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A highly controversial argument of utilizing animals in the testing and development of medical research has left scientists at an impasse on the ethics behind the operations. Approximately 115 animals are used each year in the United States for both scientific and commercial testing. Every 1.7 seconds one animal is killed, which adds up to 28,000 a day. These animals become experimental subjects to be used for dangerous procedures, so humans don’t have to do it. Animals are used to test the…

When speaking of animal research, it is easy to see it as a morbid, more grotesque field. This is likely because it is easy to see the words “research” and “experimentation” as surgeries that are performed to see if something works and could usually result in death of the animal used in the experiment. However, this is not so, with much of today’s technology animal research and experimentation is performed when there is no better alternative and with medical advancements we can safely perform…

In recent years, research has shown that there is a link between crimes and antisocial behavior. This is seen through genetics, which correlate to the brain and finally turn to antisocial behavior. According to Adrian Raine, genes play a significant role in structural and functional alterations. Evidence has shown that 50% of antisocial behavior are connected to genetic influences. (Moffitt, 2005), cited in, Raine (2008). One of the genes that influence antisocial behavior is the monoamine…

*95% of animals used for experiments are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act, the only act governing animal testing. Laws protecting animals need to include test animals used for experiments and these laws should be more strongly enforced. In order to minimize the number of animals used for testing and make sure they are not mistreated, the laws need to make it harder for researchers to use animals, making alternatives more appealing. Many people would agree that animal testing is morally…

PETA to the Extreme Extremism can be defined as; an ideology considered to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society or to violate common moral standards. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, is a non-profit organization with the motto: “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment” (“The Issues”). PETA has expressed these extreme tendencies in many of their outlandish campaigns over the years. This evidence shows that PETA goes to…

Animal experimentation or Animal testing is beneficial to humans and everyone involved. There are a lot of disagreements on whether or not it is good or bad. The only problem is the people who think it is bad are not informed about it. Animal activist like to argue how it hurts animals. When in truth, the it’s helping save more humans and people in general. Animal experimentation doesn’t harm any pets. And it doesn’t try to harm any animals tested on in general, the goal is to keep the public…

Human-animal border talks about how different cultures have had different ideas about how animals should be treated. In this paper, I will discuss what are the different places to draw that border, how well do we hold up to that standard, do we need to draw on this border at all, and what are the consequences of drawing it and not drawing it. Tylor said “culture is the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man…

descriptions of the circulation of blood in mammals. Without the use of animal testing the world’s population wouldn’t be as large as it is today. However, the use of animal testing is inhumane and virtually unethical. Animals have been living on Earth longer than humans. Animals deserve their rights as much as humans do. Animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation,…

The Cruelty of Genetic Engineering in the US Livestock Industry Imagine, you are born only to live for only a few short days or weeks and then die a painful death due to organ failure. Would you be okay with that? Of course not, but this is the reality for some poor animals that are born as products of genetic engineering. Over 9 million animals are brought up each year in cramped conditions, wrought with deformities (Rifkin). There are also risks of mass reproduction as a result of growth…

The issue of declawing is being made more obvious to the horrors it can cause to your beloved feline friend. When an onychectomy, otherwise known as a declaw, is performed it is equal to cutting off your finger at the first knuckle. The bone of the third phalanx is removed, it is not just cutting the nail off. Cat's nails retract, by cutting into these muscles and tendons you risk serious long-term physical and emotional impacts. 61 of 163 cats experienced chronic pain for 1-42 days after the…