Morality Of Animal Testing

Animal testing has been around a long time with an un-pretty history. With technology not being as advanced as it is today to use other alternative methods scientists tested their theories on animals. Animals used in scientific experiments go back as early to Greek physician scientists such as Aristotle, Erasistratus and Galen. Galen practiced in Rome where he conducted animal experiments to advance the understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology. Arab physician in the 12th century Moorish Spain conducted animal experiments for testing surgical procedures before applying them to human patients. The testing of animals was started to test new medicines, surgeries techniques and cosmetics. Testing of animals played a
Animal’s rights are violated when they are used in research. Millions of animals had to suffer and die in order to bring those medical advances to a reality. “Animals have a basics moral right to respectful treatment. Both animals and humans are alike in many ways that we both fell, think, behave and experience pain. Animals have never been treated with the same respect like humans they don’t have a choice when we they are tested on. These test subject these animals to tremendous pain and suffering and the end results usually ends up in permanent damage to them or their deaths. Millions of these animals die because animal testing is very cruel and ineffective. In these test animals are injected with diseases they wouldn’t normally contract such as major heart diseases, cancers, HIV, Parkinson’s disease or schizophrenia. In fact, 92% of test that pass animal testing fail in human trials. There is so much time, money and the lives of animals being wasted in these test. The Cruelty Free International states that out of 93 dangerous drug side effects, only 19% could have been predicted by animal test. “Despite many decades of studying conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, stroke and AIDS in animals, we do not yet a reliable and fully effective cures”
Reduce, refine or replace are referred to as “the 3R’s”. This concept was first written about by William Russell and Rex Burch in their 1959 book The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique. The 3R’s by definition described is to reduce the number of animals being tested on. Refine animal use by eliminating the pain and suffering done through testing animal models. Replace animal models with non-animal systems such as computers models, biochemical or cell-based