Animals are used for medical treatment. You might be wondering what do they do to the animals when experimenting? The experimenters/ scientist use the theory,the three “Rs”. The three “Rs” stand for replacement, reduction, and refinement. A lot of people say animal testing has saved many lives going through treatment. Sure it might save lives of others but it kills the animals. There …show more content…
According to the article, “The Modern Debate”, in the Newsela article, in 1981 the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), realized that monkeys were being kept in horrible conditions at a laboratory in Maryland, and the animals would get so scared they would hurt themselves. The director of the lab was charged for animal cruelty offences. See animals are being treated without respect thy are even hurting themselves hoping to die so they will not have to do the treatments anymore. The national research council of the national academy of science in 2007 said we should test drugs on cells not on animals. That statement had made many debates across the world if animals should be tested on. Sometimes the people in the labs would leave the animals for days nothing to drink or eat. The animals would get no care. The animals were being treated with disrespect, and were also being separated from their loved