Though there is a growing case against animal testing‚ there are those who fully stand behind it. Their arguments defending the concept are most often centered around ethics of testing. For starters‚ the FDA mandates that all drugs go through a series of tests‚ most often on animals‚ before they are allowed to be released to the public for consumption (Ericson‚ 2014‚ a). With these laws in place‚ people claim that animal testing must continue to be accepted so that new drug developments can continue
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Animals are the primary test subjects for experimental research being performed in the scientific field around the world today. Despite the widespread use of animal testing‚ the issue remains a thriving debate formed on the argument of morality over practicality and function. Many proponents of animal testing argue that the research performed on these test subjects has led to medical breakthroughs that would still be a mystery today without the use of animals as testing subjects. Proponents correlate
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One of the biggest arguments animal rights activists have is that animals should not be used in medicine or experiments. The problem is animals are necessary to continue advancements in science. They are used in research such as medicine. In schools students are taught anatomy by dissecting animals. Even doctors and veterinarians use animals to train. (The Animal Rights Debate 1). Some ways that animals have helped with medicine are they have stopped and slowed down a variety of medical issues. This
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labs use over 25 million animals annually” (naevs.org) The biggest argument in defense of animal testing is that although they would prefer not to use animals‚ their isn’t any other viable options. And this claim might have been true‚ many years ago. In this day in age‚ scientist have developed far more humane research methods to replace animal testing. Human simulators‚ for instance are more accurate than animals. Another argument you can make is that testing an animal is far more humane than
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8 2013 Professor Craig English 115 Over 100 million animals are subject to being burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused in laboratories throughout the U.S. What is even more disheartening is that up to 90 percent of animals that are used in laboratories throughout the United States are not inclusive in the official statistics of animal testing (dosomething.org‚ 2013). Although animal testing does have social and economical benefits‚ animal testing should not be conducted due to the following reasons:
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Animal Testing Animal testing is a very controversial practice‚ involving the testing of new substances on animals to see how safe they will be for human use. (Vasen‚ 2011) Research has uncovered many cures for deathly diseases through animal testing. For over 2000 years cures for diseases such as Herpes‚ Hepatitis B‚ Rabies‚ Malaria‚ Polio and other such viruses have been created‚ through the use of testing the chemicals on animals such as mice‚ rabbits‚ cats‚ dogs or monkeys. (Shandilya‚ 2011)
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conditions for non-human animals. Non-human animals should not be a part of destruction‚ pain‚ incarceration and underprivileged conditions that are caused by humans. Animal right’s is a movement of individuals that support giving non-human animals life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness. "People who support animal rights believe that animals are not ours to use for food‚ clothing‚ entertainment‚ experimentation‚ or any other purpose" (PETA‚ FAQ) This movement is different form animal welfare which is what
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Every year‚ about millions of animals are killed by testing‚ hurt and injured by abuse‚ or left to fend for themselves in the world. All these listed are misconducts and corruptions that have shattered the lives of blameless creatures. Animals have become the resource for testing products and performing experiments. This has led to animals being molested‚ which has been the cause of many people’s outspoken opinions of vexation and anger. Many people have taken stands against this injustice to creatures
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million animals are killed in lab for product testing. Now a days‚ scientists are using animals for their research and testings‚ and I disagree with the use of animals. It is unfair to animals because in the end it kills them‚ it may not actually work on humans‚ and the cost of it. I am against the use of animals for product testing for a lot of reasons. I am against using animals because I think it is cruel to animals because if it a test went wrong then then it could cause a harmless animal to
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English 101 29 May 2012 Spaying and Neutering: How Soon is too Soon? Often referred to as “man’s best friend‚” dogs have been around for thousands of years. They provide their love and services to their human counterparts‚ and most often receive love‚ food‚ and shelter in return. Responsible dog owners everywhere would agree that neutering your dog is important and something that must be done; but the question is when? Most people neuter their dogs between 5- 7 months‚ simply because this is
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