Animals vs. Humans Since the beginning of time‚ there has been a certain ‘us’ against ‘them’ attitude toward animals. In fact‚ any animal with visible behavioral or physical differences with other members of its specie is considered to be dangerous and is generally treated unfairly. The question is whether it is okay to make generalizations about animals based on man-made criteria and use those to form an opinion that directly affects how we treat them. Is it okay to carry out tests on them‚
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To many people today‚ see animals as pets that are part of the family‚ but to others animals are objects that are being used for animal experimentation. Animal testing‚ also known as animal experimentation‚ animal research‚ and in medicine testing‚ is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study. Animal testing has a history that is fraught with controversy and debate‚ although most of this occurred as a
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“Animal advocates‚ as well as many scientists‚ are increasingly questioning the scientific validity and reliability of animal experimentation" (“Results from Research…”). As of late‚ it has been said that the animal experimentation has been shown that it is tradition and that it is not helping progress in the scientific scene. There are many concerns on how scientists and labs treat animals with the products and chemicals that they use‚ causing problems with animal rights. Luckily‚ there are many
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Animal cruelty can be described as many different things. There are different ways to identify animal cruelty. Animal cruelty is when someone hurts an animal or does not care for an animal responsibly("PAWS-People Helping Animals"). Ways you could show cruelty towards an animal would be not feeding it or providing it with water‚ or even mistreatment of the animal. There are two known acts of animal cruelty: active and passive("Animal Cruelty and Neglect"). Active cruelty is an act of abuse done intentionally
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. While animal testing has led to many scientific breakthroughs in the treatments of diseases and illnesses‚ researchers should consider the animals’ interests and feelings. There should be more readily available alternatives to live animal testing because animals feel pain and have emotions that are no different than humans. Animals are left disfigured‚ scarred‚ sick or even die from these strenuous experiments. Animals have been used throughout history for biomedical research. Greek physicians
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think about the negatives of the product and all the test that are done on ANIMALS. Animals that are tested on are put through medical tests that could potentially kill them or harm them extremely. The beauty product industry and scientist should find a new way to test their products and drugs without the endangerment to animals. Many people think that animal testing is a good thing‚ and
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Animal Testing Outlawed Animal testing has always been a dispute between people; some people think it’s morally wrong and some people think it helps with medical and scientific breakthroughs. Drugs that people use or cosmetics that are used could have been tested through animals before being stocked on shelves. About 800 animals are tested on before a drug is passed to clinical trials (“Is animal”). Many animals get tested on‚ but many like mice‚ rabbits‚ hamsters‚ monkeys‚ dogs‚ cats‚ pigs‚ and
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Animal testing is the number one reason that we have come so far in the medical field and have excelled in keeping the majority alive but it has caused grief in the animal and human world because of the harm it does to over 200‚000 animals all over. Some of the biggest companies in the world such as Clorox‚ Lysol‚ Chapstick‚ Dove and many other brands that are used by most people on a daily basis‚ use animals to test the safety of their products (PETA). Animals are used most often in the medical
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Using animals as an alternative to human testing has been a highly controversial topic over the past few decades. With harsh conditions and unethical treatments‚ the understanding of animal testing is very important. From over-the-counter medications to experiments on cures of chronic illnesses‚ animals were used in one way or another. Unfortunately‚ not all experiments given to animals involved a tasty snack or a simple treat. Many experiments involved several incidents of agony and pain without
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Animal Testing Controversy When shopping at a store‚ no one ever thinks when he or she buys makeup‚ cleaning products‚ deodorant or lotion‚ that it has potentially hurt an innocent animal. In fact‚ millions of animals die every year due to a chemical drug. Those animals harmed never got a chance to live a normal‚ animal life; instead‚ they were put into cages and locked up for years at a time. While animal testing can be used to ensure the safety of certain drugs for humans‚ potentially
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