Animal Testing Necessary
Is the death of one worth the safety of another? Many would say no. The testing of animals is extremely unfortunate, but also necessary. Due to the fact that animals are perfect test subjects, they have helped find cures for many diseases and have made products safer for not only human use but animals as well. According to the California Biomedical Research Association, almost every medical breakthrough in human and animal health has been through a direct result of animal research for over a hundred years (1). Animals preform a great role in medicine. Some people may say that animal testing does not do any good for humans because we are not similar but as a matter of fact humans and animals are actually quite similar. In the United States
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Botting explains that, “Virtually every major medical advance of the last century has depended upon research with animals” (83). For example, animal testing has helped scientists learn a lot about HIV and how to make advances in treatments. According to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science it has helped scientists learn more about cancer, how it works, and how to prevent it (50). Animal studies in the 1950s showed that hormone changes can induce breast tumors. Many treatments today would have never been discovered like penicillin, modern anesthetics, the tetanus vaccine, and insulin. Making sure that while taking these medicines there is as little side effects as possible. Although it is not a necessity, it has also helped ensure the safety of cosmetics for …show more content…
The reason why this allegation is inaccurate is because time and money is not wasted. They are not put to waste if they are being used effectively. By spending money and taking time to research, we are ensuring human safety. It can also be said that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Though most experiments do not involve pain or suffering. Without this, so many lives would be lost not only humans, but animals as well. People would not know which products would cause physical harm causing many people to get injured or even die. Some may also say that animals are very different from human beings and therefore do not make good test subjects, but as specified earlier the animals tested actually have almost the exact same DNA as
Botting explains that, “Virtually every major medical advance of the last century has depended upon research with animals” (83). For example, animal testing has helped scientists learn a lot about HIV and how to make advances in treatments. According to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science it has helped scientists learn more about cancer, how it works, and how to prevent it (50). Animal studies in the 1950s showed that hormone changes can induce breast tumors. Many treatments today would have never been discovered like penicillin, modern anesthetics, the tetanus vaccine, and insulin. Making sure that while taking these medicines there is as little side effects as possible. Although it is not a necessity, it has also helped ensure the safety of cosmetics for …show more content…
The reason why this allegation is inaccurate is because time and money is not wasted. They are not put to waste if they are being used effectively. By spending money and taking time to research, we are ensuring human safety. It can also be said that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Though most experiments do not involve pain or suffering. Without this, so many lives would be lost not only humans, but animals as well. People would not know which products would cause physical harm causing many people to get injured or even die. Some may also say that animals are very different from human beings and therefore do not make good test subjects, but as specified earlier the animals tested actually have almost the exact same DNA as