Animal Testing Persuasive Essay
Mary Brocklesby
Professor J. Austin Floyd
English 101 S09
19 November 2012
For the Love of Animals Most households today have a beloved cat, dog, rabbit, fish, or other pet of some sort that they unconditionally care for and protect. What if your pet had ended up in a laboratory, forced to undergo painful experiments, instead of in your care? Unfortunately, that has been the fate of millions of animals every year dating back since before the nineteenth century. Researchers believe they are helping people by putting animals through these cruel experiments, but it has been proven that most of the results end up being incorrect in human trials. Billions of dollars are being provided to medical universities, institutes, and companies for …show more content…
Back in this time, it was only performed for scientific and religious reasons. It was once believed that animals did not have feelings and couldn’t feel pain from the tests, which is why scientists and researchers felt no guilt when treating animals as such insensitive objects. Cosmetics began to be tested on animals in 1933. There were many unfortunate incidents of products backfiring on costumers after being approved through animal research. As animal testing continued to grow, so did the animal protection organizations. In 1981, the John Hopkins Center for the Alternatives to Animal Testing was formed to improve health for both people and animals. Revlon and Avon were the first major cosmetic company to stop testing their products on animals in 1989. While these were steps in the right direction, animal experimentation is still being practiced actively …show more content…
It’s not right for powerless animals to live their life in a laboratory, knowing nothing but a life of pain and agony that they’ve grown accustomed to. The unethical tests do not give us accurate outcomes and billions of dollars are being wasted. Animal testing should be an outdated practice by now since we have the technology to create more accurate, effective alternatives. The only solution is to put an end to animal research testing for good and have it banned. Justice needs to be served for all the animals victim to this
Professor J. Austin Floyd
English 101 S09
19 November 2012
For the Love of Animals Most households today have a beloved cat, dog, rabbit, fish, or other pet of some sort that they unconditionally care for and protect. What if your pet had ended up in a laboratory, forced to undergo painful experiments, instead of in your care? Unfortunately, that has been the fate of millions of animals every year dating back since before the nineteenth century. Researchers believe they are helping people by putting animals through these cruel experiments, but it has been proven that most of the results end up being incorrect in human trials. Billions of dollars are being provided to medical universities, institutes, and companies for …show more content…
Back in this time, it was only performed for scientific and religious reasons. It was once believed that animals did not have feelings and couldn’t feel pain from the tests, which is why scientists and researchers felt no guilt when treating animals as such insensitive objects. Cosmetics began to be tested on animals in 1933. There were many unfortunate incidents of products backfiring on costumers after being approved through animal research. As animal testing continued to grow, so did the animal protection organizations. In 1981, the John Hopkins Center for the Alternatives to Animal Testing was formed to improve health for both people and animals. Revlon and Avon were the first major cosmetic company to stop testing their products on animals in 1989. While these were steps in the right direction, animal experimentation is still being practiced actively …show more content…
It’s not right for powerless animals to live their life in a laboratory, knowing nothing but a life of pain and agony that they’ve grown accustomed to. The unethical tests do not give us accurate outcomes and billions of dollars are being wasted. Animal testing should be an outdated practice by now since we have the technology to create more accurate, effective alternatives. The only solution is to put an end to animal research testing for good and have it banned. Justice needs to be served for all the animals victim to this