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Animal experimentation in fields of product safety and pharmaceutical development is a controversial subject. Those opposed to experimentation often cite the suffering of the animals, the existence of alternate testing methods, and the unproven benefits to human beings, as support for their reasoning, well those in favor of experimentation believe that the benefits to humanity cannot be gained any other way and substantially outweigh the harm done to the animals. In the article, “Why Animal…

A great deal of controversy surrounding non-human (animal) rights. There are organizations like “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) who advocate for animals they are more tactful when it comes to animal rights in different ways, some have a proactive way as well as others have a subtler way of approaching the rights of animals. Furthermore, it is unethical for big game hunting for the sake of a trophy, a good example, killing Cecil and Xanda (son) of the lion back in 2017 had…

Animal experimentation remains serious problems in our society. In our society, animals are treated differently. Some people treat animals as pets and others use them for developing technology. In recent years, animals are used in order to make sure that products are safe enough to be used for humans. Also new effective medical treatments have been effectively developed because of animal experiments. However the tests that the animals are used are extremely painful and immoral. Although people…

clothing trade, in laboratories, and in entertainment industry.” (Testing). One of the largest global campaigns to end animal testing for cosmetics is the Be Cruelty-Free campaign launched by the Human Society of the United States and Humane Society International. Outside the United States, “the campaign is being launched from HSI office in Australia, Canada, Europe and India, with scientific outreach programs in several developing cosmetic markets.” (Fact). The goal of the campaign is to force…

In Immanuel Kant’s “Duties toward Animals, Spirits, and inanimate objects” he makes his stance on animal rights very clear. He believes that we have no direct duties to animals, yet we have indirect duties towards them in order to benefit mankind. Though many philosophers agreed with his way of thinking, many modern day philosophers and scientists are able to find flaws in Kant’s arguments. Kants belief that “we have no duties to animals, plants, material objects, or the environment as a…

Animal testing has been a debate for 30 years as the practice raises ethical and moral questions. The debate questions the effectiveness and importance of animal testing. Some support the procedure where others are against. The procedure is supported by some due to the fact that it is more ethically correct to perform testing on animals rather than testing it on human subjects. Others are against this procedure because they believe that animals have rights and they should be protected It is the…

Megan Warren Ms. Adams English Honors 14 November 2017 Why De-Extinction Should Not be Pursued by Scientists De-Extinction should not be pursued by scientists. De-extinction brings many risks making de-extinction precarious. These risks include animal welfare and health. Politics is another thing needing to be considered with de-extinction. For example, de-extinction possibly will change priorities for medical researchers. This would not be good because these researchers will be worrying more…

Animal Testing The act of utilizing animals for testing has been a disputable issue in the course of recent years. Animal testing is an ethically talked about practice. Around two to four million animals have been utilized as a part of security tests. Safety tests are directed with an extensive variety of chemicals and items, cosmetics, drugs, vaccines, packing materials and household cleaners. This raises issues, for example, the morals and altruism of purposely harming animals, subsequently…

Since humans and certain animals share a large portion of similar DNA, scientists do experiments on animals to see how it will affect the animals to relate the possible side effects on humans. One of the best known tests done on animals is for cosmetic purposes. There is a process to complete the testing on animals, there are matters of personal opinion, and there are reasons for why storytelling is important to the testing on animals. According to a website that lists both the pros and cons of…

Animal rights is a topic that has been all over the news lately and has raised many questions which makes it a controversial topic. Many argue that animals should not obtain rights as humans. However, animals must acquire a Bill of Rights since they are treated inhumanly and have similar traits as humans. Accordingly, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) claims that animals have the right to earn rights just like any other living creature. The ALDF argues that animals are defenseless against…