Toxicology testing

Benefits: Animal Testing Through much research it can be shown that animal testing is not entirely all bad. Testing on animals has gotten an awful reputation for its involvement in the cosmetic world. It has gotten so bad that several countries have banned products tested on animal and several cosmetic companies have eradicated the use of animal testing all together because of consumer pressure. However, there is medical animal testing which is in the shadows of cosmetic testing. It is not as…

Many cosmetic factories use non-human entities as testing subjects for their products. Places such as Britain and France have made it illegal to use animals as testing subjects. Animal testing is an extremely divided subject with both ends having strong views. Many people see humans as superior to animals, so individuals conclude that it is acceptable to perform tests on animals. On the contrary, people see animal testing as cruel and inhumane because the animals are forcefully tested on with no…

New Zealand has seen the ban of cosmetics testing on animals. Isaac Davidson, reporter for the New Zealand Herald released an article on 31st March 2015, explaining the government’s decision to ban the use of animals for cosmetic research. The topic of animal testing is taken very seriously around the world, with the public of Britain protesting for decades and addressing their government to take the necessary steps to ban it. An example of this is the Lush cosmetics campaign, which took place…

hazardous substances. According to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, the United States uses about 12 million animals every year making it the biggest conductor of animal experimentation in the world. Scientists and many companies believe that testing their products on animals save humans from being harmed if the product is toxic. However, no matter what the benefits of animal experimentation are, the tests conducted on the animals are cruel. The animals kept in laboratories for…

The cons in this article talk about how getting genetically tested could determine that you do not get a job. On the other hand, he explains that genetic testing could lead to a safer workforce. This article had a lot of good information about both the benefits and the non benefits of genetic testing. Levin uses a lot of good examples for both sides of the argument. He talks about how the tests could have helped save a person from being killed from a garbage truck driver that…

the actual effects that are being caused because of the drugs and tests are alarming and should be taken more seriously. A few examples of what is done to animals inside laboratories “can include everything from testing new drugs to infecting with diseases, poisoning for toxicity testing, burning skin, causing brain damage, implanting electrodes into the brain, maiming, blinding, and other painful and invasive procedures.” (“Animals in Research”) Animal experimentation isn’t pretty and it…

that animal testing should be allowed because new human and animal related cures have been discovered by conducting the experiments. Some may think that since we are humans and animals are not, we have higher authority over the animals. Some people have protested, started movements and other organizations to try and stop animal experimenting. These innocent creatures are being tortured daily so we must step in and put an end to these disgraceful animal experimentations. Animal testing for…

human benefits, or if it should end, and these living creatures should have a chance to live there full lives like us. Many Studies show over fifty billion chickens are now being slaughtered every year. And more than 100 million animals are used for testing cosmetics. Many researchers believe animals should be…

lives are lost trying to perfect product for human consumption. The cost of perfecting such items is costly not for humans at least but for the animals that have to undergo so much suffering just to make another pill, medication, cream, etc. Animal testing, also known…

and everything in between. The testing on animals -although not well documented- has been around since long before the 1860s. Cruelty Free Kitty believes it’s possible to shop for exclusively cruelty free cosmetics. The Humane Society believes…