Though there is a growing case against animal testing‚ there are those who fully stand behind it. Their arguments defending the concept are most often centered around ethics of testing. For starters‚ the FDA mandates that all drugs go through a series of tests‚ most often on animals‚ before they are allowed to be released to the public for consumption (Ericson‚ 2014‚ a). With these laws in place‚ people claim that animal testing must continue to be accepted so that new drug developments can continue
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medicine comes from animal testing. Medical testing on animals is when scientists test different medicines and procedures on animals. Sometimes the testing results in a positive way and could save lives of many people or animals. There are people that disagree with the testing because they think it is "cruel". Animal testing in the medical field is a big thing. Medical testing on animals does more good that harm. The animals that are tested on benefit from the results of animal testing. Research using
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Introduction to Animal Testing In the realm of science‚ testing and experimentation is the foundation on which scientific knowledge stands upon. In highly prioritized sciences such as Biological‚ Medical‚ pharmaceutical sciences‚ Animal testing stands at its core. In such sciences‚ as mentioned before‚ have a major focus on the human consumer. Animal testing qualifies as using model organisms‚ which are scientifically and governmentally approved organisms‚ allowed to be tested on in human-driven
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Animal testing is wrong‚ inhumane and disguised torture. Due to this‚ we are losing animals faster than we are losing humans. During our lifetime over 1 million animals would have been tested on to help find cures for diseases our communities could potentially get. Some say testing on animals is the most reliable solution for these diseases.....but is it? Animal testing has become the main reason for decrease in common household pets and wildlife. As we are living a free life‚ these animals are
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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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Animals can’t speak for themselves. They can’t tell you when something hurts them. So why do animal testing? Here are some reasons why animal testing is not good. The first reason animal testing is not good‚ is that it harms animals. According to Ian Murna‚ after research the animals are killed. Animal testing gets animals sick. It gets animals sick because some of the drugs that the scientists use for animals may not be healthy for them (Animal testing 101). The world is so nervous about animals
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Animal Testing Using Animals for testing is wrong and should be banned. They should be entitled to the rights we have. Every day humans are using defenseless animals for cruel and most often useless tests. The animals cannot fight for themselves therefore we must. There should be stronger laws to protect them from laboratory experiments. Although private companies run most labs‚ experiments are often conducted by public organizations. The U.S. government‚ the Army and Air Force in particular
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estimated 70 million animals are maimed‚ blinded‚ scalded‚ force-fed chemicals‚ genetically manipulated‚ and otherwise hurt and killed. Animals have to suffer and risk their lives for the name of science‚ by private institutions‚ household product and cosmetics companies‚ government agencies‚ educational institutions‚ and scientific centers. Animal testing is wrong but yet it is still legal in the US. The EU‚ European Union‚ have recently banned pharmaceutical and cosmetic testing on animals. There are many
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year. Isn’t it nice that‚ when the symptoms get excessive‚ medications are available to treat you? Well‚ before animal testing‚ this was not an option. Animal experimentation is a huge controversy in today’s society among both scientists and citizens in general. Many people argue that it is unmoral to test products of any kind on animals‚ while many scientists argue that animal testing is just about the only thing that can lead them to the discovery of new medical or other unique breakthroughs. There
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than 100 million animals are killed every year for commercial and scientific testing just in the United States alone! Animal testing is appalling. It is so sad that animals don’t get to live in their natural habitat and have to be pinned up their entire life. So many animals are used for animal testing such as‚ mice‚ rats‚ frogs‚ dogs‚ cats‚ rabbits‚ hamsters‚ guinea pigs‚ monkeys‚ fish‚ and birds. All of these animals have to be crammed in cages for weeks on end. Animal testing should not be allowed
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