Persuasive Essay: Should Animals Be Used For Research?

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Should animals be used in laboratories for research? Each year, nearly 25 million animals are used in laboratories for research. Animals are hurt and killed for science for many private and educational institutions, household products, cosmetics companies, and government agencies. I am against this, innocent animals that cannot defend themselves. I have a couple of reasons why animals shouldn’t be used for research. First, because many laboratories and institutions harm animals. Second, because they are traumatized mentally and emotionally. Lastly, they’re many other testing technologies developed now that are able to replace animals. Us as humans are these poor animals voices, we need to stop the use of animals in laboratories.

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This can replace animal experimentation for good. A new more developed technology created by James Hickman that mimics the standard human muscular function.This new technology allows researchers to watch muscular functions and how they respond to different treatments without having to use animals. Harvard’s Wyss Institute has created “organs-on-chips”. This chip can replace animals being used for drug and disease research. Some companies have already begun replacing animals for these chips. Science has really evolved over the years. You can now use just a small sample of a person and be able to use it for testing. You can also use a deceased human's body and use it for research. They’re more companies developing that do not use animals for testing. Many companies are now turning against the use of animals for testing. In a few states they have already passed laws where laboratories cannot use animals for testing. They are forced to use other methods to experiment.

Right now millions of animals are being used for testing around the world. They sit in cages afraid, wondering what will happen next. They jump around in their cage when someone passes by wondering if they will be used next. Many of these animals tested are for such pointless reasons. Most of the time, researchers never know if the methods they use really worked. Researchers pretty much take advantage of poor innocent animals just to test new products. Animal experimentation needs to stop. We need to do something about this, we cannot just let animals suffer and be killed. We are these poor animals

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