motivations and alter this perception of truth. The scientist’s own human desires can hinder the validity of his or her scientific progress. Ethan Watters’ “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan,” describes how a drug company is determined to sell their product, even if the science behind it is false. The retailing of the product using tainted experiments created a new market for drugs in the global economy. As such, even though scientific inquiry can bring forth the ability to improve society, it can
Animal Testing in Medicine: The Truth Behind the Propaganda What if you were told that today’s new drugs are yesterday’s news? What emotion would it stir in you? Every year the production of dozens of promising new medications are delayed, sometimes indefinitely, seemingly without a second thought. Was a major flaw found? No. Surprisingly, the delay hinges on the copious amount of animal testing that must be successful in each round before the drug reaches the stage where human trials are acceptable
Alternatives to Animal Testing Animal testing has become a controversial issue among many people in the world today. Some of these people involved in this controversial debate believe that animal testing is unethical and should be replaced by other methods. The other group of people in this debate believe that animal testing is necessary in order to research new products that cannot be tested on humans. Traditional animal testing forces animals to undergo numerous experiments for different forms
think twice taking their ordinary over-the-counter medicine without it causing an allergic reaction. With the excessive use of animal testing, the way that we live today would not be possible without the trial and errors of medicine to be used directly on animal test subjects. This process, which many people do not agree upon has contributed much in saving humans from various disease and health problems (Medical Articles and Infographics), but yet the problem arises is it ethical for us? I believe
The term animal testing refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research. The testing is used to research basic biology and diseases, to evaluate the efficiency of new medicinal products, and test the human health and environmental safety of consumer and industry products such as cosmetics, household cleaners, food additives, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals. All procedures, even those classified as “mild,” have the potential to cause the animals physical as well
Using animals in scientific research has been a heated debate and highly controversial topic for decades. The biggest question associated with animal testing is if it is morally right or wrong. Some people would say testing products on any kind of animal is unmoral and wrong. But scientists on the other hand, believe animal testing is the best way to discover medical breakthroughs. Regardless of how people may feel about animals the fact remains that animals are being hurt and killed unnecessarily
Animal research, or animal testing, is the use of animals in scientific researches to study and develop drugs for the life-taking diseases that human beings contract. It has been practiced for hundreds of years. Animal testing helps produced many vaccines and other drugs, like penicillin, and thus, save many human lives. On the other hand, animal testing also causes pain and kills a lot of animals used during the researches that many people oppose this practice. Supporters show their support, while
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
Animal testing in research labs is outdated due to advances in technology that do not require the use of animals. Furthermore, testing on animals is inhumane and barbaric due to the harsh treatments many animals suffer in research labs. Most animals suffer in small cages while they are injected with harmful substances, and their response is usually different from that of a human’s which can be misleading. There are safer alternatives that includes no harm to the animals, such as tube studies on human
So the next big question is, isn’t animal testing essential? Doesn’t it cure disease and save human lives? Well the answer is no. Animal testing is unreliable, expensive, time consuming, and most of all it’s not necessary. Animals are not good models for humans. They are allergic to certain basic compounds that are fine for humans, like Paracetamol (“used to treat many conditions such as headache, muscle aches, arthritis, backache, toothaches, colds, fevers, and relieves pain in mild arthritis” (Paracetamol)