Animal experimentation Countless monkeys‚ dogs‚ rats and other animals are burned‚ blinded‚ cut open‚ poisoned‚ starved and drugged behind closed laboratory doors every year for convenience and economic reasons and because of old habits. Not only are animal tests extremely cruel‚ they are also completely inaccurate because of the vast physiological variations between species. Throughout the years of medical research‚ scientists have immorally exploited animals in the sense that they cannot decide
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Many would say no. The testing of animals is extremely unfortunate‚ but also necessary. Due to the fact that animals are perfect test subjects‚ they have helped find cures for many diseases and have made products safer for not only human use but animals as well. According to the California Biomedical Research Association‚ almost every medical breakthrough in human and animal health has been through a direct result of animal research for over a hundred years (1). Animals preform a great role in medicine
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Essay Draft 4 11/6/12 The Morality of Animal Testing Animal testing is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues in modern society. This practice began in the 19th century; animals were used to test dosing of certain drugs and chemicals. In the 1920’s‚ animals were also being used to test pesticides and food additives (Fano‚ 11). Today‚ animal testing is used to study everything from cosmetics to cancer. With such a wide range of opinions on animal rights and human priority‚ it is no wonder
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Animal testing is an expression that the vast majority has heard yet is maybe still uncertain of precisely what is included. Whether it is called animal testing‚ animal experimentation or animal research‚ it alludes to the experimentation completed on creatures. It is utilized to survey the wellbeing and adequacy of everything from medicine to beautifying agents‚ and also seeing how the human body functions. While supporters trust it is a vital practice‚ those contradicted to creature testing trust
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Animal testing has been used for centuries to improve the lives of humans since 322 B.C. by greek and roman physicians‚ Aristotle and Erasistratus. These greek and roman physicians first performed animal testing with dissections to obtain more knowledge about the animals they chose to test in their experiments. However‚ the scientists that first introduced animal testing‚ failed to realize that humans and animals do not have the same lineage. Their intentions were to advance scientific
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Why should animals not have the same rights that humans do? Maybe because they cannot talk‚ read books‚ or drive cars‚ but neither can some humans for that matter. So why is it that when an experiment‚ which was conducted to help treat type 2 diabetes‚ killed 203 people‚ it was halted immediately‚ although millions of animals die each year due to scientific experimentation? The answer is that many believe that animals are worthless or are not worth as much as human beings are‚ so they are therefore
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Is Necessary Medical Testing on Animals? Alex Epstein and Yaron Brook’s “The Evil Right of Animals” first appeared in May 19‚ 2001. In this essay Epstein and Brook aim to convince their readers that medical testing on animals is necessary. “Scientist are close than ever to finding cures for AIDS‚ cancer‚ and other deadly illness. But more research and testing are needed and much of it must be done on animals.” (Epstein and Brook qtd.). Pathos‚ specific evidence‚ and logical thoughts are techniques
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Animal Testing Should Cease To Exist There are currently laws in place to protect animals‚ such as dogs and cats‚ from being abused or mistreated. The punishment for breaking this law can be anywhere from a small fine to two years in jail. An exception to these laws are animals used in research facilities. What makes a rabbit in a cage at home any different than a rabbit in a cage at a laboratory? There is no physical difference‚ only the law that decides the treatment they receive and the punishment
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"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..." Because I agree with these words by Joan Ryan‚ I stand in negation of the resolution I will uphold the value of prosperity ‚and support it with a criterion of progress. I will now proceed with my case. My first contention is; It aids researchers in finding drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. By: John Rowlinson 1
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Why is it okay to harm a defenseless‚ innocent‚ voiceless little animal? Because in a way it benefits us? When did that ever become okay? It’s not‚ and it never will be. Animal Testing is proof that humans will do anything to ensure their safety even though it means they have to hurt another. Poor defenseless animals fight for their lives every day to test out products they have no use for. These poor sweet creatures have been taken away their right to live to be caged and mistreated and they can’t
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