Over 100 million animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned and abused in U.S. labs every year. 92 percent of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials because they are too dangerous or don’t work. Labs that use mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ reptiles and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Up to 90 percent of animals used in U.S. labs aren’t counted in the official statistics of animals tested. The
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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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Should animals be used for scientific or commercial testing? From at least 1948‚ animals are being used by the U.S space program for testing aspects of space travel. Animals are used to help in medical treatments‚ determining the toxicity of medications‚ checking the safety of products for humans‚ and other commercial and biomedical uses. Though many say that there is no alternative method for researching a living organism‚ animals are so different from humans that the results are mostly irrelevant
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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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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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Animals have been used for testing for centuries and change has to happen for them. Many things are happening to animals as these things go on and on pain‚ sadness‚ and terrible living conditions. It is wrong for us to take animals like we own them and lock them up for our own uses (Animal Rights). The animals never have a release date so they are kept until they are useless or dead. Animal testing is morally wrong‚ and is causing death of animals. The animals all get stuck in poor conditions‚ terrible
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With the excess of defects that can be caught so early‚ the ability to determine a course of action sooner‚ and for the safety of the mother and fetus‚ genetic testing in the first trimester is a necessary tool to be utilized in family planning. The age old argument of making medical decisions based off of something so emotional is one that will not ever be eradicated. Dr. Gwen Latendresse (2015) says of her case study‚ “Although it is true that many genetic conditions cannot currently be cured
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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 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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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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