Pros of Testing Cosmetics on Animals Have you worried about going blind from your mascara? Luckily, you don’t have to because of the animal testing that makes sure there is no potentially harmful ingredients in your cosmetics. Although we don’t have to worry about this today, people did before animal testing was so huge. About dozen women really did go “blind in the 1930’s because of a Lash Lure mascara that had chemicals which burned the skin” (Animal Research Cures). This shows how important…
Medical professionals should not use medicines like poop pill and cockroaches because of their diseases. In the world many animals carry diseases and many of those disease could be dangerous or even deadly for all the doctors know so why should anyone take the chance of harming more of themselves. Most patients of doctors could be overweight or in other words obeses, some medical professionals give these poop pills to their patients so that they can loss their weight. Vomiting or gagging is…
The novel about Wesley the Owl tells an alluring story about a woman that took care of an owl for nineteen years. This book captivated me in many ways. What surprised me the most about this novel was Wesley himself. As a person that has never owned a pet, I found it fascinating how Wesley seemed to have a mind of his own. Before reading this book, I just thought of owls as creatures that delivered mail at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series. But in reading this book I have come to realize that…
Animal abuse and cruelty is almost always a fiery topic to bring up. The documentaries Project Nim and The Paw Project are very different in their approach to how best show animal treatment and what is best. The similarity is that both show and prove we cant just take creatures away from their innate lives. They are born to be and do what they do regardless if humans exist or not. Project Nim is the story of a chimpanzee that was taken from his mother days, if not hours after being born. He was…
Psychologists use animals to learn and understand some basic human behaviours such as hunger, thirst and reproduction. The use of animals in psychology links back to the 17th century in the UK. From this point of the history animals have been used for various psychological and biological reasons but now we face with a debate were people believe that animals shouldn’t be used in experiments. There are several reasons why people are against this but the first and, perhaps the most important one,…
Without going into detail, ‘animal cruelty’ is just another commonly used and overlooked word. However, the real truth about animal cruelty is horrific. Each year millions of animals suffer and die from animal abuse from humans. Why should humans be able to torture innocent living beings who have no voice to speak up? Animal cruelty is more than just treating animals in an unkind behavior. There are different types of animal cruelty including animal experimentation, use of animals for sports and…
Since 2001, the year when PETA’s co-founder Ingrid Newkirk declared the organization would intentionally become provocative, controversial “press sluts” to further pursue its goals, PETA’s media usage (notably the advertising method) has changed drastically. PETA’s media tactic has since then been widely criticised by various minority groups: feminists, black civil rights activists, and animal advocacy organizations alike. The tactic is considered by many to promote a “hierarchy of oppressions”,…
The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) is an organization that was formed in the 1990’s in an effort to end animal testing for the purpose of cosmetics. The ECEAE is the leading group in Europe which helps EU officials intersect laboratories. This article was written to expose the truth of what exactly goes on in animal testing laboratories and to explain that there are alternatives out there that will be of more benefit to society, both economically and physically. This…
Researches provides scientists to enhance the lives of both humans and animals. The use of animals in medical research and safety testing is the vital part to improve human health. Animals have been used for research since decades. Medical research done on animals has benefited humans greatly. Without the use of animals, the study and cure of various diseases would not exist. The use of animals in researches should be done in order to improve both human and animal health. Animal testing is…
Animal testing uses outdated and archaic testing procedures. In the article “Alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing and education” Jayshree Vencatesan, and advocate of Animal rights who works at Care Earth, describes how in the medical field of humane science there are three R’s every method of testing must follow. The three R’s include: replacement, refinement, and reduction. These must be used when determining alternative methods of testing. Vencatesan states that the most…