In her article, “A Question of Ethics”, Jane Goodall argues that animal testing research is unethical and ineffective and people should be aware that there are other alternatives that are helpful in noticing diseases as the advanced medical technologies. She questions whether it is ethical or not to use animals as test subjects for new drugs and vaccines. She asserts that scientists should avoid conducting unnecessarily experiments on animals in order not to cause suffering for them. Moreover, Goodall indicates that if animal testing is the only way available to decrease human suffering, it would be ethical for scientists to do such tests. However, if there are alternative tests available, it would be unethical for scientists to depend on animal…
How did the relationship between Washoe and the foster infant Louilis, quiet skeptics? 10. Describe the claim made by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that pygmy chimpanzee can learn to comprehend language 11. What did Descartes and other philosophers argue about animals? Chapter 11: Intelligence HW #63:…
All of my life I have had a tremendous amount of passion for all animals, and in most instances I've found that I have felt more comfortable around them than I do people, finding myself drawn to their many personable qualities, such as innocence, loyalty, lack of judgment, and overall cheerful disposition. As I have grown, my care for animals and their well being has as well, and my eyes have been opened to the horrors taking place all throughout the globe involving poor, innocent animals, who are unable to defend themselves, against the very people they are meant to find companionship with. The controversy over the practice of utilizing animals for the purposes of testing has been an issue for the past 30-40 years, and with it, comes the moral debate. However, the topic of ongoing question, whether animal testing is right or wrong, lies within your own personal morals.…
Every year millions of animals are used in more than 1,000 laboratory experiments across the country. The facilities imprison millions of animals and exhaust millions of dollars to cause pain and suffering that are irrelevant to the diagnosis of the human well-being. Universities, hospitals, contract laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies contribute to unethical animal testing. The cruel living conditions and senseless torture of these animals goes unnoticed by the majority of worldwide citizens. It is important that we bring this heinous practice to the attention of those who are unaware of these unethical procedures.…
Imagine being confined to a cold cage, no bigger than you, without family, or friends, watching, as one by one, your compatriots leaving, but never come back, waiting silently for your turn. Good morning audience of the Federal Youth Parliament, this is what many animals endure before their final moments, tortured, hurt, and isolated. Animal experimenting is a national system of sadistic torture, vivisection, and genocide, which has been carried out for generations under the disguise of “medical research” and definitely must be stopped. The three main reasons for banning this grotesque science are: present experimentation is currently not species specific therefore results are inaccurate, killing for beauty is not worth it, and animals are more useful alive.…
It is common knowledge that many animals are used in medical and scientific research. These innocent animals are often obliged to undergo countless of cruel processes and endure great suffering as a result. Despite all the disputes and discussions regarding whether or not animal testing is actually necessary, they wouldn't change the fact that it is, in fact, an extremely cruel thing to do.…
Animal Experimentation by Peggy J. Parks describes advantages and disadvantages of animal research. This book explains one of the major social justice issue that is becoming controversial these days: Animal Rights. Scientists are trying to find new vaccines and medical products, but you cannot test them on humans right away. We cannot risk human’s life, but can we risk animal’s life? In 2005, the USDA reported that 1,177,566 animals were used in the laboratory, excluding mice, rats, birds, fish, etc. The scientists mostly failed to make new discovery, and even if they did, it was not effective because humans and animals are very different. Animals are also used in education, but some students and parents consider dissection of animals as teaching…
Thesis Statement: Animal testing is a debatable issue in modern society. Some people argue that animal testing should be kept due to medical benefits and research study conveniences. However, I think animal experimentation should be banned by refuting supporters’ arguments.…
Is it wrong to experiment on animals for our own benefit? Many may disagree and believe its immoral and shouldnt be done. Science and manufacturing need animal experimentation to prevent harm to humans because it helps to develope cures for disease and to save humans from experimentation.…
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?"…
In our society today, there have been many disputes over many things such as politics, race, gender, and money that have split the world in half. Animal testing is one of these many disputes, that may not have an end. Animal experimentation, or animal testing if you will, is when animals of different species are being tested on, varying from space research to agricultural testing. People in our world may disagree on the purpose of animal testing on the grounds of how cruel, and unruly it is to do to poor innocent animals. On the other hand, some people say that animal testing may have possibly been one of the greatest ideas ever developed, creating many kinds of medicines and vaccines that saved many lives at one time or another. Animal experimentation…
Imagine an animal’s feeling of panic and fear as it is about to be killed by a hunter or the isolation experienced as an animal sits in a laboratory, separated from its family and natural habitat, waiting to be harmed by harsh testing methods. Imagine the frightened state of a mother or father watching their innocent baby being captured. After considering the brutality towards animals in these scenarios, take into consideration the health benefits humans receive from different parts of these animals. Imagine health risks avoided through testing on animals first instead of on humans. Does human benefit justify the harm and killing of animals? Linda Hasselstrom’s essay “The Cow Versus The Animal Rights Activist” and Tom Regan’s “Animal Rights, Human Wrongs” argue this question through analysis of the reason for killing animals, the method in which they are killed, and the morality of the killing of animals.…
The US National Institute of Health spends $14 billion out of their $31 billion annual budget on animal researching(Humane Society International; Conlee; US National Institutes of Health). Animal testing has become a very controversial topic to discuss. Experimenting on animals is cruel because even though there are alternative ways to test people still believe that testing on the animals is a better way to do things. Acts of cruelty against the animals, and the fact that animals are different from humans seem to be big issues in the controversy. There are alternative ways to test for products other than testing the animals. There have been horrible acts of animal cruelty that violates the Animal Welfare Act’s laws, and the last…
Animal testing is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues in modern society. This practice began in the 19th century; animals were used to test dosing of certain drugs and chemicals. In the 1920’s, animals were also being used to test pesticides and food additives (Fano, 11). Today, animal testing is used to study everything from cosmetics to cancer. With such a wide range of opinions on animal rights and human priority, it is no wonder that this topic is so controversial. There are people who have an extreme view on the issue and are either completely pro or completely con. In my opinion, the issue of animal testing is far too complex for one simple answer; its morality lies somewhere in between the two poles. Animal testing is acceptable if it results in saving people’s lives. It is not acceptable, however, if it results in personal or cosmetic products that are far from vital to the human race.…
It is true, of course, that animals are similar to humans and it seems easier and more ethical to test upon them in our society; however, animals are physically and emotionally harmed during testing. Without a law against it, and no ability to deny the tests, animals are the easiest test subjects. It is believed that they cannot experience the same level of suffering that a human can. Each year in United States laboratories and others around the world, millions of animals are used for experiments to test everything from suspected carcinogens to the insignificant toxicity of anti-per spirants. Some animals endure physical or mental pain in the course of research, but these experiments are still in progress because people believe that they are essential for human health. Many of the medical breakthroughs in the past century have resulted solely on these animal experiments (Leepson n. pag.). What gives humans the right to manipulate animals? “‘To my mind, we shouldn't be thinking of monkeys as commodities, disposable resources that can be the object of distressing experimentation, for example,’ says Mark Bernstein, a professor of philosophy and ethics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. ‘Just by virtue of their sentience, their capacity to suffer, they should have the minimal right to not suffer,’ he says. ‘We don't treat compromised human beings’ —…