debate whether or not using animals in research is humane. An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. [2] Proponents of animal testing state that it has enabled the development of numerous life-saving treatments for both humans and animals‚ while opponents state that animal testing is cruel and often yields irrelevant results because animals are so different from human beings. Many different animals are used in scientific studies
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10/26/2013 Alternatives to Animal Testing (MLA) “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” George Orwell. And now today animals are being used to produce a variety of products varying from medicine‚ cosmetics‚ and even military weapons through animal testing. One can argue we are the lord of all animals due to us being a higher
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Animal Testing is Necessary “Animal research and testing has played a part in almost every medical breakthrough of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide.” Joan Ryan. When most people think about animal testing‚ they usually think about hurt blind animals that they have seen in pictures online or on tv. After seeing those images most people are quick to side with banding animal testing. However what most people do not realize is how much animal testing has helped
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Animal Experimentation: The Good‚ The Bad‚ and the Ugly of Animal testing Animal testing is a touchy subject to many people. The idea of using animals for the gain of the human race is seen as immoral by some people‚ while on the other hand‚ some people see animal experimentation as an impactful part of the scientific field. Through animal testing there has been many discoveries that have highly influenced the medical field. In regards to animal testing‚ is it beneficial or is it an unnecessary
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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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like a jail cell. Shivering animals in those crates wait in fear‚ hunger‚ and pain for their next operation. They have no way to escape. This is their lives- every day they wait in agony only to be taken into labs to be poked‚ prodded‚ stabbed‚ hit‚ and grabbed. Living in the conditions that they do: compact cages with limited amounts of food and water- the animals develop mental disorders. These animals didn’t ask for this. These animals just want to be loved. These animals don’t have a choice. An intimidating
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an english philosopher. Animal testing has been a controversial topic for many years. Some people believe that animal testing is beneficial‚ while other people feel as if animal testing is cruelty. Many people who are against animal testing have created organizations to spread awareness for people who do not know much of this topic such as in books and websites. Animal testing is abuse to the victims and is not very beneficial. One of the many reasons that animal testing is wrong is that it is abuse
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Animal Testing Gandhi remarks‚ “The greatness of a nation and it’s moral progress can be judged by the way it’s animals are treated.” Unfortunate animals everyday are getting poked and prodded in labs for human benefits. Animals are used to test many products‚ and the results aren’t always reliable. So how should people trust these experiments and the results they give? Unreliably Predict Results Animal tests do not reliably predict results that are what should be a benefit for human life. It
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thought that by testing products on animals it would better our economy. Society says it is okay to test on animals because they depend on them to see if a product or drug works and its effects. Animals are different from humans in many different ways “The idea is that the animal model will tell you something about how this drug is going to perform in humans” (The Autistic Mouse and Other Unlikely Stories 2). Despite the many alternatives‚ researchers are still sticking to testing on animals for more results
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Testing animals is not only cruel‚ torturous‚ and unfair but it also is pointless. Innocent poor animals are being captured‚ experimented on‚ and/or killed for our own selfishness. People assume that testing on animals is beneficial due to the fact that it has resulted in a few vaccines which work against certain diseases‚ and because it has been key to major medical advances but that is not always the case. Although there have been a few benefits‚ the majority of the time animal testing is ineffective
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