Animal Testing Should Stop Testing Their Products On Animals

As of 2015, 200 to 225 million animals are said to used in laboratory research for the biomedical industry annually worldwide. Typically defended by arguments of reliability and human health benefits, recently the question of ethics and values placed on animal testing have caused it to become a relevant and pressing topic that has been more widely discussed and debated. First off, the laboratory conditions that are instigated upon millions of animal models for the sake of medical research has been said to be unethical and cruel. Additionally, it has been debated that the results of animal experimentation are unreliable across a wide range of areas. Lastly, animal testing not only leads away from the direction of resources from more effective testing methods but also prolongs the duration of time humans may need to wait for an effective cure. Therefore, the potential benefits of animal experimentation are greatly outweighed by the risks and collective harm of humans and animals which is why resources should be directed towards more human-based testing procedures.

Approximately 26 million animals are used every year in the United States alone for research and commercial testing (“Background of the Issue” 1). For years, legislators have debated the pros and cons of animal testing, and laws were passed to attempt to fix the inhumane treatment of the cute, innocent testing subjects, the animals. Although the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was revised numerous times, “the species most commonly used in experiments (mice, rats, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians) comprise 99% of all animals in laboratories” and are the animals that are specifically exempted from protection under the act (“Experiments on Animals” 2). A simple fix to animal cruelty during testing is to use alternative methods since human and animal bodies already vary greatly. For years, animal testing was the best option because there was no alternative to testing on a living, whole-body system; however, in the age of technology, there is no reason for millions of animals to be killed due to the severity of the testing. Therefore, animal testing should be banned because alternative methods provide more accurate results since human bodies are very different than animal bodies; furthermore, animal advocacy organizations should promote cruelty-free products more so customers know what to purchase and use.

Imagine being poked with a needle while being experimented on, only to be tested for a new drug, without consent. Would the process of undergoing countless experiments create an acceptable effect while producing a new medicine that would save lives? This controversial topic is the basic ‘behind closed doors’ when it comes to animal testing and research. The permissible use of animals for testing is becoming more common as the marketing industry produces more products. Not only are animals being used for their

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.

To support or not support animal testing practices has been a long debated topic. Animals have been used in medical and cosmetic tests since the 1900s leading to numerous medical treatment breakthroughs and ensuring the safety of everyday products we use. Recently animal advocate groups have called for the abolishment of animal testing, causing a divide on whether or not to continue animal testing. In order to keep innovating new solutions for diseases that plague our communities and loved ones, allowing the use of animal testing to end preventable tragedies must occur.

Animal testing is a controversial subject but in the end, it is unreliable, cruel, and unjustified.

Imagine yourself in a world with no animals – no birds chirping in the morning, no squirrels eating your flowers, no dogs or cats running around the house. Where did all of the animals go? They are all locked inside of cages in poor conditions in laboratories across the country. They wait in loneliness and terror to be called upon for testing. The conditions they wait in are enough to make them go insane. More than one hundred million animals die every year from animal testing. The Animal Welfare Act does not provide protection for ninety-nine percent of the animals used. The use of animals for the testing of products is a popular debate that has gained a lot of attention over the years. Scientists argue that testing products on animals is

Despite there being a large number of Americans favoring animal testing whether because they are misled as to its efficacy, are unaware of the true practices in this field, or simply have no regard for the life of these creatures in the slightest sense, animal testing has many negative aspects. Throughout the world and more specifically in the twenty-first century scientific community, experimental research done through the use of animal subjects has detrimental effects on animals. In addition, the processes tested on animals are not carried out with good moral standards, and the true value of scientific understanding gained from using these species is irrelevant. Animal testing should be prohibited.

Animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments. Using animals for research has also provided major advancements in understanding and treating conditions. The California Biomedical Research Association states that virtually every medical breakthrough in the last 100 years has resulted directly from experimenting and researching on animals (1). Some see animal testing as cruel and inhumane. However, others see animals as a chance to make improvements in today’s society. Animal testing allows humans to make advancements, not only in the medical field, but also in everyday life.

Animal testing is performed every year on millions of animals for the purpose of research into the effectiveness of drugs and treatment for diseases. Many of the animals that get tested vary from a wide range of rodents, to primates, to household pets such as cats and dogs. Today, general testing on animals are cruel, expensive, and generally inapplicable to humans. The world’s most innovative scientists have developed new methods for studying diseases which are safer alternatives for humans than animal testing. Animal testing must be stopped because of the negative consequences it creates. For one, by ending animal testing the U.S could save around 3 trillion dollars a year that are spent on testing alone. In addition, many animals could be set free from the suffering and physical discomfort that they endure while being subjects of human testing. Finally, if animal testing were to be stopped, then scientists could focus on testing that correlates better to human physiology. Experimentation using animals persists not because it’s the best science, but because of archaic habits, resistance to change, and a lack of outreach and education.

The use of animal testing to conduct research on medical and pharmaceutical products is a divisive and controversial subject. The main arguments against animal testing are the inhume conditions in which animals are kept, and the suffering inflicted upon test subjects (Van der Zee; July 18, 2013). Despite the ethical issues with animal testing, an equally compelling argument can be made about the need for this practice to minimize risks to human test subjects. Throughout the years, animal research has been essential to the development of ground breaking medical discoveries such as penicillin even if such discoveries came at the expense of millions of animals that may have suffered or died during or because of these experiments (Lobanovska & Pilla, 2017). This paper intends to establish that despite its drawbacks, animal testing is a necessary evil for the sake of scientific progress.

Many consumer products and medical treatments are tested on animals before being distributed to the public. Experimenting on animals for various reasons is a practice that has been used for hundreds of years. But is it right? Although many of these experiments have led to medical breakthroughs, a considerable amount of these tests have failed as well, causing unexpected side effects and death. The large number of animals that are tested on each year and the amount of pain they go through is another cause for argument.

The world we know today would not exist without animals. Today’s medicine and amenities have made everyone’s lives significantly better, but the methods used to find some of these things are not so wonderful. Namely, testing products on animals. Product testing on animals has been used for several breakthroughs in medicine and how we live our lives, but is it at a greater cost than it is reward? Animal testing has been used for several hundred years as a way to find new developments in medicine; however, some of the means of this are terrible and animals are subjected to great pain and die in captivity.

Animal experiments have been subject to criticism ever since animals were used for research purposes. The criticism usually focuses on the ethical question whether man has the right to use animals for experimental research (Baumans, V, 2004). While the morality of it is debatable, the arguments lack as the pros outweigh the cons almost always. Despite the numerous benefits animal testing has had on humans, some people believe that animals should not be used for testing medical techniques and drugs.

Using animals in research and to test the safety of products has been a topic of heated debate for decades. According to data collected by F. Barbara Orlans for her book, In the Name of Science: Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation, sixty percent of all animals used in testing are used in biomedical research and product-safety testing (62). People have different feelings for animals; many look upon animals as companions while others view animals as a means for advancing medical techniques or furthering experimental research. However individuals perceive animals, the fact remains that animals are being exploited by research facilities and cosmetics