Johnson’s everyday tasks, she took me to the campus lab. Once there, I plated different bacteria for her classes’ next experiment. Less than twenty-four hours later, I returned to key in more data and to see the growth of what I had plated. That job shadowing experience gave me preparation for my next two years of high school biology classes where we used some of the same techniques and tools. Moreover, it solidified my choice to pursue a medical research career.
“A Question of Ethics” by Jane Goodall and “Animal Research Saves Lives” by Heloisa Sabin presents two sides of the same coin in regards to Animal testing. Thereby, questioning the validity or necessity of animal research and testing today. In “A Question of Ethics” by Goodall she presents a scenery of the living conditions of the animals which are often isolated; posing the ultimate questions of, whether animal research is essential to medical research? Or How many tests are performed only to conform to laws and not out of scientific merit? The Suggestion was made that scientists should explore alternative options, such as testing on cell and tissue cultures.
This happens to hundreds of animals every day. Animal testing has been going on for decades. But, it needs to stop. Innocent animals are tested on for the sake of human necessities and wants. Animal testing does have some benefits but, it can be done it other ways without harming animals.
More than 100 million animals including cats and dogs, are poisoned, burned, crippled, and abused in U.S. labs each year. No matter how cruel, redundant, or painful an experiment may be, none of them are illegal. Even when valid alternatives to animals are available, the law does not require that they be used. Also, ninety two percent of experimental drugs that are safe on animals fail in human clinical trials because they either do not work or are dangerous. Even though it is cruel to the animals, not always effective, and there are existing alternatives, animal testing is still used around the world every day, but is animal testing necessary?
Professor Charles R. Magel once said, “‘Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: ‘Because the animals are like us.’ Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals and the answer is: “Because they are not like us’. Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction’”. Each year over 100 million animals die in laboratories in the United States (Peta). These deaths alone are just happening in the United States. These innocent animals die because of all kinds of testing and experimentations done on them.
Animal research is responsible for the development of asthma inhalers. Without it, this boy and thousands of asthma sufferers like him would be dead. Did you know that animal research has played a crucial part in almost every medical breakthrough over the last decade? Do you support unnecessary human deaths that could have easily been prevented by simple testing on small rodents? If you don’t support animal testing, you choose to let humans die over
As people fail to consider the needs of an animal when they’re purchasing one, the risk of abandoning them increases. Animal homelessness is a continuous problem in the United States and needs to be solved. Though animals are suffering on the streets and in animal shelters, people continue to buy their pets from breeders and puppy mills. “Nationally, only 20% of the dogs
Without the perfection of surgeries on animals thousands would fail, many would die, and we would be heartbroken at the costs. “At least 21,000 patients a year die from hospital mistakes in the US”. Too many people are tragically hurt by operations each year, this number would dramatically grow upwards if we didn’t perfect our surgeries on animals. As we can see without animal subjects we would not have perfected many surgeries. We all know someone who has had a operation, imagine if they had their surgery and they had a near death experience or even worse died, clearly we need animal
Therefore, people can gain advantage using animals. Moreover, Heffner pointed out that “[animal experimentation] benefits humans, which in turn benefits lab animals” (72). For example, the author points out a laboratory is more secure than in the wild (Heffner 75). In the wild, animals suffer to find food and shelter and so on, so the mortality rate is high. However, in the laboratories, animals do not have to worry about that because people will take care of them.
Therefore, people can gain advantage using animals. Moreover, Heffner pointed out that “[animal experimentation] benefits humans, which in turn benefits lab animals” (72). For example, the author points out a laboratory is more secure than in the wild (Heffner 75). In the wild, animals suffer to find food and shelter and so on, so the mortality rate is high. However, in the laboratories, animals do not have to worry about that because people will take care of them.