Liberation

In discussions of animal testing, one controversial issue has been whether animals can feel emotions as humans do, and furthermore, if they can then is the use of animals in research morally wrong? On the one hand, scientists that use animals as test subjects, such as Helosia Sabin and her late husband, argue that it is crucial for any medical progress because much testing is required before releasing a new drug into the public. On the other hand, people like Peggy Carlson, a scientist herself…

Mississippi State University Equality of Life: A Response to Animal Liberation Over time, the killing of animals for the better of the human race has become routine and typical. Whether these killings be for sport, for food, or for scientific research, we as a society have become numb to the inhumane treatment of nonhuman mammals. If today’s society is in unanimous support for the equal treatment of men and women and all different races, then it should be unacceptable to exploit nonhuman life…

(Sing); I didn’t ask you to take me here, I didn’t ask to be broken. I didn’t ask you to stroke my hair, or treat me like a worthless token. But my skin is thick, and my mind is strong, I am built like my father was, I’ve done nothing wrong. So free me, I just wanna feel what life should be. I just want enough space to turn around and face the truth. So free me. (Speak) That was the beginning of a song titled “Free Me” by Goldfinger. This song is about animals in the cages of a chemical testing…

numerous controversies in the world today. This is in view of the fact that it involves the cruel torture of live animals, causing major uproars from Animal Rights Organizations such as; PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), ALF (Animal Liberation Front), Animal Legal Defense Fund as well as many others. In my opinion, Animal experimentation is unethical, not only since it involves the cruel slaughtering of animals, but also seeing that it shows a very inhumane side of human…

us by checking to see if certain products or drugs are safe for human use (Clemmitt 10). Although this is true, there is still the risk of a product working on animals and not on humans. Vlasak, a surgeon and leader of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, says, “Half of the drugs that test as safe on animals turn out to not work or be safe in people, so you might as well flip a coin” (qtd. in Clemmitt 10). What is the point of testing on animals if there’s the risk of it not even…

Hijackings Forced Jordan to Take Action Against the PLO On September 21, 1970 the cover of Time Magazine read simply “Pirates in the Sky.” It was referring to the hijacking of four planes by the Palestinian militant group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or the PFLP. This incident was one of the first cases of airplane hijacking as a took for political blackmail, and it played a significant role in king Hussein’s decision to attack the Palestinian organizations on his…

It is used in developing new drugs and approving the safety of drugs. Hence, millions of unhealthy people have been helped indirectly by animal testing. However, animal testing is beneficial for human only and not for the animals used. Most of the animals which give great contribution to the health of world's dwellers are cruelly slaughtered during experiments and not well treated in drug-development laboratories. Animals, like human, also have rights to be freed from suffering and treated well.…

The Moral Controversy on Using Animal for Research Historically, the health and well being of humans have taken precedent over those of animals’. Only recently have animal “rights” become a major and sometimes controversial topic in the general public. The controversy is inflamed by the fact that it is common practice to use animals for medical research. Different people have many different views on this topic. Is it humane to experiment on animals? Does a life-saving vaccine warrant the pain…

Using Outdated Methods As technology advances computers become faster, science is able to reach to an even further understanding in research. While this is true Doke and Dhawale state in Alternatives to Animal Testing: A Review “Every year, millions of experimental animals are used all over the world” (224). The use of animals for research and lab experiments is not only an outdated method that harms animals, but is also unreliable and unneeded. Using animals for research and experimentation,…

What is animal testing used for and why? Animal testing is used and required by the United States government to test the safety of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and various consumer products. Additionally, animals are commonly used in the practice of medical and military training. Government agencies that heavily rely on animal testing are the U.S. Military, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the…