"More than 100 million animals are poisoned‚ burned‚ crippled‚ and abused in other ways in U.S. labs each year."(#1video) Animal testing became a common method between 200-300 BC‚ these tests were often led by important male figures such as Aristotle. In 1242 Ibn al- Nafis used animals to test blood circulation‚ his theory of human blood circulation was later proven by William Henry many years later. In the 1660’s another scientist‚ Robert Boyle‚ theorized that living beings needed air to live‚
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ANIMAL TESTING UNETHICAL Every year‚ millions of animals suffer and die in painful tests to determine the safety of cosmetics. products such as eye shadow and soap and many other household chemicals are tested on rabbits‚ rats‚ guinea pigs‚ dogs‚ and other animals‚ despite the fact that the test results don’t help prevent or treat human illness or injury‚ its illegal‚ and there are many other alternatives. Have you ever really put thought into what you buy? Probably not. Most of the time the consumer
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Animal testing has been around since Aristotle’s time. Since then animal testing really took off for medical uses in the early 19th century. Since then laws have been put on animal testing when congress passed the Food‚ Drug‚ and Cosmetic Act in 1938. It is estimated that 26 million animals are abused in animal testing annually. Some of the causes include animal testing cannot stop or we would have no way of knowing if something is safe or not‚ assuming that animals and humans have the same DNA‚
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Reasons Why Animal Testing Should be Banned The activity of animal testing is of cruelty and sometimes unscientific. Money spent on animal experimentation is wasted in many cases; due to inability in obtaining accurate results‚ and all this at the cost of the animals’ well-being. Here are a few arguments against animal testing that support the thought of banning this activity. Cruel Practices Animals are a soft target for human beings; it is however‚ not fair to take undue advantage of their
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treating antibiotics as this miracle drug. “At least 30% of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are unnecessary…” [2]. Doctors have entered this vicious cycle of prescribing‚ then monitoring and adjusting rather than testing further in the beginning. Diagnostic testing is the key to helping alleviate this critical issue. There are thousands of diagnostic tests out there that can be utilized to narrow down or determine the ailment of an individual. Now it’s just a matter educating physicians
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The use of animals for the scientific experiments: For years universities‚ pharmaceutics companies and medical schools have been using animals for experiments. I think that animal testing is unacceptable for various reasons. Small animals like hamsters‚ mice and rats are usually kept in plastic boxes about the size of a shoebox. Several animals live in one box. Larger animals like dogs‚ cats and primates usually live in wire-cages. Most of animals stay in their cages all the time except
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Animal Testing…Right or Wrong? In the 1880’s‚ Louis Pasteur conducted one of the most unpleasant series of animal experiments in the history of the fight against infectious disease. Unable to see the organism that causes rabies with the microscopes available‚ he convinced a skeptical medical community of the microorganism’s existence and also the possibility of vaccinating against it. He did this by doing work on rabbits and dogs. In 1885‚ after much heart searching‚ he tried out his rabies vaccine
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Some people think that using animals for experimentation purpose is cruel‚ but other people think that it is necessary for the development of science. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Animals are living beings‚ like humans‚ that also have an important role in the world. However‚ instead of treating the animal with love and respect‚ we subject it to cruel and inhumane scientific
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than many other nations. Many say that this is because of our obsession with standardized testing. Crazy amounts of testing cause severe stress in our students and teachers all over the nation‚ they are not a reliable measure of student performance‚ and our obsession with standardized testing robs kids of learning valuable information‚ and just learning for a test. The first reason why standardized testing is bad for our students is because of the stress it causes. Kids are constantly preparing
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and gentlemen‚ I would like you guys to have a think about this‚ without animal research‚ how long would it take for us to have a breakthrough in order for us to survive through small pox‚ rabies‚ malaria or any other severe diseases that had occurred in the past. If it weren’t for animal testing‚ we wouldn’t be all sitting here‚ enjoying our lives. Thank you all for listening. 10 In the case of using primates in animal testing‚ the National Research and Medical Research Council has stated‚ ‘Some
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