A Discussion of Vivisection

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A Discussion of Vivisection

Most people believe that vivisection is cruel, disgusting and

completely un-necessary. Vivisection is were humans experiment on

living animals, which is not needed. Fewer than 2% (1.16%) of human

illnesses are ever seen in animals. It is proven every 4seconds an

animal dies in a British laboratory. Do you really want this to happen

for no reason?

There is much discussion about whether should be band, but there are

never enough people against this or never enough time to sort this

out. I think that all people ought to be sorting this out for the

animals lives, I believe we can sort this out.

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Some people and the vivisectors believe vivisection is necessary,

because it helps and improve medication and other produces for humans.

Also it can save people from death or accidents.

They argue that testing on animals can help with the cure for cancer,

and other large diseases or problems in the world for humans.

They also make a point on the lives they have saved with animal

testing. Lives from cancer have been saved, accidents which could have

been fatal were avoided.

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However there is a side which is against vivisection. Here are

the people who are against vivisection, with a few of their

points.

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Animal experimentation is said to be necessary for the welfare

and health of humans. This is simply not true less than 2% (1.16%) of

human illnesses are ever seen in animals.

¨ When asked doctors agreed that animal experiments can be misleading

because of anatomical and physiological differences between animals

and humans.

¨ Rats are 37% effective in identifying what causes cancer in humans.

(Vivisectors don't have a clue and flipping a coin would be more

useful).

¨ According to animal tests lemon juice is a deadly poison but

arsenic, hemlock and botulin are safe.

¨ 95% of drugs passed by animal tests are immediately discarded as

useless or dangerous to humans

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