Inhumane Animal Testing

What would you do if you saw someone slowly torching an animal to death. The background of animal testing is defined as some say it is cruel and some say it is necessary. In recent discussions of animal being used as test subjects. On one hand, some argue that it is cruel and inhuman. On the other hand, some say the test could not be performed without the animals. My own view is, I strongly am against animals being used as test subjects. Some view the test that are performed on the animals as innocent and harmless, it is clear that the test are cruel because the test torture the animals, and some test are inhuman.

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.

A rabbit lives its life trapped in a laboratory. It doesn’t get fresh air and has different products tested on it every day. The product can make the rabbit go blind or cause its skin to burn, but there is nothing the rabbit can do about it. This is what happens to animals every day from cosmetic companies who test their products on animals. According to Cruelty Free Kitty (2017), over 30 cosmetic companies continue to use animal testing to improve their products. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2017), “the agency has consistently advised cosmetic manufactures to employ whatever testing is appropriate and effective for substantiating the safety of their products.” This means that if the company believes animal testing is the best option for their product they are allowed to do it. Testing cosmetics on animals is cruel and inhumane, and people should avoid using products that test on animals.

Do you know how many animals are killed yearly for the use of animal testing? More than 100 million animals are murdered. Testing on animals is cruel and inhumane. However, alternate methods can be used to replace the need for animals. As a final point, animal tests are more expensive than other methods. Animals have been used to practice on since antient times.

The opinion of animals in the eyes of the law still compares them to objects: having them seen only as property and not living beings. A law towards better treatment has been passed, however, it has not been enforced. The implemented law is also full of loopholes that scientists have taken advantage over. Ever since that law, the Animal Welfare Act, was passed, even the definition of an animal has come into question. Additionally, a bias has been created in that there is more of a moral concern towards animals like dogs, cats, and primates rather than fish, mice, and rats, however, there are people advocating for the protection of animals not as popularly loved. Animal testing in the United States should be limited to having

On the more sensitive side of the issue, animal testing has been noticeably recognized as inhuman. As an article in ProCon.org states, “…animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to…pain during experiments while be given no anesthesia for relief…” (“Animal Testing- ProCon.org”). Shannon Keith, the President of Beagle Freedom Project, shares her experience as a rescue leader. She sadly informs me, “…these animals have undergone numerous tests and have been deprived of the proper care, nourishment, environment, and basic rights.” The Beagle Freedom Project dedicates their time to rescue beagles and other animals from the inhuman and cruel living conditions (Keith). There have been arguments made by the “Understanding Animal Research”

The harm caused to animals from testing is beyond belief. Animals inhale fumes, are force-fed pesticides, are smeared with corrosive chemicals to their skin and eyes and with no voice to stop it. Those are just a few examples of what animals experience daily. In 1966 the Animal Welfare Act was put in place which was implemented to protect the animals, however loopholes have been discovered. According to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an organization which campaigns for animals rights; mice, rats, birds and cold-blooded animals are not covered in that act. Those types of animals make up 99% of that animals that are used as guinea pigs in experiments(Animal Testing 101). With this

Many animals die each year from animal cruelty. Caring for some animals can be very expensive ,abusing animals is a felony and against the law. Animal abuse or animal cruelty is unintentional animal neglect and the intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law. Using animals for testing is against the law,and not right.

Imagine a world where we do not have the treatments and cures for the many common diseases present in our world. Thanks to animal testing this world does not exist. Animal testing has always been a topic discussed in the media as to whether it is morally right or not. Never was it discussed more than during the passing of the animal wellfear act. The Animal welfare Act was established to protect the rights of animals. Without this Act, unhuman tests would be performed on innocent animals. Animal testing is a very necessary matter as the positives and how it can change the world in a positive way greatly outweighs the negative.

The Animal Welfare Act was enacted in 1966, and it is the only U.S law that keeps animals safe in research and testing. The website procon.org states, “The AWA covered 820,812 animals...which leaves around 25 million other animals not covered.” The animals forced into experimentation are especially vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse without the protection of the AWA. Even the animals that are protected aren’t fully cared for. “For the less than 10% of animals in labs covered by the AWA the law sets minimal standards for housing, feeding, veterinary care…” This shows why it’s not acceptable for animals to continue being forced into testing procedures and

Following along, testing on animals is inhumane, and animal testing, an unbearable act, is universally unwanted by all. Not just animal lovers peering in through the outside disapprove or have a disliking for the tests, but also those from within (and not just the animals) have a distaste for the tests too. Animal testing may hope to advance humans (and lifestyles), whilst preventing or delaying deaths and unnecessarily assuring a cosmetic’s safety, but (ironically) at the expense or reverse of other species. If the animals tested on in the United States were all from just one generally beloved species, such as canines (or even people), then there would be an outrage and atrocity, but there is a preference over which species get tested upon and which do not-quite hypocritical. Chimps are humanity’s closest living relative, sharing 98% to 99% of DNA, and as of September 14th, 2015, testing on them has been illegal in the United States (after being declared an endangered species). In "Fighting cancer: Animal research at Cambridge," Professor Gerard Evans pronounces that working with orgasms that are more alike to humans, than mice, is possible, but experimenting and testing on such organisms would (further) raise issues or questions, as they, such as primates, may be or are of measurable intelligence (among other considerations). In “Fighting cancer: Animal research at Cambridge,” Professor Gerard Evans also denotes, “Mice are relatively easy to breed and maintain and keep

Did you know more than 100 million animals are killed in the U.S. for experiments. Animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Animals are kept and/or killed in captivity. True animal testing is not only be good for humans but also animals, like how it saved millions of dogs from heartworm. But it is also true that they killed poor dogs to find the cure.

What comes to mind when hearing the words “animal testing”? Pain. Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, are procedures that are done on living animals for research purposes. The problem with animal testing is how the animals do not have a choice of whether or not they want to participate in the experiment. Animal testing is unethical and is inhumane. Animals should be able to live a pain free life as humans do. Though some believe animal testing is okay, I am here to prove them wrong.

Animals are sentient which mean that they can feel emotions and pain and can not consent to being tested on or not, so they will be forced to. Now imagine that you were an animal in a lab being poked and prodded with needles and syringes. Being hooked up with countless wires with absolutely no freedom and getting locked up in cages or kennels just to be taken out of them for it to happen again. Animals should not be experimentally tested on because It is wrong and inhumane to Abuse the animals just to further our knowledge when it causes them pain. Experimental testing on animals can lead to early death, disease, pain and suffering severe trauma to the animals..

All around the world, millions of animals are being taken and tested on for our own personal gain. In fact, according to ProCon.org, an estimated 26 million animals are tested on every year in the US alone (“Should Animals Be Used”). Many people see this as a completely harmless procedure, but that is simply not the case. Animal testing should be illegal because of the harm it causes.