Aspca Animal Testing

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.)

In conclusion, scientists and researchers shouldn’t test on animals because it hurts them hurts them. When scientists make animals have pain and the react to it they continue to cause them more pain. Most scientists and researchers buy and breed animals to do tests on them and they shouldn’t because it isn’t right and they have no right to do so. When most animals are tested on they die or get really sick to the point where they might need to be put down. Animals testing should be banned and scientists should stop breeding test

Although many people agree with testing products on animals, they ask ‘Who else are we going to test our products on?’ Nobody! Don’t add harsh chemicals in the products and then the animals and humans are both healthier. Beyond millions of animals that die and are captured every year just from animal testing alone. Treating an animal cruelty is never okay, especially when they’re torturing the animals with harsh chemicals due to testing. If people would stand up and try to protect animals we’d be saving certain animals from becoming extinct and we’d also save a ton of money.

Animals are now used as objects of experiments to test a variety of products; like shampoo, makeup, and medicines. Animals are almost always used in cancer research but animals never get the human form of cancer which affects the lungs. Animals are not required in animal testing, but people seem to ignore this statement and test on animals anyway. Testing cosmetics on animals is somewhat pointless because animals have different skin and hair than humans have. Animals are not even required in animal testing at all; a makeup company can release an untested product at their own risks. If any product says “cruelty free” on it, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the products inside the product were not tested on. Animals are used to test so many products now-a-days, animals are used to test so many useless

Everyday cosmetic products that many people use, such as lipsticks, shampoo, face wash, etcetera, are verified to be safe using animal testing. Chemical burns and other short term ailments are very serious concerns that plague Americans and the knowledge that the products they use will not harm them and their families is possible because of animal testing. Also long term effects, such as cancer, have been discovered through animal product testing and promptly stopped saving countless lives. “NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS YOU’RE THE GUINEA PIG” (Source C). Living day to day with the risk that the products trusted to use on your children and yourself is enough to validate

There are two categories of animal usage in research; Basic, which involves establishing an understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern function (or dysfunction) and the discovery of new therapeutic targets, and Applied research, which involves the production of therapies and therefore looks into drugs/treatments, toxicology and diagnosis. The latter can obviously involve testing on animals and therefore we have the ‘Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986’ (ASPA) to help regulate all scientific research involving animals.

For years animal testing has been happening, with the same animals being used. Instead of using a variety of animals, science labs stick to certain species. PETA names the main core animals being abused are: mice, rats, primates, cats, and dogs. PETA has revealed mice and rats are used for more than just toxicology, they say:

How could one not feel guilty when looking into a test animal’s eyes and seeing all of the pain and suffering that they have endured? Over 75-100 million animals are used for scientific and medical research per year. (Baumans) Animals should not be used for scientific and medical research because it is unethical, humans and animals are not genetically identical resulting in failed tests, and there are other techniques to conduct research.

The controversial issue of animal testing isn’t a top priority for most Americans, but it is for the animal rights activist that have established brand boycotts and loyalty. Animal testing has been around for decades; however, most Americans do not know if their household cleans or beauty products are tested on animals. Companies like Fabreze, Lysol, and even Comet are still tested on animals as of 2017 but have a standing consumer boycott by animal rights activist. “A study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics (February 2015) found that from 1997 to 2012, the total number of laboratory animals increased by 73%, but due to inadequacies in recordkeeping on the use of animals in experimentation, the number may be even higher (“Animals,”

The status of animal testing in the US and internationally are very different and therefore must be defined differently. In the United States “The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is the only U.S. federal law that covers animals in research. (The federal Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals covers animals in NIH-funded research through recommended policy only, not requirements. While it has the power to inspect, it relies on self-reporting.) Enacted in 1966, it regulates the care and use of animals in research, testing, teaching, exhibition, transport, and by dealers. However, the AWA provides only minimal protection for certain species while excluding others such as rats, mice, and birds bred for research—who

Over the last couple hundred years, our world has expanded beyond its horizons and the new equipment and advanced technology has allowed humans to succeed in many areas, but has also damaged the basic ethics and morals in some of us. Today on television, we see the over dramatized body spray commercials or a famous celebrity advertising their favorite shampoo and stating its claims, but what most do not know is that a couple or couple hundred, animals were killed to approve, by law, of that product. This act is called animal testing, which is the method or experiment that forces an animal to go through any harm or distress (Thew). I do not agree with this practice simply because it harms innocent animals for products that we do not need

Today, animal testing is legal, however, it has restrictions. The AWA(Animal Welfare Act) is the only restriction put in place today with animal testing. This act, put in action in 1966, protects some warm-blooded animals such as dogs, cats, and primates. It protects these animals in ensuring their well-being is held. It especially states that the psychological well-being of primates should be upheld. However, this act does not protect small rodents, such as mice or rats, and cold-blooded animals. Farm animals used for agriculture use aren’t protected in this act as well.

Do you know what happens behind the closed doors of scientist labs? You probably do not because of the cruel things that animals go through every day. People probably don 't think this is a big deal, but I am neutral on the subject. But, I do see the wrong and right things that are happening. Animals are taken advantage of in terrible ways every single day in scientists ' labs all around the world. But, they help us with many health benefits. Health benefits at could change and even cure some diseases all around the world. When it gets to a certain point, though, is when I feel like it is wrong to be killing innocent animals. They have life 's too, and they deserve to live it. Animal testing is a cruel and a somewhat beneficial way that

Animals have been used repeatedly throughout the history of testing and research. Hajar, a member of Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, states that, “Famous physicians-scientist, such as Aristotle, Erasistratus, and Galen have performed experiments on living animals” (1). Typically, animals such as rabbits, mice, dogs, and chimpanzees are the most commonly used testing animals. Scientists practice inhumane tactics on these animals; examples of these cruel practices include electrocution or the removal of certain body parts in order to test their tolerance and movement after the surgical action. Hajar also include that, “An estimated twenty-six million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testings” (2). Laws such as the Animal Welfare Act, have been pass to regulate the use of animals and the amount of cruelty subjected to those animals. Even though laws and regulations have been pass, still in 2017 there are major brands out there using animals for testing. For example, “CoverGirl, Chapstick, MAC, Clorox, and Dolce & Gabbana” (“Companies That Test On Animals” 1). These are only a third of what's on the list. Many companies in fact choose to stay silent on their position of animal testing policy because of the public backlash.

Animal testing is something we have all heard about and/or read about. It is something most people would consider to be horrifyingly wrong. Animal testing is something that many claim to be against and will not support. The lines involving animal testing are a tangled web of blurry and missing pieces of a much greater puzzle. On one hand, there are companies that claim to be cruelty free, but the technicalities that are dug up beg to differ. On the other hand, there are big practices such as pharmaceutical practices that use animals to test on in order to create life saving treatments and medicines for humans. Do we make sure to buy cosmetic products that stray away from testing on animals but continue to take medicines