The Causes Of Animal Testing

There are so many products being tested on animals , from being lipsticks, shampoos, makeup, skin care etc. But have you ever wondered the side effects these animals experience while using these products? They will experience Burning, torturing, pain, hunger, thirst etc. How is living in a cage living? It's not it is just surviving.

In the first place, over one hundred million animals are used and killed each year in animal testing. These animals include mice, rats,

“Lots of people talk to animals…Not very many listen, though…That’s the problem”(Ben Hoffman). The controversy of animal testing is phenomenal; it always has been. I remember dissecting animals throughout my years of school in the "name of science". It was only until recently that I started questioning the government 's methods to teach us. We dissected a dog shark in my oceanography class last year. There had to been at least 80 dead sharks in about four different buckets; that was when it crossed the line. I understood a lamb eye or something, but breeding sharks in captivity just so they can be killed? Animal testing is wrong in every way to me.

So many acts of animal cruelty are being committed on a day to day basis in animal testing labs around the world. Animals being injected with chemical concoctions, being exposed to toxic radiation levels, and being left to die

Each year about 100 million animals are killed from animal testing all around the United States (Peta). To most people animals should be treated like humans. Others feel that animals are born for testing reasons only. In my opinion, animals each have their own character and should be treated by a loving family and not spending their whole life in a cage.

Many of us are unaware of the sheer number of animals that undergo constant suffering in the name of human vanity. Animal testing was originally introduced in the early 20th century and is still prominent today. It is morally unacceptable to experiment on animals for human purposes. The procedures used in animal testing are cruel and inhumane, nor are they the most reliable source of data; resulting in many mishaps. Moreover, with the perpetual advancements in technology, there are several alternative methods making animal testing unnecessary. If testing cosmetics and drugs on humans is unacceptable, what makes it acceptable to test on animals?

Animal testing is heavily protested because of the unnecessarily high death rate of animals involved in testing. According to Natalie Kyriacou the director of My Green World Organization, over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned, and abused in U.S. labs every year. 19.5 million animals are killed in research every year. According to Stephen R. Latham of the Hastings Center, unnecessary animal suffering occurs because more animals than needed are often tested. Besides the animal casualties, animal testing is ineffective due to the inaccuracy and unreliability.

One of the most common points put across by those who are all for animal testing, is that it has contributed to many life saving cures and treatments. Although that may be true, it’s clear to see that those people aren’t trying to view the tests from the animal in questions position. Animals are like humans in many ways, for example physiologically and anatomically. And like humans, they behave in a way that puts across meaning, like the hyper and energetic dashing to and fro that a pet dog does when it hears the word ‘walk’. As we cannot read another persons mind, then the only way in which we believe they have the same feelings as we do, is that they closely resemble us in behaviour and appearance. In this case, if animals resemble us closely, both physiologically and behaviourally, then they must be able to feel the same way as we do, and to treat them differently because they are of a different species, would only be discrimination of the sort like racism and sexism.

Each year, more than 100 million animals are killed in the United States from animal testing. These animals are harmed or even killed more than half of the time that they are experimented on. These harmless animals are taken and forced into captivity for different kinds of testing from day to day. They are forced to stay in cages all day long and only get to eat what they are given based on testing for that day. Animals are just like people; they need to exercise, have interactions, be able to eat when hungry, etc., but laboratories take away these privileges from the animals by trapping them in the lab all day. Animal testing is wrong and harmful in many ways.

Animal Testing is a issue. Because people use bad tests on animals so people do not test it on humans. Animal testing if you say it is wright well you are wrong. The only testing should be on humans. I hate that people do that to animals and some tests even kill the creature. The only animal that should be tested on is the alligator or a crocodile.

Animals are thought of sweet loving pets that are cared for. People never think about what goes on in the outside world and what people do to animals. Animals are getting tested on everyday and they are losing their lives because of animal testing. Animal testing is taking an animal and testing all different products including beauty products, medicine and many more. Laboratory animals are almost tortured to death to extract information for the ultimate welfare of the human beings, us doing tests on these animals for our benefits is completely justifiable as humans it is our responsibility to treat them well.

Animal testing is bad because the strain it puts on the animals. They cause dogs depression. No animal is worth my beauty. 92% of products and drugs tested on animals have adverse effects on humans, obviously it’s not working. Even with this information the use of animal testing has significantly went up from 0.3% to 4.12 million. Household products aren't ones for it but there are still some out there who use it to improve their product.

It is cruel for animals to continue to be tortured when it is unnecessary. It has been proven that the tests performed on animals have different effects on humans. Companies are using animals to test the safety of their products using old methods that were created back in the early 1900s. There has been enough scientific advancement for these companies to use other methods using 21st century technology. Unfortunately, there are not enough laws or regulations in the U.S. to protect the safety of all animals. The penalties for companies who violate current laws on animal cruelty do not outweigh the economic benefits companies reap from their research. The U.S. should outlaw all animal testing by passing the Humane Cosmetics Act

The use of animals in scientific experiments, whether for the development of new shampoo or the cure of cancer is unethical, impractical, and expensive. In the United States, roughly 100 million animals are tested every year! You would think that with that many animal tests taking place, there would be a lot more cured diseases and lives saved, but that’s not what I see. Many animals are tested using very cruel methods, which not only harm the animals, but also harms our budget as animal testing can be very expensive with relatively few results.

The health and protection provided by doctors and hospitals is constantly developing in a positive effect. Every day millions of people and animals are protected against thousands of diseases because of vaccines. Research through animal testing is used in many countries, and has been for many years. With hundreds of animal protection organizations and programs, many people find it hard to understand the significance of animal testing. Until an alternative solution is found, animal testing is necessary in today’s society for preventing and curing diseases, discovering treatments and medicines, and creating vaccines for both humans and animals. A cure unveiled today could save a human or animal life tomorrow. Without animal testing, discoveries to save lives could not be possible without animal testing.