Breanna Moreno. Mrs. Maudlin. English Iii. 9 March 2017.

Not only does animal testing save human lives; additionally, what people do not realize is that it is also used to find medications and treatments specifically for animals. Animals also have diseases that are different from human diseases that need to be treated. According to NAP of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “In many cases, treatments have been developed specifically for animals. The ability to eliminate parasitism, treat illnesses, use anesthetic devices, and promote breeding has improved the

Animal testing is a common practice in current life that is necessary to ensure the safety of the humans that will be using the tested product. There are many good and bad aspects of animal testing, but the pros clearly outweigh the cons. Animal testing has been around since ancient times when animals were dissected to gain knowledge about the body and organs. The animals killed from animal testing make up a tiny percentage of the total animals killed every year. When just considering the animals used for food compared to the animals used for testing, testing animals make up a mere 2.6 percent of that number. Public safety far outweighs the lives of the small amount of animals killed.

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

I understand that there are different forms of animal testing. There is medical which I can agree with. Then there is the testing for the "name of science". Then there is animal testing for cosmetics. To me that is downright wrong. This testing on animals for cosmetic purposes is a problem that needs a major solution. Even though there are the benefits, there are the cons to it, the horrible effects done to the animals, the countless lives lost, there needs to be a solution.

Animal testing reached a high point in the early 1970s, and has been on the decline since due to increased public pressure to reduce the numbers of animals used in testing and the development of available alternatives.

Animal testing is a huge problem. The methods used to test on them are dangerous and cruel. To measure the toxic effects, animals are forced to swallow or inhale massive quantities of a test substance or have the chemical smeared in their eyes and on their skin. This makes the animals endure severe abdominal pain, convulsions, seizures, paralysis and extreme internal and external bleeding. These horrific things happen to the animals before they are killed and eventually die from all the chemicals and toxins put on and in them. That is why animal testing is a big problem.

Some people argue that animal testing is necessary for scientific advancements to find cures and treatments. This is true, vaccines for polio and hepatitis B were used on animals and were successful. Thalidomide was also used on pregnant animals and it was found to cause birth defects. This is an understandable concern, however animals had to suffer for these advancements and it’s inhumane. According to the U.S Department of Agriculture, in 2010 97,123 animals

The first time that animal testing was documented was in 238 B.C. They tested them by seeing if they would survive drops and to advance the understanding of anatomy. They would also see if they were able to fight against attackers. Now we test on animals to test medicine, chemicals, cosmetics and disease. We sometimes still get animals like how they did

Animals have always been the main source of companies to test for the safety of their products. Animal testing can be traced back to Greek scientists such as Aristotle experimenting on live animals. Animals were being tested on because doctors wanted to make sure their products were safe for humans. So, instead of having to put humans at risk with their unknown products, doctors thought it would be safer to test on animals first. This practice is still widely known today, and many people find it acceptable. Animal testing is understandable in the sense that products should be tested for safety first before being released to the public to use. However, many people find animal testing to be cruel because scientists are putting animals through harsh conditions such as being confined to a small area or being abused for disobeying. Those who find it cruel, do not understand how people do not see what is wrong with torturing these animals when there are many alternatives. Animals are exposed to dangerous chemicals that could put their life at risk,

Animal testing has been occurring for centuries for reasons such as experiments, testing vaccines, testing cosmetics and much more.

“Mice are mice, and people are people. If we look at the mouse to model every aspect of disease for man, and to model cures, we are just wasting our time” - Dr. Clif Barry. Testing on animals can be dangerous for the animal that is being tested on. The amount of money that is sent to laboratories in the U.S.A. is outrageously high. Animal testing is not only terrible, but is unreliable more than half the time. Animal testing should not continue to be legal.

Animal testing has been around for hundreds of years. It is a way for scientists to experiment with and determine which chemicals and materials are not safe for human contact. Many animals have died from this and since they cannot fight for their rights, someone needs to. As animal testing continues to become more prevalent, it is crucial that society is aware of how it works, the negative effects it has on animals, and ways available to help put it to a stop.

Testing animals has been going on since 500 bc. Testing on animals is extremely wrong and not a good procedure to do. Animal testing is done on 26 million animals a year. Because so many animals are tested on each year, more money is wasted than the government researches dollars, many animals have died over the years. 87% of the studies have killed animals

Animal testing has been around for hundreds of years, scientists back then would perform experiments on living animals to get a better understanding of anatomy and physiology. I believe animal testing has been a massively important thing to science and should be continued. Animal testing has gave us many cures and animals bodies functions and organs are similar to ours which give us efficiency.

Right now, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs, and other animals are locked inside cold, barren cages in laboratories across the country. They languish in pain, ache with loneliness, and long to roam free and use their minds. Instead, all they can do is sit and wait in fear of the next terrifying and painful