Every year millions of animals are used in more than 1‚000 laboratory experiments across the country. The facilities imprison millions of animals and exhaust millions of dollars to cause pain and suffering that are irrelevant to the diagnosis of the human well-being. Universities‚ hospitals‚ contract laboratories‚ pharmaceutical companies‚ and government agencies contribute to unethical animal testing. The cruel living conditions and senseless torture of these animals goes unnoticed by the majority
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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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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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principle called the “three R’s’ of animal testing: reduction‚ replacement‚ and refinement. These three principles can be used to improve the animals’ conditions. For example‚ scientists can reduce the amount of animals used in research while gaining the same amount of information. They can replace animals when it is possible to‚ like what the Use Committee and Animal Care groups do. Finally‚ researchers can refine their methods by minimizing pain for animals and giving them better living conditions”(Shany
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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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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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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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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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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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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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