The Benefits Of Animal Testing In Product Testing

Many of the products that you use everyday are tested to ensure the products safety. However, what you might not know is that they are tested on animals causing a lot of pain and even death. It is very inhumane and should be put to an end because the animals are put through cruel tests, not all animals react the same to the treatments causing some products not to be safe, and there are better testing methods. First of all, the animals in product testing are put through very cruel tests. According to Lonestar edu, 60% of the animals are used in biomedical research. These tests are very painful and cause serious injuries. Some of the tests include the LD50 and the Draize. The LD50 test is when they pump substances into the animal's stomach until they die. This test is very painful, and because death is required, they do not use euthanasia, they leave them to their slow death. The Draize test is when they insert the product into the animals eye causing blindness, scarring, and sometimes death. These are just some of the tests that the animals are put through, others are not as bad but should still

Although it has done some good, there has been more bad done than good. The animals are put through cruel tests, not all animals react the same to the medications causing some not to be safe, and there are other better testing methods. These are just some reasons why animal testing is bad. Overall animal testing is a big part in our lives even though we may not realize it. Most of the things that we use in our everyday life are tested on animals, but next time you use something that says it is a product of animal testing, ask yourself, do I really want to use something that has caused so much harm to others? If the answer is no, I encourage you to help put an end to the pain and help end animal testing by buying products that are not animal tested and donate to profitable charities that help stop animal