Animal testing‚ or also known as animal experimentation‚ is the act of using animals for research or scientific experimentation. According to USDA‚ thousands of guinea pigs‚ hamsters‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ dog and etc. undergo inhuman physical and mental torture due to scientific research. Although‚ many argue that animal testing is crucial for advancement of medicine and safety‚ many believe animal testing is inhumane and malicious. In spite of the fact that extensive research shows that animal testing often
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millions animals are maimed‚ blinded‚ scalded‚ force-fed chemicals‚ genetically manipulated‚ and otherwise hurt and killed in the name of science‚ by institutions‚ cosmetics companies and scientific centers. Substances that we use every day‚ such as eye shadow‚ soap‚ lip gloss‚ cleaning products and etc.‚ may be tested on rats‚ rabbits‚ guinea pigs‚ dogs‚ cats‚ and other animals. There are o lot of arguments against animal testing. I want to start with practical one. First of all‚ animal testing can
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circuses have become increasingly popular over the last 50 years. Years and years of psychological and physical damage will lead any animal‚ even those that look harmless‚ to snap and go on a rampage. Circus animals going on a path of destruction isn’t the only thing circus cruelty causes‚ because of the atrocious living conditions many circus elephants have been known to carry many forms of tuberculosis (TB) and the common flu(Los Angeles 2013‚ October 23). This is a major problem considering that
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Should animals be used for scientific or commercial testing? From at least 1948‚ animals are being used by the U.S space program for testing aspects of space travel. Animals are used to help in medical treatments‚ determining the toxicity of medications‚ checking the safety of products for humans‚ and other commercial and biomedical uses. Though many say that there is no alternative method for researching a living organism‚ animals are so different from humans that the results are mostly irrelevant
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Over 100 million animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned and abused in U.S. labs every year. 92 percent of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials because they are too dangerous or don’t work. Labs that use mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ reptiles and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Up to 90 percent of animals used in U.S. labs aren’t counted in the official statistics of animals tested. The
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abnormalities and diseases‚ many of these animals are unable to live on. As for animals’ daily living conditions‚ they spend their lives in cages‚ not being able to live freely with choices or communicate. They never get to experience the outdoors of fresh air and sunshine‚ instead‚ they are contained within bars and walls. Not only that‚ their cages are small and crowded‚ and they live with loud noises and bright lights that are known to cause stress in animals. Days after days in laboratories‚ they
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labels on the back of medication bottles to read “not tested on animals.” Animal testing has been proven to be cruel and unusual punishment. Some studies have suggested that the testing of products on animals had no relevance or solid reasoning behind it. Imagine humans taking the place of animals and being deemed a science project. In the early 1900’s medical research was still on the rise and resources for medical treatment and testing was limited. Studies were comprised of the actual subject. In
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In 1966‚ the Animal Welfare Act was passed which “...regulated the sale‚ transportation‚ and handling of many animals used in research…” (Driscoll and Finley 3)‚ but the act does not cover rats‚ mice‚ fish ‚ and birds which make up around ninety-five percent of tested animals (“Should Animals Be Used” 3). Government approved acts are proposed and confirmed to ensure the safety of animals‚ but organizations soon find their way around them. Additionally‚ in the United States‚ all pharmaceuticals‚ preservatives
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attitudes or attributes. The cost may be high but the outcome is worth it. Cloned pets can be the cure depression from people who lost their pets. Pet lovers will be spared from missing their deceased animals by cloning. Cloning can get more efficient breeds. Programs are underway to clone agricultural animals‚ such as cattle and pigs‚ that are efficient producers of high-quality milk or meat. Although we can get efficient breeds it still costs a lot of money and the clone may have serious birth defects
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Animal cruelty is a huge issue in America. Animals everyday are beaten‚ starved‚ and abandoned. But one of the biggest problems of all is what pet stores are doing and getting away with it. Everyday bird’s wings are clipped‚ cats are declawed‚ and most animals in these stores are from mass-breeding facilities called puppy mills. Clipping a bird’s wings is something almost everyday bird’s goes through when sold to someone. Once a bird’s wings are clipped the bird can still fly but not long distance
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