill any other chimpanzee protecting the babies. Sent off to labs to be tested most of the chimpanzees lasting at…

An 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…

Do you own a dog or a cat? Or maybe a chicken or a monkey? If you do you’d be surprised to know that people all over the country are arguing that animals deserve rights. Animals are always being treated inhumanly and people want a stop to it. PETA, a big organization for ethical treatment of animals is trying to put a stop to the abuse of animals. The question is do you think animals need a “Bill of Rights”? I think some animals deserve some kind or law that lets them enjoy their lives without…

This article tells the dispute about Seaworld's breeding rights, each side had there quotes and opinions. To me this article really points out the fact that that Seaworld is in fact a company and not an organization. There intentions are based in profit not benefit of the animals and education; even though if you check Seaworld's website they explain differently. This really makes me wonder if the company is lying to save themselves from being bankrupt or being forcibly shut down. Like anyone I…

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…