Animal Testing Since 2002‚ over 1 million animals that the USDA collects numbers on‚ which includes dogs‚ cats‚ sheep‚ hamsters‚ guinea pigs‚ and primates‚ have been tested on. Since then‚ that number has increased to approximately 1.4 million. This excludes all rats and hamsters used in testing‚ which normally make up 90% of testing. This percentage‚ however‚ remains only as an estimate because US laws do not require scientists to record how many rats‚ birds‚ and mice are used. Cages for theses
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samples in an animal laboratory. The things people take granted for such as makeup‚ hair care products‚ medicines‚ and perfumes are productional objects that were all once tested to be sure they were safe for human use. The truth about what happens inside laboratories is something that hasn’t been uncovered to the public eye. There’s a concept of both animal cruelty and animal testing but in all reasoning‚ they have the same effect towards the innocent animals. The use of laboratory animals are mostly
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<b>Specific Purpose</b> To persuade my audience that animal testing is wrong and how other safer alternatives should be taken. <br> <br><b>Central Idea</b> By going the extra mile in using safer alternatives when experimenting with animals will not only prevent conflicts from pro-life activists‚ it will minimize lawsuits and morals will be preserved. <br> <br><b>Introduction</b> <br>I. Okay I got a riddle I made up for the class. <br>A. What was once cute and furry but becomes a bloody rotted
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ANIMAL TESTING Over 100 million animals in North America alone will be killed in cruel animal tests each year. Animal testing has been going on for years‚ a lot of companies test there products on animals‚ some of these tests consist of restraining animals and dropping chemicals into there eyes‚ the scientists also forcefully pump the chemicals into the animals stomach though a tube to see how it reacts to the chemical‚ this is extremely painful for the animal. After observing the reactions for
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In 1966‚ the Animal Welfare Act was passed which “...regulated the sale‚ transportation‚ and handling of many animals used in research…” (Driscoll and Finley 3)‚ but the act does not cover rats‚ mice‚ fish ‚ and birds which make up around ninety-five percent of tested animals (“Should Animals Be Used” 3). Government approved acts are proposed and confirmed to ensure the safety of animals‚ but organizations soon find their way around them. Additionally‚ in the United States‚ all pharmaceuticals‚ preservatives
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Dan Wang(Irene) Animal test in medicine is inevitable In 1960s‚ about 10‚000 babies who have short and malfunctioned legs and arms were born‚ surprising the public and scientists. People were worried and anxious to know the reason for the tragedy and the way to avoid the birth of defect babies. After many researches‚ scientists found out that the disabled babies were born to the mother who had taken a medicine called Thalidomide‚ a drug people used to deal with pregnant reaction
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million vertebrate animals‚ including mice‚ birds‚ fish‚ rabbits‚ dogs‚ chimpanzees‚ and other non-human primates‚ are used for animal testing every year. The United States and Gabon are the only two countries that allow experimentation on chimpanzees. Animals are either killed during experiments‚ severely injured by harmful chemicals or subsequently euthanized. On a British debate site‚ a woman quotes ”I think it is wrong to test anything on animals‚ it does not matter what animal it is - a rat‚ monkey
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Animal Testing Animal testing (also known as animal experimentation or animal research) is the use of non-human animal models for research and development by academic institutes and commercial pharmaceutical companies. At this very moment‚ there are millions of animals being kept behind cages in solitude‚ waiting to be sacrificed in the name of science or industry. With the sharp rise in the use of animals in research‚ it has become an open debate as to whether or not we have an intrinsic right
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Is animal testing cruelty or science? This is the question that many people ask to themselves‚ and is one of the many controversial topics in today’s society. In my point of view animal testing is cruelty because animals can’t talk for themselves so they get kill and hurt‚ and we also violated their right by doing this. Anjo a member of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) said “Animals feel pain; they have a right to decent life” (Nancy Day 2000‚ pg.12). It is difficult to determine how many animals
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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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