The Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

Many people might say that animal testing has proven results for the safety of beauty products and cosmetics. Although, in some cases it is helpful, why would you want to use such an old outdated method of research in 2017 many more methods have opened up due to advanced technology. Animal testing dates back to the 1900’s and yet in the 21st-century companies are still doing this even though it is more costly than alternative methods.

“We know that animals can experience pain and distress in experiments and that this can be severe. The way that animals are bred, transported, housed and handled may also cause suffering.”(RSPCA) Animal testing is an issue that has existed since the early 1900s. Some countries have passed laws to ban the use of animals in cosmetic testing, but the United States has not. This is important because over 100 million animals are tested on each year across the world. “Europe, the world’s largest cosmetic market, Israel and India have already banned animal testing for cosmetics, and the sale or import of newly animal-tested beauty products.”(dosomething.org) Animal testing needs to be banned from the United States.

Many animals involved in animal testing endure horrible conditions and are exposed to poisonous fumes. Many activist believe that animal testing is an outdated and unethical way as shown in the quote, “Animal testing for cosmetics is an outdated practice and does not provide the most reliable results regarding the safety, performance, or possible reactions” (Cole). During many of these tests animals are not sedated and put through enormous amounts of pain. Many people argue that animals testing for cosmetics should be illegal in more parts of the world is backed up by the quote, “ Cosmetic animal testing is still legal in 80% of the world and an estimated 300,000 animals die each year in cosmetic animal tests in China alone” (Cole). With the new kinds of technology cosmetic animal testing is outdated and there are many other

While certain animals are tested for medical reasons, some are used to test cosmetics. Cosmetic products include makeup items, perfumes, hair products, makeup brushes, lotions, soaps, etc.. “Alternatives to Animal Testing” states “Regulatory agencies require testing of consumer products, medicines, and industrial and agricultural chemicals to identify potential health and safety hazards”, meaning that testing of some kind is required before cosmetics can be sold. If makeup was not tested, it could be sold to millions of people and possibly cause harm. The damage caused by untested cosmetics could result in companies losing an incredible amount of money, and lessening said companies’ reliability. Animals seem to be an easy and accessible way to test

There are only specific things that are required by law to test on animals and cosmetics are not one of them. To be in fact, “Products that are not required by law to be tested include household items, cosmetics, and personal care products.“ (Rollins 2). So, if the law is not requiring companies to do something, there is no point at all to do it. In addition to it not being required by law, all the companies are really doing is making it 10 times more difficult for animal rights supports. Now not only do these supports have to fight against the scientist who test on animals for medicine, but now the animal right supporters also have to protest against animal testing for cosmetics that do not need to be tested. “Those who support animal rights and/or animal welfare, including members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and the National Anti-Vivisection Society, are responsible for helping to raise awareness of animal suffering and unnecessary animal testing” (PETA). Overall, testing on animals for cosmetics is just a pointless idea because cosmetic companies are not required to test on animals, so in the end all companies are doing is just making it more challenging for the people that

Much progress has been made to end this testing, gearing the world into the right direction of animal testing free procedures, though, not everyone is on board. The United States have yet to hop onto the train toward a free animal testing future. The United States continues to test on animals for cosmetics even though there are numerous ways to test, without using animals, that are more efficient and effective than animal testing. (3D tissue samples of corneas made from human cells can be used instead of using an animal organ when testing for cosmetics side effects.) What is worse than the United States still testing on animals, is that there is continued demand for even more animal

Animal testing is not a recent occurrence. According to Nohynek et al. (2010) animal testing has been conducted since the 1930’s in order to evaluate the toxicity of consumer products. Animal testing began to attract attention when a woman became blind as a result of applying mascara that had a high level of toxicity, causing her to go blind (Nohynek et al., 2010). As a result of the incident, The Food and Drug Administration passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which gives authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to watch over the food, drugs, and cosmetics (Evans, 2012). Considering how cosmetic manufacturers are held responsible for ensuring that their products will not harm their consumers, it is of the utmost importance that products are adequately testing; and for those products that

The use of animal testing to conduct research on medical and pharmaceutical products is a divisive and controversial subject. The main arguments against animal testing are the inhume conditions in which animals are kept, and the suffering inflicted upon test subjects (Van der Zee; July 18, 2013). Despite the ethical issues with animal testing, an equally compelling argument can be made about the need for this practice to minimize risks to human test subjects. Throughout the years, animal research has been essential to the development of ground breaking medical discoveries such as penicillin even if such discoveries came at the expense of millions of animals that may have suffered or died during or because of these experiments (Lobanovska & Pilla, 2017). This paper intends to establish that despite its drawbacks, animal testing is a necessary evil for the sake of scientific progress.

While many countries have eliminated the need or completely banned the use of animal testing in personal cosmetics, the US has no ban on testing and companies have the discretion of testing on animals or not. One basic solution we can all pledge, is to be more aware of the products we decide to purchase.

Have you ever felt insecure about your appearance? Do you wear makeup to feel more beautiful? Did you know in order for you to feel beautiful an innocent life has been destroyed? Animals are not only being tested on for makeup; they are also regularly used for cruel and extreme medical experiments. Although animal testing has created many medical advancements, it simultaneously degrades and causes harm to the helpless animals.

Europe, the world’s largest cosmetic market, Israel, and India have already banned animal testing for cosmetics, and the sale or import of newly animal-tested beauty products. Major companies have turned their backs completely on animal testing and no longer use ingredients that were tested on animals – and a number of animal tests have been completely replaced with superior, cheaper and more effective non-animal methods. Proponents of animal testing say that it has enabled the development of many life-saving treatments for both humans and animals, that there is no alternative method for researching a complete living organism, and that strict regulations prevent the mistreatment of animals in laboratories. Opponents of animal testing say

To start with, cosmetic and drug companies should stop animal testing their products. By animal testing, they not only violate the animals' rights- they are breaking the law. Animals cannot speak for themselves so when they are unwillingly tested on, they cannot say anything in their own

The animals are used to test general toxicity, as well as skin and eye irritancy test among other things. During these test, the animals are forced fed or forced to inhale chemical ingredients or have chemicals rubbed into their shaved skin (Wells). These test can cause great distress and harm to the animals and can result in ulcers, bleeding, and blindness. In fact, many of the animals are killed by asphyxiation or decapitation, once the experiments are concluded (The Humane Society). The practice of testing chemical ingredients on defenseless animals for the sake of cosmetics is immoral. My solution would uphold this moral standard by discontinuing animal experimentation in cosmetics. Furthermore, it will advocate for the welfare and livelihood of all animals. In turn, consumers can rest easy, knowing that there will be safe products on the market that have been thoroughly tested using humane non-animal alternatives. PETA has stated, that manufacturers can now use donated human corneas, rather than monitoring how long it takes for a chemical to burn away the cornea of a rabbit’s eye. This is just one of many technological advances that has been accepted into the scientific community as a permanent replacement for animal testing. Fortunately, there are companies who are taking the initiative to stop animal testing and switch to said alternatives. Consumers

animals is fair and adequate is questionable. The concept of animals being used as a research subject have been found to be an argumentative subject, including their moral inabilities and capacities to decide for themselves and the way they should be treated. Not only that, the inaccurate information that is later found because of replacing human experimentation for animal testing results in animal suffrage and major diseases and sicknesses afterward, but

In ancient times, man and animal coexisted with each other, living in peace and harmony (Hindawi). Hundreds and thousands of years later, humans used their intelligence to put themselves above all other species. Thanks to the breakthroughs we’ve made in science and medicine for the past generations, we are able to our lives to its greatest potential. However, what is one of the reasons we stand so high today? Animal testing. Millions of animals are used in cruel scientific experiments annually to test the effectiveness of consumer products and their ingredients. Because animal testing can result in failure, has much cheaper alternatives, and is highly unethical, it should be eradicated from our common experimental practices.