To what extent is animal experimentation considered ethical? Every year more than 25 million animals are used to develop new medicines and the majority of these animals are either euthanized or die from the experiments. This makes many people question our motives and moral principles. Should we continue to allow scientists to use animals for their research? Is research experiments really necessary? Is it alright for us to kill animals just so that we can benefit? The debate between supporting or
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Animal Experimentation: A Necessary Evil It is time for society to realize that no one benefits from the suffering of animals used in expensive and useless experiments. Animals may not be able to speak like humans but it does not negate the fact that they are capable of suffering. The human species has taken the liberty of deciding what is valuable in the world‚ and therefore they prize themselves as the highest level of the food chain. The human species has used animals for transportation‚ food
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“It is one thing to say that the suffering of a nonhuman animal‚ just as the suffering of us humans‚ is a bad thing in itself. It is another to say that we or the nonhuman animals have a right not to be caused to suffer or feel pain (MacKinnon‚ 382).” Most of the time‚ when people think of animals‚ they think of something furry‚ cuddly‚ feathery‚ slimy‚ and something with a beak or lots of sharp teeth. However‚ many people do not think of life‚ a beating heart‚ feelings and receptiveness to stimulants
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Twenty-six million animals suffer an inconceivable amount of torture each year. While there are rules in place to alleviate some of this pain‚ they do not fully protect the animals being tested on. Animal experimentation has been practiced since 500 BC (ProCon.org). The laws do not prohibit pain necessary for the experiment. Animals anguish in pain year in and year out due to the unnecessary experiments executed on them. This is inhumane and cruel. The scientist performing these experiments are monsters
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English 10 March 5‚ 2014 Is Animal Experimentation Necessary and Moral? Background Knowing the effectiveness of medical treatments‚ the toxicity of pharmaceuticals‚ and the safety of products for human use are possible because many products are first tested on animals. Animal experimentation has passionate supporters and detractors. Animal testing has been around since 500 B.C.‚ when famous physicians such as Aristotle and Herophilus were experimenting on animals to discover the functions of
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issues that circulate in the debate of animal experimentation. The defendants would argue that animals cannot be considered morally equal to humans. Most would comment something along the lines‚ “There is a hierarchy in nature‚ and denying it is not warranted” like Tibor R. Machan would describe the argument. The human moral community‚ for instance‚ is often characterized by a capacity to manipulate abstract concepts and by personal autonomy. Since most animals do not have the cognitive capabilities
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Animal experimentation is cruel and leads to the needless suffering and death of millions of animals. Public support for animal testing has been in steady decline since the 1950s. In 1949‚ the public support percentage was over 90 percent but in 2013 it declined to 57 percent (Ericson). According to Procon.org 95 percent of animals are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Also‚ Procon.org says 94 percent of drugs that pass animal tests fail in human trials. An estimated 26 million animals are
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Antarctica is a remote continent‚ the fifth largest of the Earth’s seven continents. It is considered the as the largest desert in the world due to the very little precipitation there‚ it can get up to 8 inches per year generally around the coast and less and less as you get towards inland. The southernmost‚ coldest‚ windiest‚ highest‚ most remote‚ and most recently discovered continent‚ it surrounds the South Pole‚ the point at the southern end of the Earth’s axis. Almost completely covered by ice
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Animal experimentation is a big part of medical progress. Opponents of animal testing point out the amount of animals used and the different types of animals used but if you look at it‚ it’s all for a good reason. Animal experimenters don’t do this just to do it. It’s for a purpose. There are thousands upon thousands of medical situations that couldn’t have been done without animal experimenting. Animal suffering is pointed out but for the most part animals go without feeling any pain. Animal experimentation
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Animal experimentation saves lives and makes vaccines for diseases. But‚ millions of animals die for experimentation and it doesn’t work every time‚ even people die because of false information. Animals are important in their habitats and kingdoms. If people take them‚ then they can’t do their jobs. Animal experimentation is not needed for us because of how many animals die for it and how many false procedures there are that also kill people. Animal bodies are different than human bodies‚ meaning
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