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No matter how much it is justified to be of practical approach in decision-making based on ethical and socio-political grounds and/or as a form of rational action, the PP is not adequately applicable (Holm and Harris 1999; Starr 2003; Wildavsky 1996). 3.2 Challenges Faced by Industries by Introduction of the PP The Precautionary Principle is not a sound approach to risk analysis as it requires extensive assessments and has no basis or measure to give guidance to what level of analysis is…

Animal experimentation is the process of using animals to research new technologies, medications, and behaviors of animals. Also known as in vivo testing, vivisection, and animal testing, it is used all over the world to ensure products are safe for human use. People all over the world find the practice to be inhumane, cruel, and unnecessary. Scientists are constantly monitored to ensure regulations are followed, but not all animals are protected under these regulations, and not all…

stocks with their eyelids help open by clips, sometimes for multiple days, so they cannot blink away the products being tested. Animal cruelty is a very touchy subject. Drugs that pass animal tests are not necessarily safe. The 1950s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release. Later tests on pregnant mice, rats, guinea pigs, cats, and hampsters. (Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or…

and how terrifying that would be. Animals should not be able to be abused by human made products. First of all, If product tests pass on animal it doesn't mean it's safe for a humans. Animal Testing - ProCon.org sates, “The 1950’s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release.” Even though this product was tested on animals and worked very well, 10,000 babies were still born with deformities and…

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…

Animal testing is the experimentation on non-human animals. Its purpose is to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system that is being studied. Animals have been used for biomedical research for thousands of years, dating all the way back to 384 BC by Greek physician-scientists such as Aristotle and Erasistratus. Early scientists such as these conducted animal tests in order to advance their understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology (Hajar 1).…

deaths annually. This statistic shows that animal testing evidently is not doing its job as most people thought. A particular section of this article lists some of the drugs that were tested on animals before being on the market. These include thalidomide, oraflex, flenac and cylert. Most of these drugs listed has caused detrimental effects on humans, including 10,000 children born with limb-reduction defects, severe liver toxicity, liver failure, and in sometimes even death. When tested in…

safety testing of drugs on animals before marketing (required by the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) has evidently proved to be a necessary step in preventing tragic incidents such as the “1937 ‘Elixir Sulfanilamide’” incident and the thalidomide accident from the late 1950’s to early 1960’s. These incidents exemplified that the wellbeing of humans were being marginalized when their products were not tested before being marketed. Animal testing stands to serve a greater…

For decades, cosmetic companies have been testing their products on poor defenseless animals. “European Union (EU), Israel, and India have banned the sale of any cosmetics or cosmetics ingredients that have been tested on animals” (Testing Cosmetics). Unfortunately in the United States testing on animals is not illegal. Many people believe that animal testing is no longer done. However, there are many companies that still use this form of testing. Some examples would be L’ Oreal, Avon, Burberry…

Put the animals on test Animal testing. The process in which a live animal is tested on for human purposes. Also known as animal experimentation or animal research. The process in which thousands of animal suffer, for us humans. For us, but yet half of the items tested on are not even safe for humans. Then why insist on trying if we know it’s not safe for us human. I guess some scientist just want to seem like the smartest or the best by testing items on animals, than on humans, and failing.…