aspects of animal experimentation is that most of the research is unreliable. According to Aysha Akhtar form the Library of Medicine‚ “The inability to reproduce the disease in animals so that it is congruent in relevant respects with human stroke has contributed to a high failure rate in drug development. More than 114 potential therapies initially tested in animals failed in human trials” (Akhtar Flaws of Animal Experimentation). If people cannot reproduce the effects of a stroke in an animal‚ then
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Of all the animal rights organizations in the United States‚ The Human Society of the United States‚ is the most wealthy and prominent. It claims to be at the forefront of animal rights‚ pushing legislation through congress and investigating possible abuse. For the past 12 years‚ the HSUS has been led by Wayne Pacelle‚ the CEO of the company. Pacelle has received both criticism and praise for his work‚ and while he maintains his positive stance on animal rights‚ some his actions say otherwise. Whether
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condoning animal experimentations. Many name brands‚ such as Clorox and L’Oreal‚ use horrible methods to test their products on animals. To be specific‚ roughly 170‚000 rabbits are bred and used purely for testing in the beauty industry and go through chemical blindness and fur loss because of a product meant for humans. How is that humane? Rabbits are not the only animals that are succumbed to the sickening procedures of experiments. Primates‚ cats‚ dogs‚ mice and rats are also some animals that are
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Article: Discussing Animal Rights and Animal Research in the Classroom By Harold A. Herzog 1. Research Question or Problem The purpose of this article is to look at animal research in psychology and how the discussion of animal rights is essential to students taking psychology courses. 2. Introduction There is a growing public concern over the ethical treatment of animals. Animal rights groups have criticized the uses of animals from wearing fur‚ sports hunting‚ rodeos‚ and the consumption
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19 coal miners killed‚ 36 wounded in PA. Animal Rights: The Illogic of Animal Rights by J. Neil Schulman The so-called "animal rights" movement is relying upon a logical fallacy which is based on mutually exclusive premises. "Animal rights" premise #1: Human beings are no different from other animals‚ with no divine or elevated nature which makes us distinct; "Animal rights" premise #2: Human beings are ethically bound not to use other animals for their own selfish purposes. If human beings
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Animal experimentation is procedures performed on animals for purposes of research into diseases‚ cosmetics‚ household cleaners‚ food additives‚ and pharmaceuticals. The most common species tested on are mice‚ fish‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ guinea pigs‚ hamsters‚ farm animals‚ birds‚ cats‚ dogs‚ mini-pigs‚ and chimpanzees. It is predicted that more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory testing every year (PETA) . Most people don’t consider that animals undergoing experimentation are being
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Animals should not be used for research Imagine an animal suffering‚ with no way to help itself. Imagine a human being forcing an animal to suffer and not doing anything to help. This is what happens when animals are used for research to test products that most people do use. Every year almost 8‚000 animals suffer from being used for research. Animals are subjected to burns‚ electric shocks‚ and other painful experiences that researchers subject them too. Animals are given diseases from the researchers
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Are utilizing animals for human purposes wrong? Animal testing and Captivity is a topic that is not usually discussed amongst society. Companies that sell and make products the public uses on a daily basis are first tested out on animals before being shipped and put out on stores shelves. Furthermore Animal cruelty and the captivity of animals is another issue that is harmful to their species and our environment. Not only is animal experimentation and captivity cruel‚ but also can be dangerous
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Animals are used in scientific research‚ because it allows scientists to learn more about human biology and health‚ and for developing new and better medicines. They are used to establish medical treatments that will determine if the medications are safe‚ researchers check the safety of products destined for human use by testing it on animals first‚ animals are also used in other biomedical‚ commercial‚ and health care issues. The use of animals for disease research has many benefits‚ even when some
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Melanie Tucker January 31st‚ 2012 The Meaning of The Evil Behind Animal Rights The text called‚ ’The Evil of Animal “Rights”’‚ written by Alex Epstein and Yaron Brook‚ explains why animal testing is important and what animal activist groups have done to keep the testing from occurring. They explain the necessity of animal testing for man kind. The cures of different diseases and cancers‚ could all be created with the testing on animals-mostly rats and mice. The companies and labs doing these tests
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