animal experimentation. Animal testing‚ also known as animal experimentation‚ animal research‚ and in medicine testing‚ is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study. Animal testing has a history that is fraught with controversy and debate‚ although most of this occurred as a response to increasing awareness around the use of animals for experimental purposes. Animal testing had a rapid increase in the mid
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that can be used to cure humans. Today we continue to use animals in experiments to learn more about health problems that affect both humans and animals and to ensure the safety of new medical treatments. Now that we know the purpose of animal testing‚ is it really worth killing millions of innocent animals? This practice is morally wrong and inconsiderate of us for letting this happen. People should stop using animals as experiment subjects and utilize the advance technology that we have now. This
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Eating Chocolate Helps Students Become Happier Henry Vuong Dennis Lin Stella Zhang Introduction: Our experiment is based on a former experiment described in the article A Scientific Experiment‚ In Search of Chocolate Happiness. It was an experiment in a mall Cafe called Butler Chocolate‚ with a purpose of finding a way to help shoppers become happier. By giving each customer a piece of Butler ’s chocolate‚ the Cafe hoped to increase the number of smiling faces at the mall. Early findings
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. While animal testing has led to many scientific breakthroughs in the treatments of diseases and illnesses‚ researchers should consider the animals’ interests and feelings. There should be more readily available alternatives to live animal testing because animals feel pain and have emotions that are no different than humans. Animals are left disfigured‚ scarred‚ sick or even die from these strenuous experiments. Animals have been used throughout history for biomedical research. Greek physicians
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Using animals as an alternative to human testing has been a highly controversial topic over the past few decades. With harsh conditions and unethical treatments‚ the understanding of animal testing is very important. From over-the-counter medications to experiments on cures of chronic illnesses‚ animals were used in one way or another. Unfortunately‚ not all experiments given to animals involved a tasty snack or a simple treat. Many experiments involved several incidents of agony and pain without
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Ethics of Animal Testing An animal’s life in a laboratory is a cold‚ unhappy and unhealthy way of living. So‚ lucky for Libby she was rescued just in time. Libby is a small dog that spent many of her years in an animal testing laboratory. She was kept in very unhealthy and filthy conditions. Although Libby was not an old dog when she was rescued‚ she had severe tooth decay and was terribly emaciated. Her body was desperately trying to fend of the parasitic hookworms and tapeworms that lived
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Animal testing is the right thing to do “Animal testing is a type of research that has been going on for hundreds of years dating back to the ancient Greeks. It is used in many different ways‚ but mainly to prevent harm from being brought upon humans” (Hamblin 1). There have been long controversies between animal rights‚ and pros on animal testing‚ and the issue is growing more and more as our science develop more and better. Those who oppose on animal testing argues‚ that animal treatment
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Many people drink sugary drinks every day‚ but really how bad is it for your teeth? This project shows the repercussions of drinking sugary soft drinks. This experiment tests eight adult teeth in eight different soft drinks for 48 hours. The results are equivalent to not brushing your teeth for two days or constantly sipping on a soft drink for more than an hour. If the sugar and acid particles are left on the teeth‚ then more acid is made by the sugar and the enamel starts to wear away. This can
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Over the years animal testing has become a frequent‚ inhumane practice. In the cosmetic industry‚ over 100 million animals are harmed or killed every year for the testing of products. According to PETA‚ who are the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals‚ the majority of makeup brands are responsible for the cruel and torturous actions brought upon the innocent lives of animals. I am sure all of you make-up fanatics have heard of Avon? Estee Lauder? MAC? Revlon? These are a few of the famous
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Have you ever wondered what animal testing has helped us accomplished? Also‚ what it has done to our lives? I believe that animal testing is beneficial because it allows us to test medications before they are given to people and has helped us uncover other important things. How has animal testing helped with Medical progress. Modern surgical techniques including hip replacement surgery‚ kidney transplants‚ heart transplants and blood transfusion were all perfected in animals (understandinganimalresearch)
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