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    sciences is the use non-human test subjects by medical research institutions. Animals used for experimentation can provide extremely important information due to their physical and genetic similarities to humans. The tradeoff to furthering the field of medical science is that often times these experiments result in pain, suffering, and death of the test subjects. This raises serious ethical and moral questions about the use of animal experimentation. It is a matter of serious debate as to whether the use

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    happens to animals every day from cosmetic companies who test their products on animals. According to Cruelty Free Kitty (2017), over 30 cosmetic companies continue to use animal testing to improve their products. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2017), “the agency has consistently advised cosmetic manufactures to employ whatever testing is appropriate and effective for substantiating the safety of their products.” This means that if the company believes animal testing is the best

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    moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” (Mahatma Gandhi). Scientists have been using animals for biomedical research for centuries. They provide a source to get information scientists can not get without harming humans. A lot of debate is spread about whether it is good or bad. Animal experimentation is a controversial topic because it is helpful to humans, but it is also cruel and inhumane. To begin, experimenting on animals is good because it helps to create medicines

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    Animal testing is the use of animals in efforts to understand how the human body reacts and behaves in different conditions. Animals are used as substitutes to humans in finding the solutions and reactions that occur when we come in contact with items used everyday. Some of these items include cosmetics, household cleaning supplies, certain food preservatives, supplements, and medicine.  These animals are also used in testing big medical advancements like chemo. Almost all of the test are performed

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    Animal rights are not as protective as they should be. The topic of animal testing probably evokes images of animals being viciously injected or force fed pills. This is because it is the reality of what animal testing has been for the previous decades. Testing on animals for the benefit of humans is cruel and hurtful to the animals being tested upon. Animals feel the same level of pain that a human does, so why does it make it okay to test unknown substances on a lab rat just because it is smaller

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    new medical findings would not be accomplished. Animal research has been used in a variety of different ways, but is very effective in the medical field. In the world of scientific studies medical animal testing should be accepted because it provides research for diseases, surgical procedures, cures and much more. Not only does animal testing provide research but it benefits all of mankind, not just certain people and saves a lot of time. Without animal research baby Jack may never live to experience

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    you see animals in pet shelters and on the infomercials for the ASPCA you wonder what will happen to or what has happened to these animals, some may been used for animal testing. Animal testing has been an issue for a long time and organizations have been fighting companies to try and stop this. An estimated 26 million animals are used in the United States each year for scientific and commercial testing. Research and testing has been used on animals as far back as 500 B.C.. The animals are used

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    human use. How? Animal testing. Since nearly 500 BC, research and testing on living animals for human purpose has introduced hundreds of new medicinal and cosmetic advances for the human race. While some may see the advantages, others see the concept as just completely inhumane and unnecessary. Why is there such a big divide? The reason, simply, is because of the lack of education on the issue. Being one of the most controversial issues in America today, many people believe animal testing should be replaced

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    The Good That Comes From Medical Animal Testing For years researchers in the medical field have used animals as a way of testing medical products without the risk of injury to humans. It has never been one hundred percent supported, but their has been many different reactions to the use of animals in medical research over the last couple years. Many different viewpoints have emerged as to why this form of experimentation is either good or bad. This is no easy decision to say whether or not it should

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    that now exist that can replace the harmful use of animals. Methods such as in vitro testing, advanced computer-modeling techniques (often referred to as in silico models), and studies with human volunteers are ways that are more inexpensive than animal testing and provide better results. For example, in vitro tests can be used where scientists study the cell cultured in a petri dish. These tests can produce more relevant results than animal testing because they use human cells which are more accurate

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