Animal Testing Speech

"I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers." This is a quote by an unknown author referring to the inaccuracy of animal testing. So our question is, why do companies and industries spend thousands of dollars a year on these tests? That is something I would like to know, along with many other people. Rodents are typically the animals that are used in cancer research, however, rats are only 37% effective in determining the cause of cancer in humans. Today, I’m here to share that animal testing for the purpose is wrong, whats going on, and why it we should stop animal testing.

Animal testing, is also known as animal experiments in the act of using non-human animals in research, to develop projects or scientific experiments. Statistics show that each year, there are millions of animals such as cats, dogs, mice, rats, ferret, hamsters and monkeys that experience mental and physical torture due to scientific research. Although most people agree that animal testing is horrible and cruel, there are few who this is it necessary to find new medicines. During the experiments, the animals are forced to inhale or sallow large amounts of test substances. Which are often found to be poisonous and toxic. The largest concern, is that animals are being used in experiments and not humans. Meaning that the results might or might not be useful for all the humans. Million of animals are suffering from poor conditions of living, and then to
Comparing animals and humans, we do have lots alike. Both often contract the same illnesses and diseases, and they suffer from the same health conditions as humans, some examples being: cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Although animals and humans are alike, that doesn’t mean we react to all illness the same. The Food and Drug Administration reports that 92 out of every 100 drugs that pass animal tests fail in