Animal Testing As A Tool For Growth Among Many Industries

Animal testing is always a behind closed doors situation. Most people are aware that it is happening yet never give it a second thought. An estimate of more then 115 million animals all around the world, including the most common mice, rats, rabbits, and monkeys, are used in experiments every single year (“11 Facts About Animal Testing”, n.d.). And according to change.org the “USA spends $16 billion dollars annually for animal testing at tax payers' expense.” (“Sign the Petition”, n.d.)

For many years, the field of science has used animals in medical experiments worldwide, because of this innocent animals are being killed everyday. They are being tested with new drugs, new treatments, and by many makeup companies. Connecticut recently celebrated the passage of the “Beagle Freedom Law”, a law that requires laboratories to work with charities and rescue groups to find homes for research cats and dogs. Animals are being tested so humans do not have to be but animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings, although animals are the closest thing to humans. Most experiments involving animals are flawed, wasting the lives of innocent animal subjects. Over 100 million animals suffer a year from testing. Testing animals is a lot more expensive than alternative methods and it is wasting government research dollars. Animal testing is not only a bad idea, but it is also inhuman and it should not be tolerated. The FDA should stop allowing animal testing. An animal does not give out the same results on a test than a human would.

Verbal language is not the only means of communication. We can notice a person's emotions without him saying anything because of non-verbal language or body language he expressed. If we can examine body language in human, then we are also able to observe non-verbal language of animals. In accordance to Charles Darwin in his book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, many of the non-verbal reactions of human in expressing emotions are identical with those of animals (Darwin, 1873). Thus, there is no reason that one, especially a scientist who has conducted a lot of experiments with animals, does not know whether an animal is suffering from mental pain or not. As psychological pains caused by animal testing offends the tested animals' welfare, alternative methods must be used to replace animal testing.

Over 26 million animals are tortured and tested on every year, in the United States alone. Most are used for testing medical treatments, which people for animal testing say has saved countless numbers of lives, but how many has it destroyed in the making? Although testing on animals has lead to major scientific breakthroughs, the way in which they reach them is incredibly inhumane. We having the ability, should try our best to stop this wide spread animal testing because the tests are inhumane, the animals are abused during the tests, and the results can be achieved in other ways.

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or more commonly known as PETA, “each year, more than 100 million animals – including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish and birds – are killed in U.S. laboratories for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetic testing; biology lessons; medical training; and curiosity-driven experimentation” (76). Not only is it clear the number of animals killed per year is extremely large, but also the number of uses, compared to their uses in the past, have expanded widely and are now being used for testing a large variety of things. We also now have statistics that show most people fund animal testing without even realizing it. Animal testing is funded in many ways which include “taxes, charitable donations, purchases of lottery tickets and consumer products” (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 79). This is bad in many ways because people are never told this and by taking apart of these things they are encouraging and helping fund the use of animal testing. According to the People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals, in 2009 the U.S. National Institutes of Health “budgeted nearly $29 billion for research and development” (79). Instead of wasting money on this scientific testing, we should be funding research for non-invasive and less harmful methods.

“Animal testing is needless, especially in cosmetics” (Leona Lewis). Animals are being mistreated because of U.S labs. Furthermore, animals are dying in experimenting labs from the cruel and hard conditions. Although, animals often make better research subjects than human beings because of their shorter life cycles, animals should not be tested in experiments, because animal testing is cruel and inhumane, animals used in experiments are are commonly using force feeding, force inhalation, food and water deprivation, and many others.

Did you know that 19,500,000 animals are killed each year for animal experimentation? Animal testing is one of the highest leading causes of animal death. Many people don’t think about how their makeup product or lotion doesn’t cause skin reactions. The products are first used in a number of tests on a number of animals to make it safe for human use. These tests led to harming a handful of helpless animals just for the benefit of one product for humans. Animals are put under microscopes to try and figure out diseases that are contracted in humans. Animals are being killed in research laboratories every day for no reason and no benefit. Animal testing should be banned due to the animal cruelty involved, human and animal differences, and new

Right at about 26 million animals are tested in the united states each year. Animals are used for research to develop or prolong new medical treatments, check the safety of products for human use, and other biomedical, commercial, and health care uses. Research on animals has been practiced since at least 500 BC. Some researchers say that it is inhumane to experiment on animals, there are many alternative methods to researchers that can replace animal testing, and many animal species are so different from human life that research on animals often yields irrelevant results. Animal testing in the United States is regulated by the federal Animal Welfare Act. The AWA requires that each research facility develop an internal Institutional Animal

According to PETA, more than 100 million animals suffer and die in the U.S. every year in cruel chemical, drug, food, and cosmetic tests are well as in medical training exercises and curiosity-driven medical experiments at universities. Animal testing has been around for decades, many people believe that animal testing needs to be abolished, but others believe that animal testing is necessary. The idea that animal testing should be eradicated stems from the belief that animal testing is cruel and inhumane. The other side of this argument is that animal testing is a necessity because it allows people to use certain brands of makeup and hygiene products. Animals all over the world suffer from the many experiments they encounter

Just think for a second. Imagine yourself in a dream and you are locked in a small metal cage, no sunlight or fresh air. You are not able to move around much or even eat when you want, and you are locked in that cage for multiple days at a time. How would you feel? Well that is how these animals feel used for animal testing. Animal testing is a debate topic for that many people have different feelings about. For example, in the article “Animals in Science” says, “Every year in the U.S., over 25 million animals are used in biomedical experimentation, product and cosmetic testing, and science education. This includes dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, pigs, sheep, monkeys, chimpanzees, and more” (neavs). Many see animals as apart of their family who care very much for. Some people even have animals to help them with their disabilities known as a service animal. Others, on the other hand, do not care for animals as much and would rather have them used for advancing medical research. If you don’t know exactly what happens during animal testing allow me to explain. Dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys and other mammals suffer every year. But in most labs the animals used are rabbits, rats, mice, hamsters, and guinea pigs. They all go through multiple tests such as, the Draize eye test. The draize eye test is a test used by cosmetic companies to calculate irritation from the shampoos and other products. The test is done to rabbits which their eyelids are clipped open for multiple days. The product is placed in their eyes and studied for multiple days. Doing so it is not allowing them to run away, rub the product out, or even blink. Although humans benefit from the successful research done, the suffering, pain and deaths of the animals tested are not worth the human benefits. Thus, I believe the testing of products should not be done on animals.

Everyday animals are kept captive in small cages, treated poorly, and experimented on all for the benefit of humans. At the same time, billions of animals are killed each year for food, again for the advantage of humans. Animal testing can be an effective tool for biomedicine research, but many of these animals are experimented on to test everyday household products like cosmetics and cleaning supplies. Animals are not capable of speaking for themselves and for researchers to benefit from that is inhuman and wrong. Hundreds of millions of animals including primates, rats, rabbits, and even animals we keep as pets like cats and dogs suffer each year due to testing (Clemmitt). It is not right for us to abuse, experiment on, eat, or wear animals in any way. It is morally wrong to experiment on animals in order to produce safe consumer products and further advance biomedical research because it is damaging to them, can be ineffective in some situations, and there are many alternative solutions to test these products.

Many think that with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) in place, animals are protected when used in study, and are therefore not harmed. Although, it is known that nearly ninety-five percent of animals are not fortified by the AWA. The animals not protected include rats, mice, fish, and birds, which make up most of the animals used in studies. According to Procon.org, “The AWA covered 1,134,693 animals used for testing in fiscal year 2010, which leaves around 25 million other animals that are not covered. These animals are especially vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse without the protection of the AWA.” Although some experiments are managed, cruel and unjust treatment is still authorized. According to The Telegraph, “In British Laboratories today, animals are still burned, paralyzed, brain damaged, and given heart attacks and electric shocks.” Without the AWA and strict rules and regulations on experiments, animals are not defended against abuse and therefore have to

Millions of animals die each year in the United States due to animal testing. Animals are used in laboratories to test chemicals in products and also used in research for the study of diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Unfortunately, these animals suffer tremendously while being experimented on and afterwards they are commonly put to death. The government has established legislation which gives certain guidelines for animal in laboratories, but it does not apply to every animal. The government even requires certain animal experimentation on specific products such as pesticides. There is also much dispute on whether or not animal testing is actually reliable in research for human products and diseases. The issue of animal testing

Everyday products are being bought without the realization of the cruelty behind them. Products like cosmetics, post-it notes, diapers, Kleenex, lotions and medications. Like many people, we don’t think twice about animal testing being involved. As long as the item is safe for you to use and works the way you want it to, there’s no problem. Some people may even argue that the results of the experimentation when using animals for testing outweigh the harm to these animals. Unfortunately, for animals they are not treated with respect, because people believe humans are the superior life form and disregard others feelings. Even though many scientists believe animal testing is necessary for research, most tests are not relevant. Many of the tests the scientists perform on these animals are not used for anything further. They are causing pain and suffering on innocent animals that then the results are not used. In reality too many animals go through unnecessary testing which often leads to death. The excessive testing of animals is not necessary and should be stopped.

What if I told you that more than 100 million animals are killed each year due to animal testing? What if I told you that these animals are burned, crippled, abused and poisoned on a regular basis? What if I told you that in order to obtain your favorite shampoo, hand sanitizer, lotion, etc. that innocent animals must be tortured? Throughout history animal research and experimentation has played a key role in scientific benefit and discovery. Even I cannot deny the numerous medical breakthroughs that have been founded using animals as test subjects; however, this does not excuse the physical and emotional persecution these poor animals must endure. Animal testing should be illegal. The use of animals in testing facilities is