Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

Have you have ever had the flu? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5-20% of the US population contracts this illness each year. Isn’t it nice that, when the symptoms get excessive, medications are available to treat you? Well, before animal testing, this was not an option. Animal experimentation is a huge controversy in today’s society among both scientists and citizens in general. Many people argue that it is unmoral to test products of any kind on animals, while many scientists argue that animal testing is just about the only thing that can lead them to the discovery of new medical or other unique breakthroughs. There are many pros and cons to this topic, and a great deal of support for each side, however, after
According to The California Biomedical Research Association, for over one-hundred years, nearly every medical advancement was made possible by animal testing. It made the discovery of Insulin possible, which has proven to be absolutely crucial to the survival of diabetics, and, according to the World Health Association, animal testing has also led to the discovery of the polio vaccine which took the worldwide occurrence of polio from 350,000 cases in 1988 to just 223 cases in 2012. In addition to these life-changing advancements, animal testing also provided us with pacemakers, cardiac valve substitutes, anesthetics, organ transplants, and the list goes
Actually, animal experimentation is the most highly regulated activity involving the use of animals. The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee must approve all procedures first, and ensure compliance to the rules and regulations put in place by the Animal Welfare Act and The Public Health Service Policy on the humane care and use of animals. According to the Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research, the majority of procedures involve no pain or discomfort for the animal at all, and may only require visual observation on behavior, changes in diet, or a single injection or blood sample. Animal care staff and veterinarians are always there to provide clean food, water, and a comfortable living environment to stimulate their natural behaviors. According to a journal called “Nature Genetics,” animals that are stressed or crowded do not produce precise results, therefore it is actually in the researchers’ best interest to treat them