Why Is Animal Testing Bad
Animal Testing: The Good and the Bad
Introduction:
Animal testing refers to the experimentation carried out on animals, in which the animal is compelled to undergo a process that causes them pain or death. It is conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of human resources such as medication, nutritional food value, cosmetics, as well understanding the complexity of the human body. Animal testing is often performed by injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances, exposing them to radiation, surgical removal of organs, or forcing them to inhale toxic gases. Treatment of Animals:
Often times animals such as mice, fish, rabbits, birds, cats, and dogs are mistreated during research and experimentation for human products. Animal tests have different levels of severity that impact creatures in multiple ways. These procedures are classified as mild, moderate, or severe. Mild procedures cause short-term pain, distress, and changes in behavior in the animal. …show more content…
For instance, researchers transplanted a mouse’s heart to another in order to study and test the potential treatments for the rejection of transplants in humans. Lastly, severe procedures cause an animal to endure excruciating pain and often result in death. An example is inducing incurable disorders or diseases into animals. Geoff Butcher, a patient with Parkinson’s disease, uses marmosets (a species of monkeys) to further investigate the disorder within his patient. He does this by injecting MPTP, a neurotoxin precursor that results in permanent symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, into the stomachs of the
Introduction:
Animal testing refers to the experimentation carried out on animals, in which the animal is compelled to undergo a process that causes them pain or death. It is conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of human resources such as medication, nutritional food value, cosmetics, as well understanding the complexity of the human body. Animal testing is often performed by injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances, exposing them to radiation, surgical removal of organs, or forcing them to inhale toxic gases. Treatment of Animals:
Often times animals such as mice, fish, rabbits, birds, cats, and dogs are mistreated during research and experimentation for human products. Animal tests have different levels of severity that impact creatures in multiple ways. These procedures are classified as mild, moderate, or severe. Mild procedures cause short-term pain, distress, and changes in behavior in the animal. …show more content…
For instance, researchers transplanted a mouse’s heart to another in order to study and test the potential treatments for the rejection of transplants in humans. Lastly, severe procedures cause an animal to endure excruciating pain and often result in death. An example is inducing incurable disorders or diseases into animals. Geoff Butcher, a patient with Parkinson’s disease, uses marmosets (a species of monkeys) to further investigate the disorder within his patient. He does this by injecting MPTP, a neurotoxin precursor that results in permanent symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, into the stomachs of the