animal experimentation: pros and cons
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Animal experimentation is not as good as it may seem to humans because we are not feeling it. It is cruel to animals to experience this. Many experts say is the only way to make new medicine, but you have to think about the animal. Many people don't even know what happens during experimentation on animals. Animal activists definition of "animal experimentation" is the infliction of pain onto animals to see their reaction. Humans use animals because we don't want to experience this ourselves. Animal testing is inhumane, for example the "Draize Eye Test". This test is where the animal is restrained, and eyes clipped open so they cannot blink for days, and literally put shampoo in their to see the effect. They do this to examine how it will effect humans. Not only does it hurt the animals, but how do we know that; for instance a rabbit has the exact same reaction of a human. Technically, they could be wasting a animals life and potentially disabling it for its life. That said it could have a different reaction on the human body and could possibly hurt humans more than the animal. "We are not 70 kg rats" said Thomas Hartung, a professor at John Hopkins university. You need to consider when testing on an animal because you do not want to waste an animal on things that humans want, but not need. Will this effect humans in the same way animals? Drugs that pass for animals will not necessarily be safe for humans. "The 1950s sleeping pill thalidomide, which caused 10,000 babies to be born with severe deformities, was tested on animals prior to its commercial release." This is a good example of why animals do not have the same reaction of humans, demonstrating that it may cause problems with the humans health. Statistics have shown... ... middle of paper ... ...hile you suffer, and don't get anything from it? Over all, animal experimentation is not the best thing for animals, and can be cruel in many ways. On the other hand, animal experimentation has brought us so far, and without it, we would not be where we are today. Losing animal experimentation would cause many people to lose jobs, and we would not advance in medical technologies. No one would be guaranteed safety when using a product designed to help them. It would do more harm if we stopped animal experimentation. Plus, it's not only designed to help humans, but it helps animals as well. So technically we are helping both animals and humans. Over all its very important to test on animals to get what we need, in addition there isn't much else scientists can test on. In conclusion, both options are equally important, and there are many pros and cons to each one.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that animal experimentation is not as good as it may seem to humans because we are not feeling it. it is cruel to animals to experience this. many experts say is the only way to make new medicine, but you have to think about the animal.
- Explains that animal experimentation is the infliction of pain onto animals to see their reaction. humans use animals because they don't want to experience this ourselves.
- Explains that a rabbit has the exact same reaction as humans, which could be wasting an animal's life and potentially disabling it for its life.
- Explains that drugs that pass for animals will not necessarily be safe for humans. the 1950s sleeping pill thalidomide was tested on animals prior to its commercial release.
- Explains that people go against animal testing because animals can feel pain just like us. it's racist to animals, and discriminates them as less than human.
- Explains that scientists aren't using humans on experiments because they're inhuman, which is different from using animals.
- Opines that animal testing is inhuman and not cheap. long-term experiments will increase the cost of animal care, and it's not just a one-hour experiment.
- Opines that there is no proof that animals are needed for anything. medical research has shown that we are far enough in technology to use alternate subjects to test on other than animals and humans.
- Explains that most animals, once in captivity, are no just let go after the experiments. they are killed after being tested, which is what animal rights activists are fighting to stop.
- Opines that animal testing has many pros and cons, including a cure for diabetes. if we had not tested on animals, how would we have found insulin to help people live longer?
- Explains that it's harder to find the cure for a sickness if you can't test on something that can carry it, and has the same effects as humans.
- Explains that animals share 99% of genes that humans have, so they are worthy test subjects. without animals, we will probably never advance in technologies today.
- Explains that animal testing benefits humans for cures and technologies, but it also helps animals. millions of animals could have died if it weren't for animal tests.
- Explains that animal testing is regulated, and there are laws to protect the animals from unnecessary harm. all proposals to testing on animals must be approved by iacuc.
- Opines that if animals had rights, all humans would be forced to become vegetarians, and all hunting in any country that gives them rights.
- Opines that if animal testing was outlawed, everyone would have to stop eating animals.
- Explains that many religions allow animal testing to specific animals if not most of them. the bible states that humans have more power over animals.
- Opines that their opinion on animal experimentation is split between the two answers. there are many factors that split their decision on which would be more beneficial to humankind.
- Opines that animal experimentation is not the best thing for animals, and can be cruel in many ways.
- Opines that animal experimentation has brought us so far, and without it, we would not be where we are today.
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- Explains that animals are used as test dummies to test out cosmetics, cleaning supplies, and other personal care items.
- Explains that primates are bred in laboratories and some are from special companies that sell the animals to scientists. they are caught in the wild and brought back to laboratories for experimentation.
- Opines that it is essential for any animal experiment that care should be given to the choice of the species employed. success or failure in any series of animals experiments depends on the selection of a suitable subject.
- Explains that animals larger than rodents are tested to obtain information that has more similar features to a human.
- Explains that the draize eye test is an experiment performed on rabbits to search for eye irritation, side effects on the eye, and what damage is caused from the chemical in eye drops.
- Explains that advances in science have led to a new vision for toxicity testing based on human cell systems that will be more predictive and have higher throughput.
- Explains that mutated animals are forced to reproduce for further study. pregnant animals and their partners are normally killed before giving birth so scientists can study the fetus.
- Explains that only 25 percent of the tests are safe to use on humans. even the smallest difference between people and animals can result in a comprehensively different reaction which leads to unreliable test results.
- Explains that scientists are replacing research animals to a more moral host, such as modernized human epidermis and stimulated eyes. scientists are also trying to reduce the amount of animals they use for experiments.
- Argues that putting animals on a human level and giving them rights seems ridiculous. animals are pets, they love, feel, and need care just like humans.
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- Explains that animal testing is beneficial because it allows researchers to study the side effects of tests that are preformed over a whole lifespan, which would not be possible using human subjects.
- Explains that animal testing is beneficial, but most experiments involving animals are flawed, wasting the lives of the animal subjects.
- Explains that research animals are cared for by veterinarians and other animal specialists to ensure the well-being of the subjects. alternative testing methods can be used for research rather than animals.
- Opines that if there is an alternative way in getting the same test results, then animal testing should be avoided.
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- Explains that animals are different from humans, which makes them poor test subjects. trying to mimic a human's disease in an animal is not morally correct, since the reception from the body is hard to recreate.
- Explains that animals have rights, which are violated when they are experimented on and used in research.
- Argues that the animal welfare act isn't protecting animals from experimentation, since it's not covering the safety of the animals.
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- Explains that animal testing is the use of animals in biological, medical, and psychological studies. researches use animals because their bodies have similar systems to a human's body.
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- Opines that animal experimentation is a controversial issue in discussions of animal rights. advocates argue that all animals have the right to not be exploited for experiments, while skeptics contend that it is necessary to improve human health.
- Argues that animal experimentation is a tradition that needs to end and embrace modern technology.
- Argues that labs should provide accurate information on animal experiment results, since humans and animals are able to be infected by diseases.
- Explains that the american anti-vivisection society (aavs) is against animal cruelty and strongly supports an end to animal experimentation.
- Opines that animals should not be forced to suffer for experimentation purposes, since they are treated as disposable objects. the us department of agriculture has installed the animal welfare act (awa) to combat poor care for animals.
- Explains that stop animal experimentation now is an organization devoted to end the abuse of animals in labs and end animal experimentation as a whole.
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- Opines that animal experimentation should stop as it is unreliable and alternatives are being developed as technology soars.
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- Explains that there is a strong moral case against animal testing. many people believe that humans are superior in many ways, and that means that animals are the ones who should be subject of research.
- Opines that animal research can still be necessary for progress in medical research, citing professor elizabeth fisher of the ulc institute of neurology.
- Explains that in vitro testing, computerized patient-drug database, virtual drug trials, and microdosing are amazing alternatives to testing on animals.
- Explains that animal testing has many flaws, which seem to be overlooked. drugs that pass testing on animals may not be safe for humans.
- Explains that some still believe that animal testing is the most efficient way to do research. however, it does not fully help us understand how things will react when it is a human using it.
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- Explains why animal testing is the most efficient way to perform research, and why is it not considered morally wrong to put animals through so much torment and suffering?
- Opines that animal testing is morally wrong. animals should not be subjected to pain and suffering that we as humans would not endure.
1566 wordsRead More - The Cruel and Yet Inaccurate Testing of Animalsanalytical essayAnimal experimentation is both unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate proving that it is neither beneficial nor ethical to perform. Animals are living creatures just like people and yet are treated as though they are nothing but tools by the self-proclaimed advanced species of the Earth. Alternatives to animal testing have been developed and presented throughout the years but scientists are stubborn and stuck in their ways so they continue to experiment on innocent creatures. Testing on animals is a barbaric practice that should have been abolished long ago yet humans have continued to perform the tests for years.
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- Argues that animal experimentation is unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate proving that it is neither beneficial nor ethical to perform. alternatives to animal testing have been developed and presented throughout the years but scientists are stubborn and stuck in their ways.
- Explains that animal rights activists and their cause can be traced back to the antivivisection campaigns of the 1900s.
- Argues that some people defend experimentation on animals because they believe that they are not capable of experiencing the same amount of pain as humans.
- Argues that a large organization doesn't need to be involved in animal abuse and experimentation because individuals are just as effective as an organization like peta.
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- Explains that animal testing can be productive for humans, but from a humane perspective, it destroys innocent creatures and ignores alternative testing options. animal testing helps determine the safety of most drugs and cosmetics.
- Explains the negative effects of animal testing outweigh the positive outcomes. animal testing is inhumane and unhelpful for humans.
- Explains that human or animal cell testing is taking on the experiment world. there are gene chips, dna microarrays, and in vitro (test tube) testing.
- Concludes that animal testing is an inhumane atrocity which should be replaced with safer and more effective methods.
635 wordsRead More - Pros And Cons Of Animal Testingexplanatory essayThe first pro to animal testing is that it has helped us create lifesaving cures and treatments. The California Biomedical Research Association released a statement saying almost every single medical breakthrough has resulted in the direct use of animals in the last 100 years. Can you believe this? Taking out dogs pancreases helped us discover insulin, chimpanzees helped us get a vaccine for Hepatitis B, and even the polio vaccine was tested on animals. Animal testing has also helped us treat and understand conditions like brain injury, breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, childhood leukemia, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, malaria, and many others. It even helped us develop anesthetics, pacemakers, and cardiac value substitutes. Almost every cure for any condition is due to animal testing. Without animal testing, we may not have been able to find many of these cures and find cures for other conditions in the future.
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- Explains that animal testing has helped us create lifesaving cures and treatments. the california biomedical research association says almost every medical breakthrough has resulted in the direct use of animals.
- Opines that animal testing is not an alternative to a whole-body system in humans and animals.
- Explains that animals are great to research on because they are close to humans. chimpanzees have 99% similar dna and mice have 98%. all mammals have common ancestors.
- Explains the fourth pro of animal testing is that it would not be right to put human lives in danger.
- Opines that animal testing benefits humans and animals. animal testing has helped animals on the brink of extinction stay alive.
- Explains that animal testing has laws in place to protect animals from being mistreated. animal research has been regulated by the animal welfare act since 1965.
- Explains the seventh pro of animal testing is that animals make better test subjects than humans because they do not live very long. mice and rats having short lives is also well suited for cancer research over a lifespan.
- Explains that the eighth pro is that animal researchers have to treat animals well because they don't want the animal to get hurt and want correct test results.
- Explains that animal testing is cruel and horrible to the animal. draize eye tests puts rabbits in socks with their eyelids open, which is used by cosmetics companies to test irritations by shampoo.
- Explains the second con of animal testing is that different methods used in experiments that now exist can replace animals. a petri dish can be more helpful than animals because you can use human cells.
- Explains the third con of animal testing is that animals are not the same as humans so they aren't good to test on. it is way too hard to create an animal model even close to what is trying to achieve in the human.
- Explains that drugs are not necessarily safe even though they pass animal testing. the sleeping pill in the 1950s created severe deformities in ten-thousand babies.
- Explains that researchers may be misled into ignoring potential cures and treatments by using animal testing.
- Explains the sixth con of animal testing is that the animal welfare act does not protect 95% of animals used in animal experiments.
- Explains that animal experiments do not accurately predict results in humans. drugs that pass animal tests have 94% of them fail in human clinical trials.
- Explains that animal testing is expensive and wastes government research dollars. the nih spends $14 billion dollars on animal research.
- Opines that animal testing would not have helped us understand cancer, diabetes, and concussions. there is no substitute for a whole body system in an animal or human.
- Explains that animals are very close to humans, which makes them great to research on. millions of animals would have died without vaccines for diseases like rabies and the hepatitis virus.
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- Explains that animal experimentation is used to test products and discover new medical research, but many people believe it is wrong and inhumane.
- Explains that animal experimentation can be very useful for testing new products and finding new medical treatments to save people's lives.
- Explains that animals are very necessary to save the lives of not only other animals but also humans. animals have taken the place of humans for testing new medical treatments and new products.
- Opines that animal experimentation can be harmful and traumatizing for the animals, and there are many downfalls to it.
- Explains that animal rights groups have been determined to try and get scientists to find alternative alternatives to using animals in order to save more animals.
- Opines that animal experimentation is harmful to animals and inhumane, but it is the only thing right now that is helping to discover new medical advances.
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- Opines that the animal welfare act (awa) should be amended to allow mice, rats, and birds to be included within its regulations.
- Argues that animal research could be reduced by using new technological advances, and computer simulated modeling programs.
- Argues that animal testing does not benefit humans if the animals used are genetically different.
- Explains the three r's to help eliminate pain in laboratory animals: reduction, refinement, and replacement. the u.s. department of agriculture requires that the animal used in research be given painkillers.
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