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    tested on? Animals have been used in research for the past couple of decades and it continues to be a topic of serious debate to this day. Animal testing involves the process of subjecting animals to clinical trials rather than human trials in order to test the effectiveness of certain drugs and products. The debate is whether or not it is morally right or wrong to use animals during experimentation. Many scientists argue that it is necessary to use animal research in saving lives, but animal rights

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    There has always been a debate of whether or not animals should be used for testing and experiments. The discussions focus on the necessity of the procedures, the pain inflicted on the animals and if the actual results can be applicable for humans. "The suffering of animals used in medical research is not contested, although the scale of it often is. However, views diverge sharply on whether animal experimentation is part of good science and results in medical breakthroughs for humans, or whether

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    Animal experimentation has been a controversial issue for many years. Over tens of millions of animals such as rodents, birds, apes, and rabbits are utilized in labs to test the toxicity of chemicals used in shampoos, cosmetics, vaccines, and much more. In this essay, I will talk about the types of experiments, the scientific break throughs of those tests, and lastly debate whether or not the act is morally justified. Animal experimentation dates back thousands of years and for many centuries was

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    Animal testing has been practiced since the early 1920s. Animal research is used to ensure the safety of a product before it reaches the general public.These products can range from vaccinations, to the soap in your bathroom. Science has evolved drastically since the 1920s and with that evolvement there are now more cost-effective and relevant alternatives to experimentation that no longer call for the suffering of animals, and do not interfere with animal rights. Animals are entitled to their

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    Animal rights is the idea that all animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives and that they are entitled to their most basic needs. The topic of animals rights has been discussed in occurrences of illegal hunting, domestic animal abuse, and testing on animals for any purposes. There are a vast variety of reasons for why to test on animals, whether they be cosmetic or scientific. The most argumentative topic regarding animal testing is medical testing. The community that complies with

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    through animal testing. Animals in captivity are not only used to advance medical research, but also to prevent species extinction and for educational purposes. The debate about holding animals’ captive has been a long and heated one that has no endpoint anywhere in sight. The main argument of the opposition to using animals in biomedical research, zoos and aquariums is that animals are treated in inhumanely. While it may be true that in certain instances animals do have to undergo harsh testing such

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    Hanger Mr. Graham Honors English 2nd Hour 4/27/16 Initial Rough Draft Animal testing is seemingly needed to test medicines, cosmetics, and other consumer products. Imagine poor helpless animals, trapped in cages, and having chemicals injected into their bodies. These animals just want to be free, but they are treated poorly so the scientists know if a product is safe or not for humans. But who is this really helping? The animals are being mistreated by being experimented on the humans behalf. Some

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    Based on Peta, an international animal protection agency, it was found that “more than 100 million animals—including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds—are killed in U.S. laboratories involving . . . medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing.” The United States’ controversy on animal testing is a debatable topic that varies based on multiple factors. In an article conducted by Viren Swami

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    Why Animal Testing Is Bad

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    Animal testing, also known as animal research or experimentation refers to the use of non-human animals to conduct experiments which seek to control certain variables that have the potential to impact the biological systems or behaviors under study. The most commonly used animals are usually mice, cats, rats, dogs and primates. More than 20 million animals are usually subjected to food, drugs, chemical and cosmetic testing each year in the United States alone (Sharma et al, p.1). These animals usually

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    Each year millions of animals are killed due to animal testing. Also, many more are used each year in animal testing and make it out alive but, some may not make it do to how far they go on the experiments that they are conducting. Animals are used to test many different products and one of those major products is cosmetics. They also are used to test medications and certain sicknesses to see what effects will happen to humans. Many people are for this and there are many who are completely against

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