Is Animal Testing Really Necessary?

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.

There has been a lot of animal testing in the United States and thousands of animals already have been killed. In research and testing, animals are subjected to experiments that can include everything from testing new drugs, poisoning for toxicity testing, burning skin, causing brain damage, implanting electrodes into the brain, maiming, blinding, and other painful and invasive procedures. Animal testing should not be allowed to proceed because millions of animals are getting killed, the results aren't always right, and it is more expensive to test it on animals.

Have you ever wanted to go into space? Well, many animals did during the beginning of the Space Race and it was very necessary. This was because we did not know if we could even survive in space. We also did not have the technology to figure it out digitally. Another reason why it was necessary was that we had many questions we wanted questions for on how our body would react in space. With these 3 reasons and evidence to go with them, I will show why sending animals into space was necessary.

Animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments for humans. In the last century, nearly all the medical breakthroughs, for finding cures and treatment for diseases, were directly from animal testing. Animal testing first began in 129 A D with a Greek doctor named Galen. Galen’s main focus for conducting animal testing was to advance the understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. Scientists have been doing animal testing for various reasons, from finding cures to diseases to testing makeup to see if the makeup is safe for human use. Animal testing has been good for humans, but not much for the animals being tested on. While many people do not agree with animal testing because of the high risks

It is estimated that each year over 100 million animals in the United States are used for animal testing (ProCon.org, 2017). This is unlikely an underestimate as it is impossible to receive a correct count worldwide. Thousands of animals are to be euthanized from the complications they endure from testing. Animals are used to test scientific developments and commercial products. New medical and non-medical experiments are tested on animals to verify the harmfulness of new medications or the safety of a product that will be used on humans. Although the importance of animal testing brings more medical advancement over the years using fewer humans in experiments, it is still an expensive way of researching inaccurate results and at the same time, it is a practice of animal cruelty.

Animal testing is unnecessary because there are alternative testing methods that are more accurate and less time consuming. For example Microdosing, Artificial human skin, Microfluidic chips and computer models are all humane alternatives to inhumane animal testing. According to www.neavs.org "... skin corrosivity and irritation can be easily measured using three-dimensional human skin equivalent systems such as EpiDerm and SkinEthic." In conclusion, animal testing is unnecessary because it's time consuming, inaccurate and inhumane, yet scientists continue to use it when there are better alternatives to it.

When people hear the phrase “animal testing” they tend to have many reactions. Some think that it should not be allowed, while others think that science could not survive without it. Many advances have been made in the medical field because of animal testing, and the process of eliminating it from existence will be extremely difficult (Ericson, 2014; Daston, et al., 2015). Due to the controversy surrounding the subject people might not know all of the facts. Through our research we have found information relating to the medical benefits, ethical problems, and ways to make animal testing moral. Understanding more of the facts associated with animal testing, allows knowledgeable decisions to be made on whether or not animal testing is needed and what could be changed. When more people understand the basics of animal testing and the different arguments and questions circulating in the scientific community, changes will come faster.

How do you think all of the life saving medications were tested to see if they worked? The answer is animal testing. Animal testing is still necessary and should continue being used today. By using this method researchers are able to treat many diseases for not only humans but animals as well. To keep the process more humane, scientists follow strict guidelines for all the animals included in the Animal Welfare Act. Without  animal testing many diseases wouldn’t have been cured and people and animals would still be dying of them.

Animal testing may have been a reliable source in the past, but not anymore in comparison to the other methods of experimentation today. Technology has brought about many different paths of research that are not harmful to living creatures and can produce more precise data. Ultimately, animal testing is a substantial problem that needs to be solved because animals in testing are treated as if they are

115 Million animals die each year in scientific laboratories at universities and other research industries.Do you want to add to that number or fight the cause.Pharmaceutical industries murder an unimaginable number of animals through animal experimentation.

When it comes to the topic of experimenting on animals to gain information on the human body, brain, and mind, a controversial issue has been whether animal testing is effective for humans or not. On one hand, many people are against the animal testing and experimentation, arguing that using animals as a way to obtain information is ineffective. On the other hand, some argue that it’s effective, the information obtained from animals has helped discover treatments for diseases allowing humans and animals to be healthy and move forward in life. I agree that animal testing is viable because it advances human and animal health, allowing us to move forward in life, and live a long, and healthy existence.

Can you imagine being locked in a cage waiting in fear for the next painful procedure? More than 100 million animals suffer and die in the United States each year from animal testing. Animals are locked in cages and tortured, which leads to the development of neurotic behavior. Animal testing is a serious issue that has faced almost the entire world. Many animals are harmed and treated unfairly for experiments that end with wasteful results. It is unreliable, wasteful, and dangerous. There are many alternatives that can replace animal testing to help preserve these harmless animals. Animal testing should be discontinued to help save the lives of harmless animals.

About 3.02 million animals are used in Canada for experiments for biology lessons, medical training, chemicals, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. Pew Research Center had done a survey and found out that 50 percent of U.S. adults are against the use of animals in scientific research (Pew Research Center 2015).While animal testing is used to see if medication or other products would work on humans, it is unnecessary due to 94% of products that have worked on animals but have failed to show any sign in humans.In today’s world. testing on animals is unnecessary.One reason of way it is unnecessary is because there are now new methods that exist that can be used to test products. Secondly, alternative methods are cheaper then testing products on

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.

Animal Testing for any scientific or commercial use is a heinous action and should be banned because it harms innocent animals, it is an inaccurate representation of human’s response to products, and there are adequate non-animal alternatives that are readily available for use. About 100 million animals are being killed every year due to inhumane medical tests being performed on them. Mouse, rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, dogs, cats, and many more are all animals that have been used in medical testing. These animals endure slow, painful deaths by