Is Animal Testing Necessary
Animal testing has been the basis of all medicine and disease breakthroughs for over 50 years. Some people believe animal testing is a necessary and useful way to test and discover new products, but I believe it is not. Millions of animals are dying or being injured just so scientists can experiment to find new substances and products for humans to use, which does not justify for the many lives being lost.
Some experiments done on the animals include measuring eye tissue damage, the level of skin irritancy, and even the toxicity levels of substances used in products, such as facewash. Another test that animals have to go through is called the Draize Test. This is when substances are put into the eyes of conscious rabbits to evaluate the damage and irritation of their eyes. This is extremely painful for the rabbits and they often break their necks in order to release themselves from the restraints they are held in. After the rabbits being tested die, the scientists alter the substance or product and try it on yet another rabbit.
The research of a single pesticide requires at least 50 experiments with the use of up to 12,000 animals. Hundreds of substances and products are being tested on animals every year. Approximately 80 million animals are being used for testing worldwide and the research isn't always successful for humans. Over 92% of products that were tested on …show more content…
In 1922, there was a major breakthrough when scientists discovered the use of insulin for people suffering from diabetes. To discover the use of insulin, many dogs had pancreatic surgery performed on them to stop the flow of nourishment and degenerate the pancreas. This was a very important discovery for humans but also costed many lives of the dogs that were being tested and had surgeries performed on
Some experiments done on the animals include measuring eye tissue damage, the level of skin irritancy, and even the toxicity levels of substances used in products, such as facewash. Another test that animals have to go through is called the Draize Test. This is when substances are put into the eyes of conscious rabbits to evaluate the damage and irritation of their eyes. This is extremely painful for the rabbits and they often break their necks in order to release themselves from the restraints they are held in. After the rabbits being tested die, the scientists alter the substance or product and try it on yet another rabbit.
The research of a single pesticide requires at least 50 experiments with the use of up to 12,000 animals. Hundreds of substances and products are being tested on animals every year. Approximately 80 million animals are being used for testing worldwide and the research isn't always successful for humans. Over 92% of products that were tested on …show more content…
In 1922, there was a major breakthrough when scientists discovered the use of insulin for people suffering from diabetes. To discover the use of insulin, many dogs had pancreatic surgery performed on them to stop the flow of nourishment and degenerate the pancreas. This was a very important discovery for humans but also costed many lives of the dogs that were being tested and had surgeries performed on