Animal experimentation is cruel and leads to the needless suffering and death of millions of animals. Public support for animal testing has been in steady decline since the 1950s. In 1949‚ the public support percentage was over 90 percent but in 2013 it declined to 57 percent (Ericson). According to Procon.org 95 percent of animals are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Also‚ Procon.org says 94 percent of drugs that pass animal tests fail in human trials. An estimated 26 million animals are
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beagles‚ it any animal. The use of animals for product testing should be banned because there are other ways to test products and prevent animals from dying or getting hurt. It is my intention to argue my claim by means of applying it to the Rotary Four-Way Test of: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? First of all‚ is it the truth that animals are necessary for animal testing? Well‚ animal testing happens
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Experimentation on animals was meant to provide innovative advancements to the development of drugs and safety of products. However‚ the use of animals in laboratory tests no longer fulfills its original purpose. While it is difficult to deny the medical advances that have been made possible due to animal testing‚ there are alternatives that are more cost-effective‚ reliable‚ and do not contribute toward the suffering of animals. Methods such as microdosing‚ in-vitro models‚ and in-silica computer
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Animal Testing: a Vital Necessity In order to save people’s lives animal testing is necessary. 43% of adults in the United States say they are against animal testing (Alas). Yet most the adults who say they are against animal testing take medicine and use products that all have been tested on animals. The advances made from animal testing have increased our biomedical technology significantly. Almost every breakthrough we have had has some part of animal testing. Without animal testing the alternate
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the zoo. I loved to look at the beautiful animals and all the different species that the zoo possessed. As a child‚ I never realized how much these magnificent animals were threatened to extinction because of the wild animal trade. Animal trafficking‚ also known as the Animal Trade‚ is one of the harshest crimes and biggest industries‚ affecting ecosystems‚ the environment‚ and humans worldwide. Animal Trafficking is hands-down a growing industry. The Animal Trade is considered to be the third most
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Pro’s and Con’s of Animal Research Introduction Animal research is for many a controversial subject. This is because while we do make significant progress by using animals as test subjects‚ animals still have rights. There comes a point when we have to ask ourselves when do our moral obligations outweigh the rewards. Where do we draw the line? Moral Obligations and The Three R’s Perhaps the biggest issue with animal research is the morally gray
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Ever since animal captivity began in the 1860’s and 70’s‚ there have been many animals being captured into captivity. Today there is an estimate of over 7‚500 captive animals in entertainment facilities. The most common animals that you will find in captivity are exotic animals and marine animals. Some people who constantly view these animals are entertained by their “funny or silly” actions‚ and they think that they know a lot about that animal. Other people may think that zoos can be fun and educational
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and prevent animal cruelty by helping animal instead of watching them suffer. Some people in the United States do not want to take care of their animal‚ some people use their animal to make money in a harmful way like fighting‚ the strongest argument is how can people help animal from danger. Most of the public could not handle the responsibilities of caring for animals. Animal need to be fed and gave water daily. Responsible pet owner need is to make sure that their animal gets their
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Twenty-six million animals suffer an inconceivable amount of torture each year. While there are rules in place to alleviate some of this pain‚ they do not fully protect the animals being tested on. Animal experimentation has been practiced since 500 BC (ProCon.org). The laws do not prohibit pain necessary for the experiment. Animals anguish in pain year in and year out due to the unnecessary experiments executed on them. This is inhumane and cruel. The scientist performing these experiments are monsters
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skin burned off and spinal cord crushed? This is the reality for more than 100 million animals worldwide. In Canada‚ over 3.33 million animals are used in experiments and over 125 000 are subjected to severe pain. The animals are left for days to wait in fear of the next terrifying and traumatic experiment that will be performed on them. Major effects of stress and boredom trigger neurotic behaviors in the animals these include spinning in circles‚ rocking back and forth‚ pulling out their own hair
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