Animal Testing Animal testing is the running of tests and the research done in a laboratory on animals. Some of the tests are done to benefit human lives and other tests are done to determine side effects of a certain household or cosmetic products. It is a topic that has been up for debate for many years not only in the United States, but all around the world. While some support the advances that come from the research others oppose the cruelty that the media projects to society. No matter what one’s opinion of the subject is, it is still something that our society and culture deals with. There have been many progresses in the medical field and cures for a variety of different diseases found by testing vaccines and other treatments on laboratory animals. Scientists have been working for several years to try and discover a cure for the AIDS virus. According to Nowak, hopes for a vaccine to totally cure the virus are fading, however doctors have began to focus on a vaccine that would slow the progressions of AIDS. Diabetes is another disease that has benefited from the testing of animals. “Researchers who tested more then 50,000 natural and synthetic substances say they have found a fungus compound that acts like insulin, raising the possibility that diabetics in the future may take pills instead of shots”(Recer). As far as breast cancer is concerned, researchers for the government say that they have bred a strain of mice that identified what gene causes breast cancer in women (Waldholz). Another very important discovery in the medical field is that “results of laboratory studies over the past year are providing new clues about how to prevent liver damage and giving researchers hope that they... ... middle of paper ... ...er again and constantly ending up with the same results. In conclusion, animal testing is a subject that will continue to be argued about for years to come. There are two very distinct sides to the debate, it is either acceptable or it isn’t. Animal testing is a very beneficial process when used to discover cures in the medical field but should not be used just to simply test a new brand of cosmetics of household products. There have been several advancements made so far and more cures will be discovered as time goes on and more products are tested. The medical field has advanced so much due to the discoveries made from testing out new vaccines and medicines. They don’t have a cure for cancer today, but who knows, in ten years from now there might be a way to save loved one’s lives because of research and procedures that are being performed today.
Although animal research is a shareholder in the development of medicine and the advance of cosmetic and household products, it is still not legitimate to abuse those creatures to satisfy human needs and wants. Alternatives have been initiated to relinquish the use of non-human beings since it is against animal rights. Animal testing should be prohibited and new methods should be introduced to non-medical institutions like the cosmetic industries and the household production enterprises. Laboratories should take ease of technology to supersede animals by upgraded alternatives that can help in the development of new treatments that may be more efficient. Personally, I think animal testing is a cruel nature that cannot be justified. Why sacrifice those defenseless lives if superior methods are available?
The ethics behind using animals for experiments and tests has been questioned and debated for years. Many people believe that animal experimentations can be crucial towards medical breakthroughs such as the cure for cancer, HIV/AIDS or asthma. Meanwhile others argue that animals that are used to test cosmetics such as make-up and perfumes are inhuman because is not going to help improve the human race. Animals suffer through multiple types of torture such as being forced to ingest poisonous chemicals, blinded, burned, stapled, and infected with disease viruses. Even though animal experimentation may be considered inhumane to many, animal experimentation is crucial to advancements in medical research and can lead to a better quality of life; on the other hand, animal experimentation should not be used to develop cosmetics because such experimentation is cruel and unnecessary.
Secondly, because we are able to experiment on animals we have increased the survival rate for cancer tremendously. For instance, according to the article “The truth about Animal Testing” it states, “Every drug licensed for treatment has to be tested on animals. It's not just a legal issue. Many of the cures we celebrate -- and let's remember that cancer is now more survivable than ever -- were developed only because researchers were able t...
One must remember that scientists who carry out animal testing are human to and most definitely do feel some sense of guilt using these animals for the sole reason to benefit mankind. However, “if there were good alternatives to animals that worked better or as well, for less money and hassle, scientists would use them” (Source D). Many believe that animals testing is wrong, but they must understand that at the current time there is no other option. It is difficult to find a different practice has been so substantial and has improved millions of lives and society as a whole. Animal testing, though the testing on animals may not be the best option, the after effects of testing has been successful over the past decades and will continue on this path as scientists and researchers gain more knowledge. There may be a point in time that society becomes so better off that there would be no more need to test
Animal testing are experiments used on animal for scientific research. In 1981 Roger Sperry, David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel were awarded a Nobel Prize for research in brain function by studying monkeys. Roger W Sperry found out that nerves linking and both hemispheres of the brain could be tempered with, without causing any life threatening events. Many animals are very similar to humans and by studying the brains of monkeys Roger W Sperry made a huge discovery about the human brain for mankind. That led to more knowledge about the brain and it's many functions. With the continuous study on animal's, many discovers have been made with gathering information on known diseases and identified new ones such as Lung Cancer, Heart Disease/Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Neurotic Factors and Hepatitis C. Animal research is a vital necessities for medical and scientific studies to keep advancing for the benefit of humans, but the disadvantage for the animal as they are paying the price and we receive the reward to continue provide for our kind. Our medical studies has advanced since the last plague and can prevent millions of people being killed can now be treated or prevented. Without the animal research these drugs would not have been researched to be developed and produced for human consumption. With our new technology and modern technology we have the ability to perform refined surgical procedures and the medical devices to operate in. Researching in animals has been a great benefit for animals themselves with lifesaving treatment for many domestic, wild and endangered species that prevented many severe diseases like rabies, anthrax, feline leukaemia, parvovirus and other severe diseases that animals can catch, is also harmful to cert...
Evidence of animal testing can be found in greek writing as early as 500 B.C. Clearly showing that animal testing has been around for a long time, but only recently has it become a topic of real concern. Used for the purpose of developing medical treatments that could one day benefit humankind, determine the toxicity of medications (usually in at least two animal species), and to check the safety of products that are destined for human use. http://animal-testing.procon.org/ Animal testing has sprouted debate among the human population. Proponents of animal testing argue that animal testing is necessary to achieve medical breakthroughs, without animal testing who would they use for experiments, and that animal testing is important for learning. Arguments for those against animal testing include the fact that animals are biologically different than humans, they are caged in inhumane living conditions, must undergo painful experiments, and it is extremely costly.
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.
At first glance, animal testing may seem innocent enough, but a glance under the surface shows the real horror behind it. Animals everyday are subjected to cruel and unusual torture, things that we would never allow humans to be subjected to. Many ask why this has been societies modus operandi for so long, having been made unaware to the general public. Supporters of this testing say they are protecting humans from what the drug might contain if not first tested on animals. So why would we make these poor animals get the side effects of these products. Animal testing for products is not only cruel, but inhumane and very ineffective.
Animal testing is the use of animals in medical or biological studies. (Although some just use them for observation). It’s a big controversial topic because many believe that it’s not right and degrading, while many others believe that it’s necessary and is good that it’s tried on them before us.
Nowadays, the use of animals in medical research is quite inevitable. Animal testing in medical research to develop treatments has been practiced for long time, and it has
Decades have passed by with the heated debate of whether animals should be used in research to assess the safety of products and medicines in health care. People feel differently about animals. Some love being in the company of dogs, cats, guinea pigs, etc. Others like researchers and scientists like to look at them as a means for conducting experimental research. No matter how different people look at animals, the bottom line remains that animals are used by researchers and cosmetics companies. The use of animals in research is advantageous to mankind. But the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals is not worth the benefits when alternative methods for such research could demonstrate equal results. Consequently, animals should not be in research
** NEED ATTENTION GETTER** . Some people do not understand the seriousness of animal testing. They don’t realize the negative effects it can have on animals, and more importantly the negative effects it has on us humans. They might not think it’s a problem now because they don’t know all the facts about it. Everything is just hidden by scientists and social media. The problem with animal testing is that it’s wrong in so many ways, and the worst part is most people don’t know what really goes on between closed doors about this problem. **NEEDS SOLUTION**
Many cures and treatments for illnesses have been created by animal testing for decades. According to the California Biomedical Research Association, many scientific breakthroughs have been recorded by the contribution of animal testing (“Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?”). For
Ever wondered what goes into saving people’s lives? There are many factors in saving lives, and because of modern technology, medicine has become a big one. Drugs are analyzed over a series of tests that determine whether it is safe for use or not. Interestingly, not all drugs are tested in the same way, some aren’t even humane. Animals can be hurt when testing for drugs but if we use other alternatives, like organs-in-chips, in vitro, and humans, then we can change animal abuse and help cure diseases.
Nowadays, there are countless conflictions and controversies regarding medical research, from among those highly discussed issues is animal experimentation or animal testing. Animal experimentation is a method used to experiment newly introduced drugs, cosmetics or even new food spices, such things are tested on animals to ensure that it is safe enough to be used by humans or for humans , but as noble the purpose might seem ,is it really worth torturing such helpless creatures for the sake of making a new eyeliner or food spices ??, this just seems inhumane even cruel , but what might be more cruel even vicious is the alternate way for animal testing which would be experimenting on humans , now that is truly inhumane and truly vicious.