Daylen Elosegui Extra Credit 02-20-2013 The Ethics of Animal Testing Years ago‚ while laws were not in place to prevent testing on animals‚ some researchers experimented on animals. The results of these experiments are still with us today. Insulin for example‚ was discovered when an Ontario doctor severed the connection between the pancreas and the digestive system of a dog.1 Today there are still many animals in labs being tested to find treatment for anything from cancer
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Many people believe animal testing is bad and scientists abuse animals. However would you rather have humans tested on instead? Animal testing helps humans live longer and stay healthy. It also does the same thing for animals. Animals should be used to test medicines and vaccines to help prevent injuries and cure diseases in humans and other animals. First of all‚ in the article “The Greater Good” it states‚“High school senior Eric Pelly received a hard hit during a rugby match and was rushed
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In this essay I will be discussing whether I think it is necessary to test chemicals on animals for the sake of humans. There are a countless number of pros and cons that I will be discussing in this essay. I will discuss with you some of the pros of testing on animals. Some people believe that it is necessary to test chemicals on living harmless animals; they trust that it is the right thing to do as it helps researchers to find drugs and treatments; this then helps researchers in finding drugs
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Hundreds of animals are tested on and are used for human entertainment yearly. The ethics of animal testing has always been questioned. Many people look at animals as companions while others only see them beneficial if they are used to advance medical techniques or further research. Some people do not want to think of animals as on the same level as humans. Animals may not be able to speak and are not thought to have the same ability of thinking as humans‚ but they do not deserve to be tested on
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Persuasive Essay: Animal Testing Each year‚ millions of animals suffer and die in the process of inhumane testing for the purposes of drug and chemical research‚ and medical experiments and training exercises. Animals including cats‚ dogs‚ rabbits‚ and mice are force fed harmful substances that are infected with lethal viruses causing reactions like brain damage‚ strokes‚ and heart attacks. Not only are these experiments painful to the animals and sometimes fatal‚ but also they fail to accurately
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Animals everyday are suffering in laboratories because of animal testing. Animal testing is a horrible thing‚ even though it has lead to some medical breakthroughs. Although there better alternative options. If you weigh the pros and cons to animal testing it is clear that animal testing is wrong‚ even if there have been outcomes that have turned out well. Even though animal testing can help create cures‚ they have shorter life cycles‚ and sometimes finding cures for them‚ vitro testing‚ animals
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Why should animals not have the same rights that humans do? Maybe because they cannot talk‚ read books‚ or drive cars‚ but neither can some humans for that matter. So why is it that when an experiment‚ which was conducted to help treat type 2 diabetes‚ killed 203 people‚ it was halted immediately‚ although millions of animals die each year due to scientific experimentation? The answer is that many believe that animals are worthless or are not worth as much as human beings are‚ so they are therefore
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AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING! The question is not‚ "Can they reason?" nor‚ "Can they talk?" but rather‚ "Can they suffer?" Did you know that over a hundred million animals get injured or die due to animal testing? But when you think about is it actually legal? So the thing is it doesn’t matter what we think because there are people who want themselves to live a better life then the animals and they do experimentation on the animals just so humans can live a better life. And
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The number of animal tests rose from 1‚566‚944 in 1997 to 2‚705‚722 from the Journal of Medical Ethics. Animal Experimentation is when animals are used for scientific research and to test certain products. Scientists have used this method for a number of years and rely on it to be the most adequate way. However‚ it may not be the most accurate way of testing. Animal Testing has gotten more popular since the late 1900s. Many different types of animals are used in research‚ some of them are not practical
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Brutal Testing Regardless of efforts to either reduce or eliminate using animals for purposes of testing consumer products‚ it relatively continues unchanged. While the federal government does not require animal testing to ensure that such products like hair spray‚ toothpaste‚ cosmetics‚ and laundry detergent are safe for consumers. Nowadays‚ animal testing is a subject that often occurs. Some people think it is needed in research‚ meanwhile others think it is not allowed to sacrifice animals for
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