Cruel and Inhuman ways of Animal Testing

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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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