Animal testing is the experimentation of products or medicine on animals. Sometimes it works‚ and the experiment does not harm the animal‚ but when it fails what happens? The animals get severe injuries and some extreme products can even lead to death. Animal testing has been going on for a long time and it is believed that it started in the 2nd and 4th centuries BC. So‚ should it stop now? Should animal testing be illegal? Global Perspectives In the UK‚ scientists were warned by the research agencies
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They test all their products on animals so that it’s safe for you to use… Right now‚ there are millions of helpless animals trapped in cramped‚ cold cages‚ afraid of what torture they’ll have to endure next all so we smell better‚ have longer lashes and shinier hair. Animal research has been used throughout recorded history to test and try our medical‚ cosmetic and household products which are used on a daily basis. Almost all countries are actively researching on animals‚ even though it’s very expensive
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Animal Testing Should be Banned Name College Experiments on animals has been done all around the world since many years ago throughout the history. There are reasons behind these experiments; such as gaining knowledge about the animals themselves‚ education‚ research and developments for the benefit of human being. In the last reason fall substances and procedures tests; such as for cosmetic products‚ medicines‚ and surgical techniques; to see if they are harmful to humans or not. Many experiments
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“Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century.” (Joan Ryan) Animal testing has been used for centuries. It has even created a lot of medical advancements and helped further our understanding of medicines.. While animal testing has shown great developments in medical research‚ there has also been a lot of controversy towards the treatment of the animals used in the experiments. Animal testing is the act of testing products such as medicines
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Attention! Animal testing may have just saved your life! Throughout the course of history‚ improvements‚ new products‚ and medical advancements have been made through animals testing. Testing on animals for scientific and commercial purposes poses many benefits. A lot people are at risk of cancer and heart problems‚ while many actually do suffer from these things. Major medical breakthroughs have been made possible through animal testing‚ and these breakthroughs have been able to save lives. According
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million animals annually” (naevs.org) The biggest argument in defense of animal testing is that although they would prefer not to use animals‚ their isn’t any other viable options. And this claim might have been true‚ many years ago. In this day in age‚ scientist have developed far more humane research methods to replace animal testing. Human simulators‚ for instance are more accurate than animals. Another argument you can make is that testing an animal is far more humane than testing an actual
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Animal Testing Cancer is a terrible disease‚ 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year and over 7.6 million die from the disease. Cancer is currently being studied and a cure has not been found‚ wouldn’t it be nice if we were to speed up the process of finding a cure? With animal testing this can be done quicker than by studying on other things that are “humane”. Many people believe that animal testing is wrong and should be stopped but at the same time more and more people are dying
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The Flaws With Animal Testing Every product we own‚ from makeup to medicine‚ has to be tested on something or someone before it can be placed on the market to be sold. Most testing for products is done on animals because it is seen as more humane than testing on humans. Animals are viewed as below us‚ and because of that‚ their lives do not matter. That is a lie we tell ourselves to make it seem like what is being done to innocent animals is just. In reality‚ testing on animals does much more harm
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delightful image right? “An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Animals are used to develop medical treatments‚ determine the toxicity of medications‚ check the safety of products destined for human use‚ and other biomedical‚ commercial‚ and health care uses” (ProCon 1). It is unfair to sentence so many animals to life in a laboratory cage and to cause
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test harmful material and chemicals on animals because they are not human beings. Animal testing is wrong and should be illegal because it is cruel to the animal‚ the tests are not always accurate and there are alternative ways to test products that do not need to be tested on animals. Testing on animals is cruel. It is cruel because it is subjecting animals‚ that feel like people do‚ to extreme pain and torture. As reported by PETA‚ “U.S. law allows animals to be burned‚ shocked‚ poisoned‚ isolated
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