Animal testing is a cruel and inhumane action that humans cause by holding different kinds of animals captive in small cells and testing dangerous and toxic chemicals on them. “More than 100 million animals are poisoned, burned, crippled,and abused in other ways in the U.S labs each year” (PETA Top Five Shocking) because they are being tested. Dangerous and toxic chemicals are tested on the animals to make sure it won’t harm humans. Some animals don’t last very long because the chemicals kill them very quickly and painfully. There are many famous brands that do animal testing like Covergirl, Aveeno, Olay, Old Spice, and even the famous toothpaste brand, Crest. The kinds of animals tested on are mice, fish, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, farm animals (like horses), birds, cats, dogs, mini-pigs, and non-human primates, monkeys, and chimpanzees. That is a lot of different animals! Scientists believe that animals have traits similar to humans like the stomach and eyes which is the reason why they are tested. The way animals are tested is extremely painful. For example, products for cleaning are tested on animals like rabbits. What scientists do is rub the toxic product on the rabbits skin, ears, and they even put it in their eyes which very painful for an innocent creature like a rabbit. When you see the labels on cleaning products, you see that there are signs that warn people to not put the product near their eyes or mouth. It’s basically the results that scientists saw in an animal when experimenting on them. In the 1930’s, very little regulation existed for sales of personal care and cleaning products. Companies were not required to test the product or even do any research on how toxic the chemicals are. More than a dozen... ... middle of paper ... ... n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014 “Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing” Procon.org Headlines. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2014 “ The Times of India” India bans cruel animal testing cosmetics, activists elated. N.p., n.d. Web 04 Feb.2014 “Lone Star” Stop Animal Testing. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014 “ New York Times” E.U. Bans Cosmetics with Animal-Tested Ingredients. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014 "Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America and Canada." Animal Legal Defense Fund Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America and Canada Comments. N.p., 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. Schaeffer, Crystal. "Product Testing." -The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS). N.p., 2014. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. "Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics : The Humane Society of the United States." RSS. N.p., 2014. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
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SUMMARIZE: The article grants information on new models in cosmetics to take the place of animal experimentation. It goes on to talk about how the European Union has now banned using animal-based test for cosmetic reasoning. Pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies have been using computer-like tools to assess the toxicity it has for years. The author incorporates information on cosmetics and the outlook on further research. ‘According to experts, combination of laboratory-based with virtual work will be the future of testing and is progressing faster than they expected.” (87 words)
Animals should not be used as test subjects for any research. The innocent and helpless animals’ rights are being violated when they are involved during animal experimentation. These unfortunate animals do not have a choice whether or not they want to be involved in testing. They are not intended for people to experiment on for their own selfish reasons. It is not right to take advantage of the animals because they are helpless and cannot protect themselves. Animals and humans have similarities; they both behave, feel, think, and experience pain. Therefore, animals should be treated with the same respect as humans. The pain and suffering an animal is forced to endure is not worth any new product. It is cruel and inhumane to take advantage of an innocent animal. These tests that use animals to ensure the safety of products are extremely common without people even knowing about it. It is not fair to these animals to abuse their beauty. They are helpless and cannot control what is happening to them. Animal experimentation should be stopped because it violates the rights of animals and harms or even kills the animals.
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal that hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.” (DeGeneres, DG). Think about those animals imprisoned in cold cages, having nothing to do but wait, waiting in fear, knowing that when the time comes their cages will be opened, but not to set them free. Unable to react, unable to defend themselves, they rot in pain and mourn with isolation. And yet all we, humans, do is sit back and watch them suffer. Animal testing is the abuse of animals to develop new products. Although some people are against animal testing others agree that animals are needed in researches to find upgraded and new cures for developing diseases, to find advanced aesthetic products, and to find refine household products leading to a more satisfying quality.
Animal testing has long played a part in the science of testing, and it still plays a very important role in the medical world. Testing on animals in order to create a cure for AIDS is one thing, but testing on animals for human vanity is another. Animal testing is used to test the safety of a product. It has kept some very unsafe substances out of the cosmetic world. However, in this day in age, animal testing is not the only way to test the safety of a product. Animal testing in cosmetics has decreased over the years. However, it is still used by many companies in America. Animal testing is not only cruel, but it is also unnecessary in today’s advanced scientific world.
Millions of animals are being unneedlessly tested on for cosmetics, even though there are plenty of alternatives available and most of the results are unreliable or not applicable to humans. Although the fight against animal testing has made huge progress recently, America has yet to stop this cruel practice and chooses to torture animals while other countries are making a stop to the testing (“Animal Testing 101”).
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.” -Ellen DeGeneres. Although I probably should be agreeing with Ellen, I feel that animal testing is a good thing. Yes, that may make me sound cruel, but animal testing can bring many benefits to a lot of people. I’m not trying to say that animal testing isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I’m saying that it’s an important thing that we have to do in society to keep us healthy. “About 20 million animals are experimented on and killed annually, three-fourths for medical purposes and the rest to test various products.” -Santa Clara University, Claire Andre and Manuel Vasquez. Obviously, that’s a lot of animals that are being tested on. Yes, I do feel that maybe scientists are going overboard and testing on a few too many animals. But, I still feel that animal testing is a strong factor in human health.
These animals used for testing products commonly include mice, rats, rabbits, monkeys, hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs and cats. These animals are forced to test new products before they are sold to humans, and even though there are numerous valid substitutes for us to test products on, the law doesn’t require that we do. What’s even more horrifying is that no animal experiment is illegal, and therefore these ‘tests’ can be completely irrelevant to human health, and no matter how painful or cruel the test may be to animals it is completely legal. Some companies that test their products on animals include Almay, Johnson & Johnson, Clearasil, Axe, Lancôme (owned by L’Oréal), and Pantene (owned by Procter & Gamble).
Throughout history, beginning as early as 500 BC, animals have been used to test products that will later be utilized by humans (“Animal Testing” 4), what isn’t publicly discussed is the way it will leave the animals after the process is done. Many innocent rabbits, monkeys, mice, and even popular pets such as dogs are harmed during the testing application of cosmetics, medicine, perfumes, and many other consumer products (Donaldson 2). Nevertheless, there are many people whom support the scandal because "it is a legal requirement to carry out animal testing to ensure they are safe and effective” for human benefit (Drayson). The overall question here is should it even be an authorized form of experimentation in the United States, or anywhere else? The fact of the matter is that there are alternatives to remove animals out of the equation for good (“Alternatives” 1). They are cheaper, and less invasive than the maltreatment of the 26 million innocent animals that are subjected to the heartlessness of testing each year (“Animal Testing” 4). All in all, due to the harsh effects of animal testing, it should be treated as animal cruelty in today’s society.
...ts on animals. China is also in the process of decreasing the amount of animal tested products in circulation as well (“Cosmetics and House-Hold Products Animal Testing”). Even though there are alternatives to using animals in this testing, companies in the United States still continue to torture animals for the sake of beauty. There are plenty more ways to experiment with products that do not involve animals in any way, and these tests also produce more reliable information. According to Earth Protect, Tests like this are often cheaper and produce faster results than animal research ever has. For example, there is a model of human cornea tissues that can be subject to eye irritation experiments instead of a rabbit, and there are models of skin cells that can be used for skin irritation tests instead of guinea pigs (“Cosmetic Animal Testing Facts and Alternatives”).
Each year, thousands of animals are brutally tortured in laboratories, in the name of cosmetic research. A movement to ban animal testing for cosmetic purposes has been gaining popularity, with many companies hopping on the bandwagon against this research. New alternatives have been developed to eliminate the necessity to test on animals. This is only a small beginning of what is necessary to end these immoral acts. Animal testing in cosmetics is useless and cruel, and can be accomplished by other methods of research to end the suffering of animals.
Hundreds of millions of animals die every year from animal testing in the United States. Innocent animals are used everyday in laboratories for biology advancements, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetic testing. They are used to provide information to make better products that are safe for human use. Although animal experimentation has some benefits, the negatives outweigh the positives. Animal testing is killing off innocent beings for the possible human benefit, and with modern technology, there are alternative ways to test products that leave animals unharmed.
For centuries, animals have been known as man’s companions, a form of therapeutic relief, and a source for human joy and entertainment. However, animals are being tortured and treated cruelly for the sake of human prosperity all over the country. Animal testing as a means of researching medical advancements and product quality for consumers is a large problem in today’s society. The research experiments executed with animals in the name of scientific discovery call into question the compassion and integrity of the human spirit. If we do not put an end to animal testing in the United States, many animals will suffer in anguish through the torment inflicted upon them in a product testing lab. Product testing on animals should be illegal, because animals are killed or kept in captivity their entire life, substances that are tested on animals may never be released for human use, and there are alternatives available to testing on animals.
Animal experimentation has been around for many years. Throughout history, animals have been hurt in many different experiments. Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” This quote best express the idea that animals are important, and they deserve to be treated well. Animals do not deserve to be in captivity or harmed. The use of animals in cosmetic experimentation is unethical, morally wrong, and it should stop. There are three reasons that will help to support this claim. First, the amount of animals being used for testing is really high along with the extremely high cost of testing. Secondly, in the modern era of technology, there are alternative methods of testing
It still comes as a surprise to me that with all the technology in today’s society, we are still relying on animals for cosmetic research. Some people think that it is acceptable and even justified to test on mere animals rather than risk hurting people. So, for these kinds of people, animal testing makes perfect sense. However, in my opinion, animals are living creatures and have the right to live out their lives as nature intended rather than simply surviving in cages while being poked and prodded with whatever scientists fancy. I think it is depressing and sort of grotesque that I am using products that have been tested on animals that are even commonly bred as our pets. So, I began my research to find out what companies still test on animals, why they do so, and what other alternatives they could use in place of animal testing.