Animal Testing Disadvantages

In this project ,my group members focus on the effect and alternatives of animal testing. Animal testing also known as animal experimentation or in-vivo research is the use of non-human animals in experiments, in other words, it is the procedure performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology and diseases. For example, test new medical products, to make sure it is safe for human use. There are many different species are used around the world, but the most common include mice, monkey, fish, rats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, cats, dogs. And farm animals,

Photos, websites, posters, and many more items have displayed the negative effects of medical testing on animals. Though, those websites and photos you see every day are not what testing on animals is really like. According to an article from Patricia George and Geraldine Wagner, over the last century and a half, more progress has been made in medical animal testing than in all previous years combined. Animals have actually benefited from the medications they were being tested on and although animal testing helps animals, it also helps humans in the process (2). Animal testing has cured many medical issues, but testing on animals is changing the viewpoint of people today. Because many diseases and cancers have been cured from animal testing, doctors should continue to medically test on animals, but should follow a set of strict rules to have the animals being tested on in healthy and good condition.

Thesis: The debate on whether using animals is the correct choice of method for testing out experiments and products, is still up for discussion, considering that animals have helped us in finding many treatments and cures in the past. Today, with new technology, we no longer need the use of animals, as there are now alternatives to this practice. Companies and labs that originally started out using animals as test subjects are starting to switch over to new alternatives, as they are more accurate compared to the old methods that was used in the past.

Animal testing is widely done for research purposes to understand how a product behaves on human body. It is usually conducted in universities, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and some facilities designed for experimenting. Animal testing has been going on for a significant time frame, since ages. The myth that experimenting on animals is one of the ways to obtain the accurate results of the products that humans use is the primary root cause for animal testing.Animals are used for research purposes as a tool to understand effects of medical experiments. Moreover, experiments are done on animals like cats, mice, dogs, rabbits and monkeys to obtain different products like vaccines, antibiotics, and cosmetics, which are used in medical treatments,

A topic that will always be discusses the testing on animals Contributes to many cures and treatments that save many human lives.The majority of the medical breakthroughs that have happened in the last 100 years were direct results from animal research and experimentation.

Animal experiments have helped us better the lives of humans. If we test medicines and cosmetics on animals we can first ensure the safety of it, before the product being tested on humans.

Animal testing and research is highly debated around our world, with people comparing the successes of the research to the inhumane side of testing. Many medical advancements can be attributed to animal research, but of course, some tests are unsuccessful or provide no further knowledge. More humane methods of testing are being developed, and the tests that are performed with the intent of harming the animals are backed with painkillers, anesthesia, or euthanasia. However, testing for cosmetic products has proven to be unnecessary and unsuccessful, and also brings distress and pain to animals for no reason. Because of the overall benefits, animal testing should be permitted for medical research, but not for cosmetic products.

Animals could be used in experiments where they are force fed, could be burned, physically restrained... Unfortunately, 95% of the animals that are being tested on do not get to be protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Animals also have a different biology than humans which could affect the accuracy of the data. The experiments and tests could potentially have a different result with humans. Also, using animals to test products is much more expensive than some other alternatives. A skin sensitization test costs $6,000 dollars if using an animal. It is only $3,000 dollars if using local lymph node assay. In addition, cosmetics are not a necessity, so harming an animal may seem unjust. There are some downsides to testing on

Pro/Con Speech- Animal Testing
Purpose: To inform the class about the pros and cons to using sexual content in advertising.

while there are many controversial thoughts on many different factors that apply to animal testing, I find it to be that many of the pros outweighs the costs that comes animal testing such as the ethical or moral reason. Although when including the ethical or moral consequences that comes with animal testing, the benefits to mankind and improvements to our societies and sciences in many diverse ways. Which leads me to strive towards the many benefits that comes with animal testing even with some of the consequences that comes with the testing. Many people will jump to the conclusion that animal testing is always done in a harsh manner, how the morals and ethics have been the same since way back when, and how the outcomes that occur when testing on animals isn’t worth the chance of them getting hurt. Yet this is not the case.

When in a drugstore, whether you browse in the cosmetic, household, or daily products isle, the majority of the items have one fact in common--animal testing. For over a century now, thousands of companies have decided to experiment on animals in order to determine if it is safe enough for humans to use. However, testing on these animals is not a dependable source as it is costly to maintain and does not provide reliable results.

Throughout the years, animal testing has played an essential role in leading to breakthrough discoveries in medicine, products, and cosmetics. Animal testing has been around since the fifth century in order to aid in studying the human body. Ever since, it has become the primary method for medical and scientific research; however, animal testing also raises several concerns. When it comes specifically to testing on animals, there is a chance the test results could be unreliable since they are inaccurate, which can not only waste money, but can delay the process for important cures and products. Each year across the United States hundreds of animals die from undergoing painful experiments to better improve the medical field. Although many great discoveries have come out of animal experimentation, alternative methods should be regulated due to the lack of results, high costs, and moral judgment.

The use of animals for developing new cosmetics and for educational purposes, known as animal testing, has been going on for years. In the medical field, there is a need for testing on animals of various different things. Most importantly, over 26 million animals each year is used for medical purposes: biomedical research and clinical research. Whereas in often areas animal testing is cruel and unnecessary.

Like any controversial topic some believe the pros of animal testing outweigh the cons and vice versa. The ethical outlook dominates both of them. What this essentially means is that emotion is perhaps the fundamental influential element in whether a person deems the advantages of animal testing overshadow the troubles correlated with the experiment. “If a monkey is very sick it will lie down when people turn their backs.” (185). Therefore due to the experimentation, “the sick monkey was holding its knees and there were star like speckles on its eyelids when Hensley turned her back the monkey laid down in its cage.” (185). These monkeys would not show in front of the scientists that they were suffering, instead they did it quietly and in secret.

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.