Disadvantage Of Animal Testing

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The world we are living now are getting more high-tech, the smartphone we are using now are getting more advance, the car features are improving but sadly, for animal experiment sector, there is still a large number of animals are being used as product testing. Daily product such as toothpaste and mascara are typically tested on rabbits and guinea pigs.
Throughout the year in U.S., more than 100 million animals such as mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters and more are being treated as animal experiment were killed in experiment laboratories for all kind of testing which includes biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing. The doctors or researchers treat …show more content…

While in 2011 Canada, 3.33 million animals are being used in experiment. Moreover, 4.12 million of animals are used as experiment in United Kingdom on 2013. The animals are used in experiment without anesthesia is at 2.94 million. Among the experiment, 58% were carried out for fundamental research, 26% for human medicine and 8% for veterinary purposes.
The good news is that an increasing number of companies are turning to humane alternatives. An author named Melissa Cronin stated that, New Zealand isn’t the first country to turn stop cosmetic testing on animal, in fact, in 2009, 28 countries of the European Union outlawed this practice. Other than that, countries like Israel, India and Sao Paulo as Brazil state have bans animal testing as well. Now, the number of countries that practicing the legislative bans on cosmetic testing on animal is increasing, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Taiwan and United States are all taking into …show more content…

We usually see the particular tragedy from newspapers or social sites. 6 million animals which include dogs and cats were abandoned by the citizen from U.S. throughout the year. Alanna Ramsier listed out the reasons behind people abandoning their animals. One of the reasons is “I had to move.” There are a lot of procedures when you move to a new house, other than furniture you need to move, including your children and valuable belongings and also remember that animal is a family member as well when you adopted him or her. And as the Disney character Lilo says, “Family means nobody gets left behind.” Another reason is, “She’s expensive.” Think wisely before adopting a pet because animal and human are living creatures that needs food, water, shelter and medical care. There are certain costs we need to spend on them. “Caring for her takes too much time and effort.” Is also another reasons. Be responsible to your pet. Don’t adopt one if you are not ready to treat animal as a lifelong commitment companion.
Adopting an animal is not similar as purchasing a dress, when it first caught your eyes you buy and wear it and when you get bored you will keep in the closet or throw it away. Taking good care of a pet reflects a person’s responsibility, loving and caring to living creatures. Having an animal as a life companion brings joy to your life, and you should return the

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