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    for rats, mice, and birds that are bred for use in research. TITLE: This act may be cited as the “Protection of Animal Models Act (PAM).” SUMMARY: Many animals are used in research in order to ensure the safety of chemicals and drugs for humans, and many are protected under the Animal Welfare Act, which was enacted in 1966. However, as of 2002, the act excludes from its protection animals such as birds, mice of the genus Mus, and rats of the genus Rattus. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO

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    has been researched at some point in time using animals (Lee). As a matter of fact 100 million animals are used in chemical, food, cosmetic, and medical testing every year (Mendoza). Testing on animals can be cruel and inhumane. Many of the test done to animals have already been performed. Despite animal testing alternatives many researchers still use animals in research today. Animals should not be used in research. Specifically 1.8 million animals are used in university licensed research. For example

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    has been researched at some point in time using animals (Lee). As a matter of fact 100 million animals are used in chemical, food, cosmetic, and medical testing every year (Mendoza). Testing on animals can be cruel and inhumane. Many of the test done to animals have already been performed. Despite animal testing alternatives many researchers still use animals in research today. Animals should not be used in research. Specifically 1.8 million animals are used in university licensed research. For example

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    Animal testing has always been a topic of debate in the masses, especially in the last couple of decades. As animal rights activists believe that it is immoral to put other organisms through tests that can go horrifically wrong. Meanwhile, scientists have argued that animal testing has cured many diseases and benefits the human condition. Both sides of the debate have reached a standstill, by providing strong facts and arguments towards animal testing. Although animal testing seems immoral to put

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    All around the world animals are being tested on with so called “new and improved” drugs and vaccines. One of the most common and wide known animals that are being tested on are rats and mice. More than 100 million mice and rats are killed every year in the U.S. due to animal testing. That means that in the time it took you to read these few short sentences about 45 mice were killed because they were tested on with some drug or vaccine. While testing drugs and vaccines may be convenient, efficient

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    unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of my enmity without looking further” – Mark Twain According to Alex Gordon’s 2005 book, Animal rights: The argument of animal testing, animal testing was first discovered in 1859 by Charles Darwin to help him understand the human body. Since then, animals have been subjected to millions of test each and every year (p. 2). Everything from perfume to hand soap is tested on animals to see if it

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    Animals, humans, alike are thinking breathing and emotional creatures that habit this beautiful Earth. Every year over 100 million animals die from animal testing and biological experiments (Peta.) Animals may not be able to reason or talk, but they can suffer. They feel pain and fear similarly to the way humans do, in fact their reactions to pain are almost identical. Therefore should not be taken advantage of or used as test dummies. The consequence of testing on animals for the greater good does

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    Animal testing, or animal research, is the use of animals for scientific research to better understand and treat life threatening illnesses and diseases that plaque mankind. The use of animals for the advancement of biomedical research can be dated back to the early Greeks. Famous Greek philosophers and scientists, such as Aristotle and Galen, performed experiments on animals to better understand anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Animal research continued to be a popular trend, and continues to

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    Animal Testing (Cosmetics and Medicine) Animal testing for cosmetics and medicine should be banned. Everyday thousands of animals are being tortured for science. The experiments that are performed on these poor animals are very inhumane. Scientists have a choice to make, they can choose to use animals and torture them or they can use alternatives like artificial skin from humans and/or animals to see how they react. For example, In “The 5 Worst Animal Experiments Happening Right Now” the author

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    Animal Testing (Cosmetics and Medicine) Scientists have a choice to make: they can choose to use animals and torture them or they can use alternatives like artificial skin from humans or animals to see how they react. Everyday thousands of animals are being tortured for science. The experiments that are performed on these poor animals are very inhumane. For example, In “The 5 Worst Animal Experiments Happening Right Now” the author states, “Every year, more than 100,000 primates are experimented

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