Cruelty Involved in Animal Testing Hobbes‚ the cat‚ has been under experimentation for most of his life. This is probably the last time that he will ever have to be experimented on again. Why? Because he is probably not going to make it through this time. The makers of Herbal Essences are about to force shampoo down his throat to see what happens to its organs. Even if the cat lives through the process‚ they will have to kill it to see which organs were affected by the toxic chemicals. If this
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safe as possible for us. The use of animal testing has helped aid society in being sure that products are safe for humans to use; whether that be food products‚ cosmetics‚ household cleaners‚ or even pharmaceuticals. But in our efforts to shield ourselves and our families from harm‚ who or what has been hurt in the process. Animal testing is an important component in the development of products intended for human use; however‚ animal testing subjects innocent animals to
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Animal Testing Should Cease To Exist There are currently laws in place to protect animals‚ such as dogs and cats‚ from being abused or mistreated. The punishment for breaking this law can be anywhere from a small fine to two years in jail. An exception to these laws are animals used in research facilities. What makes a rabbit in a cage at home any different than a rabbit in a cage at a laboratory? There is no physical difference‚ only the law that decides the treatment they receive and the punishment
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companies be able to continue cosmetic testing on animals? Discussion of Topic Many cosmetic companies have tested their products on animals. Fortunately the protests lodged by the animal rights activist’ has had its’ impact as many companies have stopped testing their products on animals. Major companies such as Boots‚ Yardley‚ and Revlon have made claims that the have stopped testing their products on animals. These animals were used for cosmetic testing in the past but many alternatives are
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THE eTHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION Student number: 17666406 Student name: Shivangi Chand Lectures name: Suzanne Unit name and number: Scientific Literacy 300811 Word count: 931 (Report) Due date: 21/04/2013 THE eTHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION Student number: 17666406 Student name: Shivangi Chand Lectures name: Suzanne Unit name and number: Scientific Literacy 300811 Word count: 931 (Report) Due date: 21/04/2013 Table of Contents Summary
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Animal testing has been used for centuries to improve the lives of humans since 322 B.C. by greek and roman physicians‚ Aristotle and Erasistratus. These greek and roman physicians first performed animal testing with dissections to obtain more knowledge about the animals they chose to test in their experiments. However‚ the scientists that first introduced animal testing‚ failed to realize that humans and animals do not have the same lineage. Their intentions were to advance scientific
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of medical progress. But these major advances have something in common: they were all developed and tested using animals. Animal experimentation is a contentious issue‚ but it boils down to two essential questions: does it work‚ and is it ethical? The first is easy to answer: it works. Some would have you believe there are alternatives for all animal research‚ or that animal testing is always misleading and unsafe. These are fallacies. Where there are reliable alternatives‚ of course‚ we
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This essay will discuss the dilemmas of testing drugs on human beings‚ as well as the dilemmas once we shift testing drugs on animals. There are several ethical dilemmas when it comes to testing drugs on people in general. A number of the tests can be potentially life threatening. The new drugs may cause severe reactions which might not be treatable later on. For years‚ scientists have been experimenting on humans. The majority that were used for testing were the insane‚ prisoners‚ and charity patients
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Animal Rights Animals have been used in medical research for centuries. Most of the animals used for research are rodents such as rats‚ mice‚ hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs‚ cats and a variety of goats‚ ferrets‚ pigeons‚ monkeys and rabbits are also used .The struggle against this tyranny is a struggle as important as any of the moral and social issues that have been fought over in recent years. Animal rights are an emotional issue‚ second only perhaps‚ to the bitter abortion debate. For decades
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We all talk about how hitting animals‚ dog fighting‚ not feeding or housing animals is cruel and unusual punishment. Although this is always our definition of cruelty towards animals‚ many of us may push scientific animal experiments off to the side because that’s not animal cruelty‚ we are using it for research. Well people argue on this topic quite frequently even though it doesn’t seem that way. One person could be fascinated by the findings done by animal testing or one person could just be absolutely
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