Animal Experimentation Essay
Animal Experimentation by Peggy J. Parks describes advantages and disadvantages of animal research. This book explains one of the major social justice issue that is becoming controversial these days: Animal Rights. Scientists are trying to find new vaccines and medical products, but you cannot test them on humans right away. We cannot risk human’s life, but can we risk animal’s life? In 2005, the USDA reported that 1,177,566 animals were used in the laboratory, excluding mice, rats, birds, fish, etc. The scientists mostly failed to make new discovery, and even if they did, it was not effective because humans and animals are very different. Animals are also used in education, but some students and parents consider dissection of animals as teaching
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The book states, “researchers failed to give any pain medication to a primate after the creature had just undergone surgery in which holes were drilled into its skull. At Emory University, two monkeys were duct taped to restraint chairs so blood could be drawn” (56). Animal Welfare Act protects animals by setting acceptable standards of care for laboratory animals that apply to their housing, feeding, cleanliness, ventilation, and medical needs. However, many scientists violate the law to do more research or save money. Researchers don’t give medical treatments before and after they get surgery. The surgery is even crueler, such as drilling holes into its skull. Another animal cruelty is described in this book: “One practice that was a major component of BSCS was pithing, which involved inserting a needle or other sharp object into the skull of a live creature such as a frog or turtle… thus destroying the animal’s brain. Once it was considered brain-dead, students studied its beating heart and lung action and used the creature for physiology experiments” (38). An animal cruelty does not happen only in companies but also schools for educational purpose. However, some educational dissection are too cruel and inhumane. BSCS, acronym of Biological Science Curriculum Study, is effective for its hands-on study, but at the same time, students study life first by destroying it. Students need to learn ethical lessons, not
The book states, “researchers failed to give any pain medication to a primate after the creature had just undergone surgery in which holes were drilled into its skull. At Emory University, two monkeys were duct taped to restraint chairs so blood could be drawn” (56). Animal Welfare Act protects animals by setting acceptable standards of care for laboratory animals that apply to their housing, feeding, cleanliness, ventilation, and medical needs. However, many scientists violate the law to do more research or save money. Researchers don’t give medical treatments before and after they get surgery. The surgery is even crueler, such as drilling holes into its skull. Another animal cruelty is described in this book: “One practice that was a major component of BSCS was pithing, which involved inserting a needle or other sharp object into the skull of a live creature such as a frog or turtle… thus destroying the animal’s brain. Once it was considered brain-dead, students studied its beating heart and lung action and used the creature for physiology experiments” (38). An animal cruelty does not happen only in companies but also schools for educational purpose. However, some educational dissection are too cruel and inhumane. BSCS, acronym of Biological Science Curriculum Study, is effective for its hands-on study, but at the same time, students study life first by destroying it. Students need to learn ethical lessons, not