argument in today’s society is animal research and testing. There is much controversy surrounding the issue not only within biology‚ but general ethics as well. Some people feel that animal research is ethical because it furthers human well-being‚ as well as provides mechanisms to cure disease. Other people‚ however‚ believe animal research is not ethical because the treatment of the animal is inhumane‚ unnecessary‚ and non consensual. I personally feel that animal testing is very important in the world
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Animal Experimentation The issue of animal experimentation is the subject of many debates within the scientific community. It is my firm belief that any form of animal experimentation is morally wrong and tantamount to murder or torture. Scientists perform experiments on animals in a bid to test the safety other products and to develop new drugs for treating a wide range of diseases. In most cases‚ the experiments cause a lot of pain to the animals used as subjects‚ often significantly reducing the
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million animals—including mice‚ rats‚ frogs‚ dogs‚ cats‚ rabbits‚ hamsters‚ guinea pigs‚ monkeys‚ fish‚ and birds—are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons‚ medical training‚ curiosity-driven experimentation‚ and chemical‚ drug‚ food‚ and cosmetics testing” (PETA.org). Animal testing has been used since as early as Aristotle’s time. Many well-known philosophers back then used animals to experiment on in order to better understand anatomy‚ physiology‚ pathology‚ and pharmacology. Animal testing
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Even though some people think we need animal testing for our protection‚ is animal testing right or wrong because we don’t need to kill animals they have feelings too and in my opinion animal testing is wrong. What is animal testing? The term “animal testing” it applies to procedures done on living breathing heart beating creatures for intentions of research into simple biology and diseases‚ assessing the effectiveness of new medicinal products. The human health or ecological safety of clientele
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Some people think that using animals for experimentation purpose is cruel‚ but other people think that it is necessary for the development of science. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Animals are living beings‚ like humans‚ that also have an important role in the world. However‚ instead of treating the animal with love and respect‚ we subject it to cruel and inhumane scientific
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gathering‚ or contamination when testing. Can this uncertainty be placed on human lives? These uncertainties are placed on what medical science has to thank most: animals. Animals have been irreplaceable in the processes of mapping genomes‚ transplanting organs‚ and ridding humans and animals of diseases and disorders. Many call it immoral‚ but it is necessary and only beneficial. Medical research has saved or improved the lives of millions of people‚ and animals. Today’s medicines and surgical techniques
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Using live animals for medical purposes and drug testing should be prohibited because it is unreliable‚ wasteful‚ and also dangerous. Animal testing is defined as the use of animals for research to produce products and substances for humans to have different materials‚ like food‚ drugs‚ hair and makeup products. According to the Humane Society international‚ “ animals that are used in experiments are commonly subjected to force feeding‚ forced inhalation‚ food and water deprivation‚ prolonged periods
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Replacing Animal Testing: Unrealistic The issue of whether or not animal experimentation should be used for research in medicine and science has been debated for years. After conducting research on both sides of the issue‚ I have found that we should not replace animal testing with alternative methods at the present time. The proposal to replace animal testing in medical science is somewhat unrealistic and would prove to be disadvantageous. There are four substantial reasons for this: animal research
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Animal abuse is defined as the human infliction of suffering or harm upon any nonhuman animal. Why does animal abuse not apply to animal testing? Animal testing has been around for about 40 years‚ ever since the 1920’s; it had a breakthrough and became well known. The number of animals being used for testing each year continues to increase. Animals’ that are being used for testing is wrong because it is inhumane. Animal testing is bad science. Time and time again animal experiments show that it
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frightened animal being poked‚ probed‚ sleep-deprived‚ starved‚ and then placed in a small cold‚ steel cage bleeding from having a chunk of your skin ripped out? This is what many animals go through every day of their lives for the sake of animal testing. Animal testing has been around since at least 500 B.C. when Greek scientists used animals to understand how various body organs functioned (Animal Testing Pros and Cons‚ 2014). Animal testing should be banned because it is cruel to animals‚ it is not
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