Animal Testing

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Animals have long sense been a part of human life. The dog for example is thought to have been the first animal to be domesticated by humans, sometime around 13,000–10,000 B.C., from wolves. It is not known for sure how humans gained the trust of the Canines but in any event they did, and soon found dogs to be reliable companions. Animals have aided us any many ways, from offering protection and companionship. They should be respected and loved for loyalty; however it has been a very common practice to test household items, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products on animals for a very long time. Countless of innocent creatures are killed, or live a maimed life thanks to the endeavors of human scientist who use them to further there research. Millions of animals are experimented on and killed in laboratories in the U.S. every year. In order to preserve the life of valuable animal testing should be restricted, there are alternate methods that scientist can use to discover their answers.

The history of animal testing can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Aelius Galenu...

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