Animal Testing Persuasive Speech

“Welcome to Jurassic Park!” And that’s where it all went wrong, Jurassic Park’s scientists didn’t think about the consequences when they bred dinosaurs, “...your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should...” words from Jurassic Park. There are various consequences of science that affect us in our daily lives and are very real and quite intense. But animal testing is one of the biggest. It’s very important that we are aware that animal testing causes thousands of unneeded animal deaths and creates problems that negatively affect humans.
According to PETA.org, more than one-hundred million animals die yearly because of animal testing. This is a serious issue that increases the chances of extinction in animals. Animals are tested for companies like Maybelline, Clinique, and Benefit. They all use animal testing on their products to test if they are suitable for humans. But this doesn’t even make sense, our technology is advanced enough to not have to use animal experimentation. All kinds of animals are tested on every day. According to Cruelty-Free International,
One Green Planet brings to my attention that we end up “supporting” animal testing. We pay taxes. When we pay taxes we are paying for animal testing ourselves, therefore supporting it. PETA.org brings to my attention in their article titled, Experiments on Animals: Overview, that with human volunteers we can get scientific problems figured out and find solutions to our problems without harming anyone or anything. Including harmless animals. Alexis Croswell from One Green Planet says, “Drugs that fail in animal models cause us to potentially ignore real cures.” And she’s right, what if something doesn’t work on animals but it doesn’t work on humans? What if animal testing is doing nothing and is only harming animals? This is a real