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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labels on the back of medication bottles to read “not tested on animals.” Animal testing has been proven to be cruel and unusual punishment. Some studies have suggested that the testing of products on animals had no relevance or solid reasoning behind it. Imagine humans taking the place of animals and being deemed a science project. In the early 1900’s medical research was still on the rise and resources for medical treatment and testing was limited. Studies were comprised of the actual subject. In
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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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Housing animals in human care have been a serious dilemma for our public. The views on this differs with everyone. One view is the animals should not be under human care and should be in their natural environment. While others believe that animals in human care with the correct rules and regulation then it is not a problem. Animals in human care can be for zoos‚ aquariums‚ and even the domestic pets living with individuals. Any dilemma within the society will have pros and cons such as housing animals
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Anjum Fighting Animal testing! Animals have been a part of scientific experiments ever since 17th century and expanded across Europe over the 19th century. The advancement of the medical science made testing medicines on animals legal in the Medicines Act‚ 1968 which majorly accelerated the number of animals tested upon to over 5.5 million in 1970. Even though animals aided in most medical advances such as insulin‚ polio vaccine‚ penicillin and elimination of small pox‚ the animal welfare standards
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2013 Professor Craig English 115 Over 100 million animals are subject to being burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused in laboratories throughout the U.S. What is even more disheartening is that up to 90 percent of animals that are used in laboratories throughout the United States are not inclusive in the official statistics of animal testing (dosomething.org‚ 2013). Although animal testing does have social and economical benefits‚ animal testing should not be conducted due to the following reasons:
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Persuasive Speech Subject: Animal Testing for Medical Purposes Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that animal testing is only ok if it is used for medical purposes only. Outline I. Introduction: A. Attention-getting device: Do you know anyone that has or had cancer? Or some other deadly disease? These diseases could be cured with a little more research and experimenting. How about painkillers? Have any of you had surgery and been under anesthesia? B. Preview: Those
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experimenting on animals has always been controversial. In pursuit of scientific knowledge‚ animal testing is essential‚ but as the word testing implies‚ such experiments are often harmful or ineffective. Over the decades scientists have had to choose whether to put morals over advancements‚ ultimately determining the fate of countless animals. Assignment Read the following sources (including the introduction) carefully. Then‚ write an essay in which you formulate a position on the issue of animal experimentation
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The Two Sides to Animal Testing Animal experimentation is a highly controversial subject throughout the world and in the 20th century the public has become increasingly aware of the two sides to animal testing. The earliest dated animal testing can be traced back to 384-322 BCE and it is still a common practice to this day. There are a few disagreements that are highly debated about animal experimentation such as the importance of the testing for scientific and medical goals‚ the suffering of
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abnormalities and diseases‚ many of these animals are unable to live on. As for animals’ daily living conditions‚ they spend their lives in cages‚ not being able to live freely with choices or communicate. They never get to experience the outdoors of fresh air and sunshine‚ instead‚ they are contained within bars and walls. Not only that‚ their cages are small and crowded‚ and they live with loud noises and bright lights that are known to cause stress in animals. Days after days in laboratories‚ they
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