especially when it comes to animals being involved. Not only can they be used for satisfying the public‚ but they can also be useful to human resources‚ such as to the blind‚ deaf‚ or disabled. If animals can be used properly in positive ways then why are we abusing and neglecting them? Animals deserve to have the same rights as humans. One way animals are taken advantage of is by experimentation. Many different experiments are done all over the world that use animals as victims in scientists’ research
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Animal Experimentation by Peggy J. Parks describes advantages and disadvantages of animal research. This book explains one of the major social justice issue that is becoming controversial these days: Animal Rights. Scientists are trying to find new vaccines and medical products‚ but you cannot test them on humans right away. We cannot risk human’s life‚ but can we risk animal’s life? In 2005‚ the USDA reported that 1‚177‚566 animals were used in the laboratory‚ excluding mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ fish‚
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of those who think that animals should not be used for experimentation of new drugs and those who think that animals should be used for experimentation of new drugs. 2. THE ISSUE AND BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE Experiments done on animals i.e. non-human animals is said to be animal experimentation. The main reasons for animal experimentation are developing new drugs and studying of different diseases using animal as a model. The tortures‚ the increase in the number of animal deaths per year and non-effectiveness
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How many animals are used each year for animal testing? The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection believes there to be about 10 to 11 million experimented on in the United Kingdom‚ and the United States Department of Agriculture has tested upon 1‚137‚718 animals‚ not including mice or rats‚ in 2002 (Bidnall n. pag.). These statistics are only from two countries throughout this entire planet‚ which entirely surpasses prudency. Animals are not lesser than humans because they do not have
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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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research involving animals take place? Research involving animals takes place in a wide array of institutions‚ expanding from colleges and universities to pharmaceutical facilities for the purpose of research and development [1]. These institutions provide novel approaches (methodology) and therapeutic pharmaceuticals derived from the research on animals. In the end‚ understanding the underlying pathology of animals paves way for the advancement of medicine in both humans and animals. 2. What type of
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The products seen in stores to get clear skin or the medication taken to ease pain all have one thing in common‚ majority of them have been tested on animals before they are available to humans. Without the use of animals for research life would be very different because animal research gave humans such a huge advancement in medicine. The research that is being tested will only continue to help the future generation. Scientist can find research however that research needs to be tested as there may
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chose to analyze is a 2007 ASPCA animal cruelty awareness and animal welfare commercial. It features a series of small clips of dirty‚ wounded animals in crates‚ cages‚ and what appears to be‚ medical rooms‚ all of which focus on the animals eyes. While those clips are being shown‚ the song ‘In the Arms of an Angel’ by Sarah McLachlan is being played in the background. Photographs with several statistics are being shown. “Every single hour in America thousands of animals suffer from cruelty and neglect”
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of animals are killed annually‚ there are little to no control measures in place‚ and animals suffer for the use of dissection among students. In the United States‚ six million frogs are dissected annually in high schools. An additional amount is used in elementary and universities across the world. Jonathan Balcombe from the Human Society of the United States researched the topic and found out that one US biological supply company sells more than 170 different species of preserved animals annually
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Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Some people argue that these experiments should be banned because it is morally wrong to cause animals to suffer‚ while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to humanity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. It is true that medicines and other products are routinely tested on animals before they are cleared for human use. While I tend towards the viewpoint that
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