In the 1700s the philosopher René Descartes claimed that “animals did not feel pain”‚ whilst Samuel Johnson claimed animal experimentation would lead to a lack of compassion. These are the two sides present in the issue of cognitive behavioral research‚ which is why it is important to understand the pros‚ cons and ethical guidelines of animal research. According to the British Psychological Society guidelines by Animal Act 1986‚ any procedure involving animals have to meet certain criteria to receive
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life every day. Although animal experiments has helped to save human life there have also been cases of the medicines that have been safety tested on hundreds of animals to harm humans and even cause death .The most famous example of this is the Thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s and 70s.This drug was suppose to be a sedative for pregnant or breast feeding woman and supposedly caused no harm to the mother or child. Although all of the safety testing at least ten thousand children whose mothers had taken
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with their preconception lifestyles. However‚ tragic outcomes for these children began to reveal the effects of such toxins passed to the fetus via the placenta. Two well-known examples of this include birth defects resulting from the use of thalidomide in the 1960s and fetal alcohol syndrome due to alcohol consumption‚ first diagnosed in the early 1970s. Furthermore‚ in 1971‚ diethylstilbestrol or DES given during pregnancy
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Government Regulation Throughout history there have been many different opinions about government regulation. Some believe the government regulates business too much others feel that the government does not do enough. I believe the government is regulating business far too much and furthermore putting businesses out of business and causing many workers to lose jobs. In this paper I will point out the common problems dealing with government regulation. I will also focus on three major aspects
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Kristine R. Ilidan Ph 1Y1-3 “Are We Killing Ourselves?” When we take medications using western medicine‚ one thing we know is for sure‚ we will be treated. But what we don’t know is that there is always the “other side” of everything. Not all drugs are safe. Some may be even give us even worse illnesses. In other countries‚ there are more than 3% of
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Animals are the primary test subjects for experimental research being performed in the scientific field around the world today. Despite the widespread use of animal testing‚ the issue remains a thriving debate formed on the argument of morality over practicality and function. Many proponents of animal testing argue that the research performed on these test subjects has led to medical breakthroughs that would still be a mystery today without the use of animals as testing subjects. Proponents correlate
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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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Gay rights supporters‚ feminists‚ and other civil rights groups have become known to most humans today. However there is another‚ equally as radical group‚ making itself heard. The anti-Animal testing groups. Some of these groups have burned down university buildings‚ broken into labs‚ flung open cage doors and freed cats‚ rabbits‚ rats‚ and dogs being used In medical research. Such actions‚ while great‚ have distorted the issue surrounding the use of animals in the search for cures for disease
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Tina Date: 11/29/2011 Animals should not Be Used for Medical Testing Nowadays‚ animals are used for medical testing which is hurtful and not necessary. Tens of millions of animals are used each year in federally and privately funded experiments. Do animals feel the same pain that human feel? How do we know that other humans feel pain? We all know that we ourselves can feel pain. We know this from the direct experience of stubbing toe on a chair‚ or having finger slammed in a drawer. So animals
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1 The course of pregnancy is both very rewarding and challenging. The end result is a beautiful creation and enjoinment of two people. The fragile aspect of newborn life is not the first time a mother faces protecting the child. The beginning of a successful foundation for life starts the second a women becomes pregnant. Prenatally‚ many different toxins can create issues surrounding the physical and mental development of a baby. Some of the toxins are very obvious‚ where many fly under the
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