The Ethicality Of Animal Testing

The ethicality of animal testing has been debated for decades, especially since the 1960's. The use of animals for scientific testing in no longer necessary in the modern world due to new advancements in medical technology, providing safer and cheaper alternate testing methods, and because of the lack of protection regarding animals used for testing. New technological advancements in medical sciences have created safer and cheaper methods rendering animal testing superannuated. The United States National Institute of Health, one of the largest animal researchers, spends nearly 16 billion dollars a year on animal testing(9). Alternative testing methods such as using human cells in a beaker could decrease their expenses three fold providing