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    The Truth About Animal Experimentation Millions of animals are used in scientific and medical research‚ including mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ primates‚ cats‚ dogs and other animals. They are locked inside cold barren cages in laboratories across the country. Unfortunately all they can do is sit and wait in fear of the next terrifying and painful procedures that will be performed on them. More than 100 million animals every year suffer and dies in cruel chemical‚ drug‚ food and cosmetic

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    Should Animal Experimentation be Allowed to Continue? I. Animal Experimentation? A. Definition of animal experimentation What is animal experimentation?. Animal Experimentation is the use of animals in research and development projects B. Purpose of animal experimentation Drug uses It helps with knowing the side effects of the drug‚ the dosing information‚ and the way a drug works. Cosmetics Cosmetics like toothpaste and mascara are tested on rabbits and guinea pigs. Testing on animals

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    This was proven by the Thalidomide disaster‚ which was a drug that caused damage to fetuses’ limbs‚ but caused no harm to the animals it was tested on. Since then animal testing has not prevented any more disasters such as this one. For example‚ Kathy Archibald‚ who wrote “Test People

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    A New Promise Everyday‚ whether an adult or a child‚ individuals are sat down to receive the awful news that they have been diagnosed with fatal diseases. Diseases such as cancer‚ Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are a few of them. Such illnesses are now considered as incurable and lethal. However‚ have not illnesses such as Polio seemed incurable to mankind at one point? The first Polio epidemic occurred in 1894‚ which spread fear and a contagious virus. It was not until 1955‚ that a vaccine for Polio

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    save human lives (Animal Research‚ 2016). Another real life case is the use of the drug thalidomide. Based on a research report of The Physician Committee (2016)‚ it is proven that it has inversely effects on pregnant animals and pregnant mother. Thalidomide drug which were consumed by pregnant mothers during pregnancy caused harm or death to more than 10‚000 babies in the year of 1960. However‚ in fact thalidomide has

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    Developmental 561 DUE: March 31st‚ 2011 Questions for DEV BIOL 561: These questions will serve as your attendance for today and as your March problem set. Use your notes and books to answer the questions below. You are not to work in groups! 1. Explain the Tetralogy of Fallot and its major defects. Also explain how each defect may cause abnormal heart functions. A congenital malformation of the heart characterized by a defect in the ventricular septum‚ misplacement of the origin of the

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    associated with this kind of heart disease. Congenital heart disease also known as CAD is part of several syndromes like Down syndrome and others. They are associated with factors like maternal alcohol ingestion and some drugs like thalidomide‚ which were prescribed medications that are no longer on the market‚ folic acid‚ and others. They are also associated with maternal diabetes‚ which doubles one’s chance of contracting this abnormal development or defect.

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    Why Animal Testing is Bad Europe‚ which has the largest cosmetics market in the world‚ along with Israel‚ and India all have banned animal testing for cosmetics. They also banned the sale and import of newly animal tested beauty products (“11 Facts About Animal Testing”). The US should follow in the footsteps of these countries to help reduce animal testing rates. There are also some alternative testing options that don’t require animals to be used all the time (“In Testing | Alternatives to Animal

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    ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AG We all think that animals are cute and adorable. A lot of us have pets and we love them so much. If one day our pet gets sick and dies‚ it breaks our heart and we feel like we lost a member from our family. But do you really think that the life of an animal is more valuable than the life of a human being? I would rather experiment drugs and treatment methods on an animal than lose my beloved parent‚ sister‚ brother or friend. INTRO Animal experimentation is of two types

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    Should animal testing be banned? Should animal testing be banned? This question has always been highly debated and has periodically been in the headlines of tabloid newspapers due to its controversial nature. In this essay‚ I will highlight both sides of the argument giving equal weight to each‚ in an attempt to address some of the issues arising from this topical subject. Those who disagree with animal testing claim that it is harmful‚ cruel and scientifically lacking practice. They also

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