Arguments Against Animal Testing Cruelties
Animal Testing Cruelties
A majority of people are okay with the brutal killings of animals for testing purposes.
Animal testing can be beneficial; however, the use of animals for testing is immoral and rarely even works. When being tested on, so many animals are treated cruelly and unlawfully. Also, a large percent of the time, animal testing is ineffective. Sometimes, animal testing can be humane, but sadly most research is cruel; which is why we should put animal testing to a stop.
Animal testing can be tremendously cruel. Multiple horror stories are shared each day regarding the horrendous ways animals are treated. For example, are you aware of what recently occurred at the University of Pittsburgh? Dr. Sandeep Kathju tied bunnies legs with …show more content…
wire to cause intentional trauma to the knee joints(“Litany of Labs”). Kathju was breeding bunnies incorrectly for test purposes. Bunnies were being born with malformed skulls and torn limbs. PETA also found numerous dead mice. The students were lacking when it came to nutritional care of the animals. Many mice died from dehydration; however, lots of mice were drowned in their tanks. Monkeys suffered at the University of Pittsburgh; the staff wasn’t giving them enough food and water. The primates were driven to the point of insanity. This was only one incident; there are millions of other operations that are cruelly treating animals for testing.
Testing on animals has been proven to be highly ineffective.
It isn’t hard to notice major differences in animals and humans. As humans, we have a very diverse population. There arefew similarities between the animal kingdom and our generation. Why would the human race think that because a drug works on a tiny mouse, that it would work on our children or ourselves? One source says, “Animals do not get many of the human diseases that people do, such as major types of heart disease, many types of cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, or schizophrenia..” “Arguments Against Animal Testing”. It is useless for humans to inflict pain on these animals because they don’t get the diseases we do. Also, doctors have cured cancer in mice, but we have yet to cure human cancer “Arguments Against Animal Testing”; therefore, curing diseases in animals is useless and ineffective.
There are some good things about animal testing; however, there are way more cons when it comes to using animals for research. Yes, animal testing has lead to many life saving treatments, but there are other testing methods that don’t require animals. Humans often make the misconception that we are genetically similar to animals. Animals are drastically different from humans, so they are very poor test subjects (Mieke). Drugs are required to pass a test before they can be used on animals, yet most drugs that pass the test are harmful to the test subjects (Mieke). The cons overcome the pros of researching on
animals.
There are way too many horrible incidents related to animal testing. If we begin to test on other things, we can save so many animal lives. Everyday there are mice, monkeys, bunnies, and more that give up their lives to ensure a product is “safe”. As the human population, we could save animals from the excruciating pain they endure. Also, we could find test subjects that are more successful and effective. Together we can end cruelty towards animals for research purposes.
Works Cited
“Arguments Against Animal Testing.” CrueltyFreeInternational.org, https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/why-we-do-it/arguments-against-animal-test ing. Accessed 13 April 2017.
“Litany of Lab Horrors: A PETA Expose.” PETA.org, http://www.investigations.peta.org/university-of-pittsubrgh-laboratory-neglect/. Accessed April 13 2017.
Mieke Louwe, Lindsay Marshall, and John Pippin. “Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?” procon.org, http://www.animal-testing.procon.org. Accessed April 13 2017.
A majority of people are okay with the brutal killings of animals for testing purposes.
Animal testing can be beneficial; however, the use of animals for testing is immoral and rarely even works. When being tested on, so many animals are treated cruelly and unlawfully. Also, a large percent of the time, animal testing is ineffective. Sometimes, animal testing can be humane, but sadly most research is cruel; which is why we should put animal testing to a stop.
Animal testing can be tremendously cruel. Multiple horror stories are shared each day regarding the horrendous ways animals are treated. For example, are you aware of what recently occurred at the University of Pittsburgh? Dr. Sandeep Kathju tied bunnies legs with …show more content…
wire to cause intentional trauma to the knee joints(“Litany of Labs”). Kathju was breeding bunnies incorrectly for test purposes. Bunnies were being born with malformed skulls and torn limbs. PETA also found numerous dead mice. The students were lacking when it came to nutritional care of the animals. Many mice died from dehydration; however, lots of mice were drowned in their tanks. Monkeys suffered at the University of Pittsburgh; the staff wasn’t giving them enough food and water. The primates were driven to the point of insanity. This was only one incident; there are millions of other operations that are cruelly treating animals for testing.
Testing on animals has been proven to be highly ineffective.
It isn’t hard to notice major differences in animals and humans. As humans, we have a very diverse population. There arefew similarities between the animal kingdom and our generation. Why would the human race think that because a drug works on a tiny mouse, that it would work on our children or ourselves? One source says, “Animals do not get many of the human diseases that people do, such as major types of heart disease, many types of cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, or schizophrenia..” “Arguments Against Animal Testing”. It is useless for humans to inflict pain on these animals because they don’t get the diseases we do. Also, doctors have cured cancer in mice, but we have yet to cure human cancer “Arguments Against Animal Testing”; therefore, curing diseases in animals is useless and ineffective.
There are some good things about animal testing; however, there are way more cons when it comes to using animals for research. Yes, animal testing has lead to many life saving treatments, but there are other testing methods that don’t require animals. Humans often make the misconception that we are genetically similar to animals. Animals are drastically different from humans, so they are very poor test subjects (Mieke). Drugs are required to pass a test before they can be used on animals, yet most drugs that pass the test are harmful to the test subjects (Mieke). The cons overcome the pros of researching on
animals.
There are way too many horrible incidents related to animal testing. If we begin to test on other things, we can save so many animal lives. Everyday there are mice, monkeys, bunnies, and more that give up their lives to ensure a product is “safe”. As the human population, we could save animals from the excruciating pain they endure. Also, we could find test subjects that are more successful and effective. Together we can end cruelty towards animals for research purposes.
Works Cited
“Arguments Against Animal Testing.” CrueltyFreeInternational.org, https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/why-we-do-it/arguments-against-animal-test ing. Accessed 13 April 2017.
“Litany of Lab Horrors: A PETA Expose.” PETA.org, http://www.investigations.peta.org/university-of-pittsubrgh-laboratory-neglect/. Accessed April 13 2017.
Mieke Louwe, Lindsay Marshall, and John Pippin. “Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?” procon.org, http://www.animal-testing.procon.org. Accessed April 13 2017.