Animal Testing Argumentative Essay

Save a Life Every year millions of animals suffer from animal testing. These animals suffer cruel abuse at the hands of humans, the very hands that are suppose to be compassionate and be their voice. These animals are treated like trash and disposed of when testing is complete or die from the cruel nature of the test. It is time to take a stand against animal experiments and tests, it has been proven to have no benefit to humans and there are alternatives that are less costly and do not require inhumane acts of cruelty on animals. However, there are many that believe it is okay to test on animals. The question to them would be do they really know what is going on behind closed doors, and do they really know the inhumane cruelty that is

What they don’t talk about is, 92% of the drugs shown to be safe and effective in animal testing, fail in human trails because they do not work or are dangerous (PETA, 2014, Animal Testing Is Bad Science: Point/Counterpoint). The biology of animals and humans are different therefore little is gained from these tests. It is a fact “only 1.16% of human illnesses are seen in animals” (Stachura, 2008). Researchers do not know what the human reaction is to the drug until the human starts taking it. Many people have died or have been seriously effected after they took a drug that was passed by animal testing. The FDA tests on animals because it is unethical to test on humans, the fact is that if they did not test on animals that does not mean that humans would be tested on. There are alternatives that do not require testing for animals nor

For example, in vitro method which is tests using human cells and tissues. Another example would be “Corrositex which uses a biomembrane and chemical detection system that changes color when in contact with corrosive substances. In some cases, this could replace the use of rabbits in corrosivity research” (AAVS, 2014, Product Testing). Non animal tests are widely available, more informative, cheaper, and quicker than animal tests. Sophisticated computer software and lifelike human simulators are being used in schools and universities to teach basic and advanced biological principles and medical procedures. “Today, one can even become a board certified surgeon without harming any animals, and experience with animal dissection and experimentation on live animals is not required or expected of those applying to medical school” (PETA, 2014, Animals Used in Education). With alternatives the experimenters do not just have one chance at testing something they can do it multiple times without causing any harm to animals or