Should the Animals Be Used for Scientific Research?

Millions of animals are used for product testing and most of them do not come out alive. For proof, neavs.org says that every year in the United States over 25 million animals are used in biomedical experimentation, product and cosmetic testing, and science education. That tells us that millions of animals are used in biomedical experimentation, cosmetic testing, and science education. The animals are treated harshly and there is a 99% chance that they will die. Similarly, animalaid.org states that

All drugs have dangers due to certain chemicals and substances. Because of animal testing, researchers have found another alternative to testing on humans.

Animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings. A study from ProCon.org stated that, “94% of drugs that pass animal tests fail in human clinical trials.” This shows that testing on animals may not be as helpful as it may seem. It is not useful to test on animals when there still must be even more tests to make sure that the medical treatments are safe since the animal tests are not accurate. The tests need to be accurate to know that the medical treatment works well

Animal Testing is uncertain and hard. Animals go through a series of tests are very painful, most of the time they are not even given anything for pain. Some product tests require the same painful procedure on a daily basis over a weeks' time. Most tests on animals cause permanent injury or even death. The tests performed on animals are not always reliable. A medicine that may be safe with animals may not be for human beings. For example, aspirin is toxic to cats, so if we were to test this medication on cats, it would not help to determine if this was a safe product for human beings. One alternative to animal testing is human testing, if we are looking to find out if the product works on humans, we should test them on humans. That case "No

The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel and inhumane but also often ineffective. Animals do not get many of the human diseases that people do, such as major types of heart disease, many types of cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, or schizophrenia. There have been past occasions where drugs passed on animals weren’t even safe. There is no excuse for animal testing in today’s techy world, there are now many alternatives for animal testing that would put an end to the pain and suffering endured by these innocent animals during human testing.

Although, there has been successful experiments with animal testing, the percentage is low. Many drugs tested on animals that were released to humans had serious side effects and killed or harmed people effectively. Some examples of pharmaceutical drugs that were deemed safe for human use were later found to have serious side effects, like isuprel is a medication used to treat ashma - in Great Britain alone, 3,500 asthamatics died using this. This shows animal testing is in fact very dangerous to humans.

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.

95% of drugs fail in human trials despite promising results in animal tests. This is because of the different genes between a human and an animal. The failure of the drugs can also be caused due to the fact that out of 93 dangerous drug side effects, only 19% could have been predicated by animal tests. Another piece of evidence that has been brought to the attention of many is that the testing of animals is a waste. Only 6% of 4,300 international companies involved in drug development have registered a new drug with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1950. Even those drugs that are approved are not universally effective due to individual reactions, the top ten highest-grossing drugs in the U.S. only help between 1 in 4 and 1 in 25 people who take them. The last reason why animal testing should be reconsidered is common sense but overlooked. Animals are much more different from humans than imagined. Animals are incapable of being diagnosed of the same diseases that humans are. Their bodies do not allow them to have illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, major types of heart disease, many types of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV or schizophrenia. A simple drug like aspirin is toxic to many animals, including cats, mice and rats and would not be on our pharmacy shelves if it had been tested according to current animal testing

There are over 100 million animals poisoned, abused, or injured every year in labs, 95% of theses animals aren’t protected by the law. The use of animals in laboratories often amounts to legally-sanctioned animal abuse. Animals being tested on are kept away from the public for a reason. The word vivisection, means the act of performing operations on live animals for scientific research or experiments. Besides, drugs that pass animal tests are not always necessarily safe for humans. Animals should not be used in biomedical research because of what the animals have to go through, the expenses, and because there are alternative methods to animal experimentation.

National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) research says, in animal testing, animals are force fed many harsh chemicals, forced inhalation, deprivation from food and water, most of their wounds or burns have became infected, and suffer from harsh machines that hold them down (NAVS). The animals have to do this because they cannot speak up and say no. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) states that animals go through prolonged periods of physical restraint, study with the burns and wounds they have to see its remedy and effect. If the animal is not dead yet they kill it with carbon dioxide asphyxiation, neck breaking contraptions, decapitation, or other means (APHIS). In the article Kara Rogers said animals are being mistreated in the laboratories with harsh treatments. The animals go through long term social isolation, electric shocks, withholding food and water, repeated bleeding, and separated from other almost minutes after birth. While the animals are in testing, they receive a test daily for anywhere between seven days and two years without any recovery period (Rogers). They do not need to use animals since they have other

The topic of animal testing is constantly being argued about. Many are for it because of the benefits it has brought while others are against it because animals are being harmed in the process. There are many tests happening every day, but did you know it is estimated to be more than 115 million animals world wide being tested on? (Humane Society International, 2012.) This topic is very important because many of the animals being used do not have any simlilarites to humans, thus making the products (medications, cosmetics, etc.) not very useful for people. Although some claim that testing on animals is the only way for scientists to test and see if the substances being made will harm people, but that is not the case. There are several alternatives

Is the use of animals in medical science research justified? Should this be permitted? Why is it allowed that animals have to suffer so a human can use Windex or wear makeup? An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Animal research testing is unnecessary to advance medical research any further.

The scientists make sure the animals are not in very much pain, the scientists make sure they use proper safe tools when doing the tests on the animals. Scientists are very respectful of test animals. They make sure that the animals are treated well and do not suffer at any point in an experiment. The scientists do all they can for the animals when it comes to actually testing on them. If they think it will be uncomfortable for the animals they give them pain killers to relieve the stress and the pain if pain is even involved. The scientists don’t do the tests with intentions on hurting the animals they do it in hope to save lives of many people or make life easier on someone’s life.

Animal research is a controversial topic that has polarized the public as we know it. It has created a whole sector of social activism in American and in multiple parts of the world that is dedicated to put a complete halt to this form of research, but if it on their terms. When we analyze the benefits and the cost the argument to continue animal research clearly outweigh halting animal research. Animal research has allowed for the creation of multitude medical advances not only for human being, but for animals as well. Also, researchers have developed many techniques to minimize the pain of animals.

Should animals be used in medical research? Some people say that after so many historical experiences, this is beyond dispute, but I think this is the opposite. With the medicine science and technology developed, the uses of animals in experiments are become more controversial. With the technologies developed, human beings become more powerful and the intention to protect other creatures will be stronger and stronger. In fact, most of the time, some medical researchers are often said to be cruel by those people who want protect the animals. The mainly reason is that the medical researchers make the medical progress at the cost of sacrificing animals.