more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments every year (Humane Society International‚ 2010). Animals‚ from the fruit fly to the mouse‚ are widely used in scientific research. Research is critical for the advancement of medicine‚ leading to increased chances of survival from diseases and improved strategies to prevent them. Without animal experiments‚ transplants‚ diseases‚ cancer‚ and vaccines would not have been advanced. The use of animals can be inevitable‚ particularly
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Should animals be used for research? Today there are many controversial arguments on whether or not animal testing should be banned. Every day‚ so many lives are saved by medicine‚ such as antibiotics‚ vaccines‚ etc. However‚ it has all come at the cost to so many innocent animals which suffer. I believe it is morally reckless to make torturous procedures on animals just so mankind can maybe have less pain. They are part of this world just like us humans. Most of the times‚ these experiments fail
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of Animal Cruelty” which focuses on human-animal interaction and more specifically how humans are violent towards members of the animal kingdom. He expresses his concern that sociologists have ignored how animals impact our society. He points out that cruelty isn’t an issue that generally stands alone in sociology; it is usually studied because of its correlation with human violence. It is considered in how it affects humans; but never looked at separately or at the true victims in animal cruelty
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debate regarding animal’s rights. Human beings have been using animals for food‚ shelter‚ safety‚ clothing‚ and more recently for medical research. The main drawback of using animals for all these things is the way we treat them. According to Carl Cohen‚ he believes that animals have no rights and are not a main part of our society. Whereas Tom Regan‚ on the opposite side of the debate believes that animals do have rights and should be an equal part of society. Both arguments are strong and have
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Should we use animals for experiments? (against) The question is‚what it means to use animals for experiments? It means‚ the investigators and doctors whose are producing medicines they have to test is first‚somehow‚to see how is the effect of the medicine.This “somehow” means the animals.Moreover I haven’t said anything about testing new products like cosmetic products‚make-ups‚sprays. In my opinion‚the animals are different‚they body and organism are different.For this reason the scientists
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have an obligation to animals in the form of their treatment and well- being. In the aspect of is it wrong to treat an animal cruelly? Answer: yes it is not only wrong but against the law. They have the same right as we do to live their lives as peacefully as we do. I feel that raising an animal for food is ok‚ it is considered the cycle of life‚ But to hunt them for sport or bragging rights. I myself hunt but I don’t take anything that I don’t need. I feel that hunting an animal just for the fun of
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. From my point of view‚ if there are no other alternatives‚ and if it is possible that this will contribute to science‚ animals may be used for experimental research. Although the animal rights activists claim that people and
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puppy? Over the years‚ animal abuse has increased an unbelievable amount. I believe animal rights need to be enforced to people across the world. Animals are helpless creatures that should only be making the world a better place. I will enforce my belief by explaining what animal cruelty are‚ animal abandonment laws‚ and how to report animal cruelty. Transition: First‚ I am going to talk about the different types of animal cruelty. I. When people hear the two words animal cruelty‚ many think
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Animal testing Aristotle and Erasistratus were the first two early Greek physician-scientist performed experiments on living animals. In 1859‚ Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory reinforced the conception that animals could serve as models for humans in the study of biology and physiology. Animal testing plays a large important role in pharmaceutical and medical advances‚ but many question the mortality of such use of the animal’s life. More than 100 million aninals are used for testing every
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In centuries ago‚ there were various types of animal species that lived in this world but these species cannot be found for the meantime and forever. There are many efforts had been done in order to preserve endangered species but the numbers of endangered species are still increase rapidly. However‚ there were still numbers of selfish people that did not even concern about the animal species that disappeared. Animal extinction can be defined as animal species no longer stay in the earth as it already
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