The Morality Of Animal Testing

Somewhere, in the United States, an animal is in terror. It cowers fearfully as scientists hold it down, and a doctor grips a massive, sharp needle next to its neck, ready to inject the animal with a lethal dose of a new, experimental drug. The animal is one of 26 million other creatures facing the same, painful, fate annually (The Hasting Center). Animal testing is the downfall of humanity, a practice of humans testing chemicals, drugs, and cosmetics on animals. Animal testing is an atrocity that is an unnecessary and dangerous ordeal to the subjects being tested on. The fact that it is cruel, is highly inaccurate, and that there are many other ways to achieve the results being pursued all

For many years, the field of science has used animals in medical experiments worldwide, because of this innocent animals are being killed everyday. They are being tested with new drugs, new treatments, and by many makeup companies. Connecticut recently celebrated the passage of the “Beagle Freedom Law”, a law that requires laboratories to work with charities and rescue groups to find homes for research cats and dogs. Animals are being tested so humans do not have to be but animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings, although animals are the closest thing to humans. Most experiments involving animals are flawed, wasting the lives of innocent animal subjects. Over 100 million animals suffer a year from testing. Testing animals is a lot more expensive than alternative methods and it is wasting government research dollars. Animal testing is not only a bad idea, but it is also inhuman and it should not be tolerated. The FDA should stop allowing animal testing. An animal does not give out the same results on a test than a human would.

Just in the United States, “there are about 26 million different species, from dogs to birds, being used every year for medical and science related testing” (“Animals in Science / Research”). Throughout the process of testing, “monkeys are addicted to drugs, cats are deafened and have holes drilled into their skulls, sheep and pigs have their skin burned off, and rats have their spinal cords crushed” (“Animals in Medical Experiments”). As a result, animals face cruel conditions and have no way of fighting back. Although medical testings on animals may cure the deadliest diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis, the abuse and mistreatment these animals face while testing medicines should be deemed inhumane, and such practices should be banned in the United States.

For my paper I chose the topic of animal testing because I have always been very passionate for animals and against animal abuse. I have never believed in animal testing and that there were always other alternatives. I wanted to look further into and educate myself about what is being done about this and why it is an ethical issue. I have come up with an axiom to summarize this topic. Testing animals in research revolves around the relative or moral value of humans and animals, and many different viewpoints helped to contribute to the development of ethical principles of animal treatment.

The harmaful uses of animals in testing is not only cruel but often ineffective. Animals do not have the many types of cancers humans enconter, or HIV, Parkinson's diease even Schizophrenia. Many animals receive testing for different substances that is never actually seen approved for public use or consumption. It seems that the animals tested dies in vain because there is no direct benefit for humans. In animal testing, countless animal are experimented on and then they are killed after their use. Others are injured and will steal live their remainder of life in captivity. 95 percent of drugs fail in human trials

Each year, “more than 100 million animals are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing.” There are all types of animals that are used to do these experiments. Animal testing is inhumane and cruel, and causes pain to living creatures. Also, the reaction of drug in an animal 's body can be very different from a human 's body. An important thing about animal testing is that it can be very costly and unnecessary. Testing on animals should not be permitted because it is causing unnecessary harm to a living animal.

Today’s society is focused on the affects of diseases on the human body, and how to prevent the side effects associated with the disease. The controversial topic of using animals as research subjects is highly debated of whether it is necessary to save lives or inhumane to the animals. Every year, animals are experimentally used to determine the effectiveness, side effects, toxicity and safety of medications. Personally, I was aware of the testing being done on animals, but did not know much about it, and was therefore indifferent in the debate. However, after doing research, I have come to the conclusion that the cons outweigh the pros and animal testing is inhumane.

Today, Millions of animals across the globe are being used in labs as a way to experiment and test things such as cosmetics and drugs while also being used for biology lessons, medical training and sometimes just curiosity-driven experimentations. Many would say these test are infringing on the “animal 's right”.we will look at immanuel kant with his theory of the categorical imperative and other philosophers such as aristotle and will demonstrate how they have had a large impact on how we see these animals rights today and how they play a role in whether or not animal testing is morally the right thing to do.experimentations on animals has been done throughout almost all of in history and in some way or another contributed to most nearly every medical breakthrough. however , where do we draw the line between testing to further progress knowledge and scientific studies and infringing on the animals rights? In addition how far are we willing to go with “animal rights”? In order to truly get get a better understanding to answer these questions, i 'm going to dive deeper into both the pros and cons of the use of animals in scientific experiments and see if there are any proven alternatives that could be used to better science and the rights of all animals.

Imagine: you’re in a room less than a foot long. There’s nothing inside this room, just you. There are tubes in your mouth and nose as chemicals get pumped into your system; there’s a schedule for you of when you will eat, sleep and get physically tortured. These tortures can vary from being forced to inhale toxic fumes or be fed poison with corrosive chemicals rubbed on your skin and eyes. Imagine living like this for five minutes; now make it a day and now for one whole year.

Each year, more than 100 million animals are killed during testing. Some of those animals end up dying before the experiment is even over. Others may survive through the experiment but end up dying shortly after. Most of the testing is a waste of time anyway. According to the Food and Drug Association (FDA), 92 out of 100 drug tests that are passed on animals end up failing in humans. If 92% of drug tests fail, what’s the use in testing on animals? It is misleading, and we end up wasting money and time. It only prolongs the suffering of people waiting for a cure. We rely too heavily on animals for testing, that if they drug fails, we won’t even give it a chance in humans. The drug could end up proving to be extremely helpful to humans. One example of this is the drug Lipitor. It failed during animal testing but was later proved to be effective in humans. If we would test medications in humans first, we wouldn’t have

Animal experimentation is very cruel and inhumane and must be stopped, but some people argue that it is a better method then testing on humans. More than 100 million animals are killed each year in laboratories for biology lessons, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. Of the people that think it’s bad to test on animals, they believe that some substances may never be used for anything useful. Of the people that think it’s okay to test on animals, they believe that it contributes to many cures and treatments that save many human lives.

Animals around the world are being used in research to develop new medicines and for scientists to test the safety of the medicines. Not only that, numerous cosmetics items, such as mascara, are being tested on animals. Animals can’t give informed consent and the vast majority of experiments using animals are so invasive and damaging, that we would never even consider allowing humans to being subject to such experiments. The pharmaceutical industry spends a significant amount of time conducting research on animals which is carried out by forcing the animals into a life of servitude, pain, and neglect. I strongly believe that animal testing should be abolished because the cruelty

The use of animals to test medicines, cosmetics and new drugs has been a controversial debate for years. It is estimated that every year, the United States alone uses 26 million animals to test commercial products and medical treatments to determine the different toxicity rates of drugs that will potentially be used by humans (https://speakingofresearch.com/facts/statistics/). The use of animal testing has been proven time and time again to be ineffective and it also is a practice of animal cruelty; many animals are thought to be companions to humans and do not have the ability to speak for themselves. Many different animals are subject to these tests such as hamsters, rabbits, fish, monkeys, dogs, cats, mice and rats have been used for decades as tools for understanding the effects of drugs, medical experiments and even surgery. A multitude of the tests performed on animals are for diseases that animals do not even get, so they are created in a laboratory as an attempt to replicate the disease in animals. Humans are much more complex than animals and do not have the emotional, psychological or hereditary genes that humans do, making the tests performed on animals inconclusive and misleading. Although animal testing has provided some advances in medicine, it is inhumane and cruel, an expensive method of research and not an accurate way of testing the effects of drugs in humans which can lead to horrible side effects, liver failure and even death. Alternative forms of animal

A rabbit is sitting in a cramped, icy metal cage. They are lying in a pool of their own blood, for they have accommodated the neurotic behavior of pulling their own hair out. This innocent hare has gone through the melancholy torture that is animal testing. Most people deem that animal testing is a form of cruelty. Animal testing can cause major injury, psychological damage, and even death; how ethical is it, actually?

Ever wondered what procedures occur to get cosmetics, medicine, and other products on the store shelves? Thousands of animals lose their lives for next to no reason while subject to test in laboratories that give us these products. Animal testing is inhumane and unmoral. It needs to be stopped and the public needs to be educated about what is animal testing and the negative effect it has on animals, educated on animal testing alternatives, and educated on which organizations to support in the world to get rid of animal testing.