argumentative topics is animal testing. Animal testing has been around for countless years now since the discovering of physiology as a new area of science. Physiology is a branch of biology that studies the function of a living organism‚ so the only way scientists could research and study this area is by testing animals since they were attainable living organism besides humans. In recent years the idea of animal testing has gotten worse due to the fact that a collection of animals has been killed or
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Throughout history animal testing has played an important role in leading to new discoveries and human benefit. However‚ the realization of the moral status that animals hold only began in the late 1970’s. Today it is a multibillion dollar industry that involves several institutions‚ cosmetic companies and scientific centers. What people tend to forget is the great number of animal subjects that have suffered serious harm during the process of experimentation. Many ethical questions arise about these
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Animal Testing Shouldn’t Be Banned The exploitation of animals in experimentation isn’t a new issue because it could be traced back to the fourth century BC when Aristotle and his contemporaries used to perform experiments on animals. Besides‚ in the twelfth century‚ the Arab physician Avanzoar used animals to test his new surgery techniques before performing them on humans. Today‚ due to the advancement of the medical field‚ physicians rely excessively on animal testing
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Animal testing has been an issue since the 19th century‚ it all started in the United Kingdom with a French chemist named Louis Pasteur. Even though animal testing has a lot of pros and cons it is very cruel and inhumane. Right now many animals are locked inside cages in laboratories sitting lonely and fearing that they would be chosen to practice an experiment on them. They are forced to inhale cigarettes and they can’t spit it out because their mouth is locked up and they have no movement. They
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Animal testing is an ethical dilemma as it is using animals‚ which are other living creatures to profit humankind‚ when they are incapable of giving assent. Over 115 million animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused in labs every year for any scientific experiment or test. This topic was chosen as it is one of the most controversial issues throughout the world. They raise ethical issues‚ as George Bernard Shaw‚ a political activist has said “The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is
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11/29/2011 Animals should not Be Used for Medical Testing Nowadays‚ animals are used for medical testing which is hurtful and not necessary. Tens of millions of animals are used each year in federally and privately funded experiments. Do animals feel the same pain that human feel? How do we know that other humans feel pain? We all know that we ourselves can feel pain. We know this from the direct experience of stubbing toe on a chair‚ or having finger slammed in a drawer. So animals are as same
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In 17th century Harvey experimented on numerous animal and his aim was to demonstrate blood circulation. Over the late 19th and the 20th centuries‚ the development of medical science meant that the numbers of animals used in research accelerated over 5.5 million. Animals played a huge role in medical expansion in 20th century. The production of insulin‚ penicillin‚ the elimination of smallpox and other drugs had a huge impact on the medical field. The use of mammals in scientific research is a
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Animal Experimentation: The Good‚ The Bad‚ and the Ugly of Animal testing Animal testing is a touchy subject to many people. The idea of using animals for the gain of the human race is seen as immoral by some people‚ while on the other hand‚ some people see animal experimentation as an impactful part of the scientific field. Through animal testing there has been many discoveries that have highly influenced the medical field. In regards to animal testing‚ is it beneficial or is it an unnecessary
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When it comes to the topic of animal testing‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a debatable topic. Where this argument usually ends‚ however‚ is on the conversation if animal testing is necessary. Whereas some are convinced that using animals for testing has contributed to many lifesaving cures and treatments‚ others maintain that these animals are very different from humans and‚ therefore‚ make poor test subjects. My own view is these animals have produced many treatments‚ but not outcomes
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Animal testing is the experimentation of products or medicine on animals. Sometimes it works‚ and the experiment does not harm the animal‚ but when it fails what happens? The animals get severe injuries and some extreme products can even lead to death. Animal testing has been going on for a long time and it is believed that it started in the 2nd and 4th centuries BC. So‚ should it stop now? Should animal testing be illegal? Global Perspectives In the UK‚ scientists were warned by the research agencies
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