Home office (2017) animal testing “remains a vital tool” especially when carrying out research into diseases and in developing “new medicines‚ treatments and technologies”. Scientists state that animal testing is effective as animals are biologically similar to humans and so can provide scientists with ‘important clues about diseases’ Animal testing also means new drugs can be tested for possible side effects‚ before the drug is given to humans in clinical trials (Understanding animal research‚2013‚
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scientists to use live animals in research for medicine that can be used to cure humans. Today we continue to use animals in experiments to learn more about health problems that affect both humans and animals and to ensure the safety of new medical treatments. Now that we know the purpose of animal testing‚ is it really worth killing millions of innocent animals? This practice is morally wrong and inconsiderate of us for letting this happen. People should stop using animals as experiment subjects
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tested on animals to check for the degree of skin irritation‚ skin penetration‚ eye irritation‚ carcinogenicity‚ etc. On the basis of these tests‚ it is determined whether the said product is fit for human use or not. Even though it is not mandatory to get premarket approval for all the products‚ the manufacturer is expected to place a warming note on the product if it has not been tested. Doing so can have negative implications on the brand‚ and therefore the companies prefer to go with animal testing
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The use of animals in scientific research has made dramatic improvements in our understanding of the human race. Despite the controversies that surround this issue‚ without this process of testing it is certain that much of what is known today towards the quality and quantity of life would remain closed off to us. Over the years‚ scientists have gained the ability to solve medical problems‚ cure diseases‚ and develop vaccines all with the use of animals during scientific research. To believe that
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takes place in the brutal practice of animal testing. Scientists practice this‚ and even more painful and harmful things on animals‚ to test the toxicity of chemicals. It’s not just animals being affected in this process‚ but humans too. A drug that is passed on a mouse is completely irrelevant to its reaction in a human. We must eliminate animal testing because it is an unethical act of cruelness. In the first place‚ animals are being killed after testing‚ which is considered immoral in today’s
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Animal testing for scientific or commercial use is wrong and inaccurate because animals are made up differently than humans. Animal testing is procedures done on animals for research to test medicine and commercial items to see if they are harmful or effective for humans. The experiments can cause the animals to have physical and mental suffering and distress. Most of the animals are killed at the end of the experimentation but some are used again in other experiments. The most common animals used
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Wade Advance Composition October 16‚ 2014 Testing On Animals: Helpful or Harmful? Testing on animals can be dated all the way back to time when the Romans and Greeks were still alive. Scientist would only dissect on animals to find out information on disease‚ what caused it and how could they find a cure for it. Because it is dated so far back into time and we still are testing on animals and aren’t finding many cures many people believe that testing on animals is unnecessary because the results are
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Przybysz Right now‚ millions of mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ cats‚ dogs‚ and other animals are locked inside cold‚ barren cages in laboratories across the country. “For days they languish in pain‚ ache with loneliness and long to roam free and use their minds” (PETA). These animals come from a wide variety of places such as city pounds‚ zoos‚ commercial breeders‚ and even circuses. Did you know that around the world these animals are being used to test products ranging from shampoo to new cancer drugs? In
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Meadows English 101 4/1/2012 Cosmetic Animal Testing: Scientifically and Unethically Inaccurate Animal testing is still done by cosmetic companies even though it is unethical and scientifically inaccurate. The various tests carried out on animals is not a guarantee for using cosmetics on our skin since animals react differently to certain chemicals as compared to humans. Cosmetics companies kill millions of animals every year in pursuit of profit. The animals that suffer and die in these laboratories
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Animal testing has always been a big issue around the world. Some people think that it is okay for animals to be tested on while others don’t. What even is animal testing? Animal testing is where scientists find new medications and test them on the animals before humans. Why might scientists test them on animals first? So‚ that if something goes wrong‚ only the animal would suffer and not a human. I am a critic for animal testing. I believe that animals have a purpose to the world just as much as
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