December‚ 2012 Animal Experimentation Is it wrong to experiment on animals for our own benefit? Many may disagree and believe its immoral and shouldnt be done. Science and manufacturing need animal experimentation to prevent harm to humans because it helps to develope cures for disease and to save humans from experimentation. Animal rights activist oppose the use of animals for medical research arguing that it’s cruel and immoral. The truth is some of the animals dont even suffer. Many
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. From my point of view‚ if there are no other alternatives‚ and if it is possible that this will contribute to science‚ animals may be used for experimental research. Although the animal rights activists claim that people and
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Animal testing has many advantages. Medical research involving animals has dramatically improved the health of the human race. Without animal testing‚ the cure for polio would not exist and diabetics would suffer or die from their disease. Despite these benefits‚ some people believe that animals should be not be used for testing medical techniques and drugs. This essay will outline the advantages of animal testing. Animal testing allows scientists to test and create new drugs. Animals such as
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Animal Testing Animal testing (also known as animal experimentation or animal research) is the use of non-human animal models for research and development by academic institutes and commercial pharmaceutical companies. At this very moment‚ there are millions of animals being kept behind cages in solitude‚ waiting to be sacrificed in the name of science or industry. With the sharp rise in the use of animals in research‚ it has become an open debate as to whether or not we have an intrinsic right
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Discussion on Animal Rights "Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness; The Declaration of Independence holds these rights to be self evident and unalienable. In the eighteenth century when these words were written they were called natural rights‚ today we call them human rights" (McShea 34). The issue of whether or not to grant animal rights such as those that humans retain‚ is a greatly disputed issue. Philosophers‚ clergyman‚ and politicians have argued the point of animal rights for years
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Animals have long played an important role as research animals in the field of Science by human kind since Ancient Greeks‚ when Aristotle used animals as a dissection. Animals are used in research and experiments by scientists to advance human knowledge and find cures to diseases such as asthma. In my opinion‚ animals are needed for scientists to conduct researches and experiments. Firstly‚ animal models are used to test drugs. This is because it will lower the risk of effects on humans when the
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In 1966‚ the Animal Welfare Act was passed which “...regulated the sale‚ transportation‚ and handling of many animals used in research…” (Driscoll and Finley 3)‚ but the act does not cover rats‚ mice‚ fish ‚ and birds which make up around ninety-five percent of tested animals (“Should Animals Be Used” 3). Government approved acts are proposed and confirmed to ensure the safety of animals‚ but organizations soon find their way around them. Additionally‚ in the United States‚ all pharmaceuticals‚ preservatives
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million vertebrate animals‚ including mice‚ birds‚ fish‚ rabbits‚ dogs‚ chimpanzees‚ and other non-human primates‚ are used for animal testing every year. The United States and Gabon are the only two countries that allow experimentation on chimpanzees. Animals are either killed during experiments‚ severely injured by harmful chemicals or subsequently euthanized. On a British debate site‚ a woman quotes ”I think it is wrong to test anything on animals‚ it does not matter what animal it is - a rat‚ monkey
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The Ethical Treatment of Animals A person for the ethical treatment of animals (PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk‚ VA‚ and led by its founder‚ Ingrid Newkirk (international president). PeTA was founded‚ March 1980 as a nonprofit organization. As of 2011‚ its assets are 18.02 million‚ with revenue of 31.81 million. Alex Pacheco‚ co-founder of PeTA is an American animal rights activist from Joliet‚ IL. Newkirk and Pacheco first became widely publicized
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Animal testing has been an issue since the 19th century‚ it all started in the United Kingdom with a French chemist named Louis Pasteur. Even though animal testing has a lot of pros and cons it is very cruel and inhumane. Right now many animals are locked inside cages in laboratories sitting lonely and fearing that they would be chosen to practice an experiment on them. They are forced to inhale cigarettes and they can’t spit it out because their mouth is locked up and they have no movement. They
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