Why Do We Need Animal Testing Necessary?

Even though animals can be beneficial, animal testing does not always predict reliable results in humans since most experiments involving animals are flawed and waste animal lives, while alternative testing methods are more accurate. Many people believe that animal testing is unethical and unnecessary since we have discovered medical breakthroughs without the help of our furry friends. In this case, Alois Alzheimer first described the main features of Alzheimer’s disease in 1906 by studying brain segments from autopsies of patients after they had died, which virtually every disease has been identified or clarified from (Cruelty Free). Similarly, the anaesthetic effect of laughing gas was discovered when someone accidentally cut their leg while under the influence of the gas, later then, an American dentist confirmed the effects on himself while having a tooth removed (Cruelty Free). Many people believe that we need animals to advance our discoveries but in actuality, we
When using vitro (tube) testing researchers can get healthy cells and coax them to grow into 3-D structures and when working with diseases we can see where the problem begins at a microscopic level (In Defense). In addition, “Human on a Chip” is now a scientific breakthrough where the tissue chip devices are designed as accurate models of the structure and function of human organs, such as the lung, liver and heart, which provides a faster and more efficient way to see how toxins react (Neavs). With this new technology and information animals are no longer needed for testing, which saves animals from the horrors of animal cruelty and gives our researchers more accurate data. Since most animal experiments are flawed, we are wasting their lives and with alternative testing methods such as computer modeling and synthetic skin it gives a better feel of what we are achieving