Animal testing has been done for centuries to medically test drugs and come to a conclusion of the drug being safe for humans, and what the drugs side effects are. Animal testing takes place to make sure medical products are safe to be used. Since animals do not share the same characteristics of humans, there is no way to fully guarantee the drugs are safe for humans. Animal testing is not essential for medical innovation because animals are very different from human beings, making them poor test subjects, and the tests are cruel and inhumane. The effect of the drugs in the animal results in a different outcome when used by humans. The Thalidomide baby disaster in 1957 shows us why animal testing is at such a high risk for humans. A morning
Many people believe that animals have a different anatomy than humans, therefore, scientists should not rely on animal testing. In contrast, others say that it’s safer to test medicines on animals before giving them to people; in this way scientists make sure that their medicines are not toxic, nor harmful to humans. Further,
Animal testing may seem wonderful and innocent but in reality it is atrocious. One compelling reason to prove animal testing is atrocious is that animal testing is unreliable and ineffective. In fact, different species of animals can react differently to the same substance. This shows that if species react differently, you can't be sure it’s safe on another different species, humans.
In the United Kingdom, every new drug must have been tested on two different species of mammals in order to make sure of the results. Without animal experimentation, medicines wouldn’t have existed. An estimated 29 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific testing. One positive point is that many medical treatments and medications have been developed from animal testing. Because animals share many features with humans, scientists use animals to test the safety of developed medications.
Millions upon millions of animals are killed mercilessly every year due to these experiments. “Most animal experiments are not relevant to human health, they do not contribute meaningfully to medical advances and many are undertaken simply out of curiosity and do not even pretend to hold promise for curing illnesses” (Animal). Not only does this testing waste animal lives, but humans as well. Because animal testing is so ineffective, many humans have contracted illness, irritations, mental problems, etc. because of these drugs being successful on animals and not humans.
Do you know that right now millions of animals - including cats and dogs just like our adorable pets - are being tortured and locked inside cold cages in labs suffering in pain? They jump in fear whenever someone walks past, scared that they will be chosen to be the next experimental tool. After going through this terrible moments every day, almost all of these animals will be killed (if not already dead due to the experiment). It is estimated that every 8 seconds one animal is killed due to scientific research and by the time you have finished reading this paper, approximately 50 animals will have been killed for the sake of another beauty product, candy, etc. But at what price?
Animals are not greatly harmed in pharmaceutical tests, they are still proved wasteful and
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a clinical trial of Hepatitis B drug fialuridine had to be stopped because it caused severe liver damage in seven patients, five of whom died. It had been tested on animals first. The multiple claims of medicine tested on animals bringing harm to the very people it was designed to help shows that testing on animals poses a threat to not just animals, but humans as well. It 's a moot point to bring suffering to a living being if the reasoning behind the harm is
Why Animal Testing Should Be Illegal 115 million animals were tested on worldwide throughout last year, and 100,000 of those animals died while protecting humans from harmful products. Animals are being treated not as living things, but test subjects. More animals are dying due to the chemicals scientists are putting in their bodies. Animals shouldn’t be tested on because some of those that are tested on die due to a mimicked disease, the pain that they endure is basically animal abuse, and the testing could go well for animals, but backfire on humans. Animals die due to testing because a mimicked disease could cause pain because their immune system wouldn’t be used to the disease and/or chemicals that were put into the animals body.
Animals have been around for several thousand years. Early Greek Physician - Scientists, such as aristotle, (384 - 322 BC) and Erasistratus, _354 - 258 BC), performed experiments on living animals ( Hajer M.D. 1). According to this, we get an idea on how long animal testing has been around for. In recent years, the practice of using animals for biomedical research has come under severe criticism by animal protection and animal rights groups. Being an animal lover, this bothers me because animals should be treated as humans, and this is why I am against animals testing.
Animal testing is a very controversial subject. Many people feel that it is necessary to test on animals before testing it with a human. However, with the technology that is available to us today, animal testing does not always have to be the answer. First of all, testing on animals is very ineffective because humans are so different from other animals such as mice or dogs. “90 percent of medications approved for human use after animal testing later proved ineffective or harmful to humans in tests on humans,” writes Kelly Overton.
Over the years, animals have been an integral part of human society. Only recently has there been laws to protect these animals from being mistreated. Welfare laws are put in place to prevent as much suffering as possible and require humane treatment of animals. However, there are some people who think that animals are deserving of rights to prevent any and all cruelty and exploitation towards animals. Throughout history, animals have been exploited by humans through means of animal testing, animal agriculture, and entertainment purposes.
Should animals be suffering just because humans are trying to advance our medical techniques? Should they be forced to eat? Should people be allowed to torture them this way? Do you think so? In fact, more than 100 million animals are killed each year during scientific and commercial testing, in the U.S alone.
Imagine an enraged animal rights activist charging toward a scientist in a white lab coat, desperate to free the little mice that are being used as test subjects. Although comical, this scene may be quite accurate when describing the passion that animal lovers have when it comes to the touchy subject of animal testing. For centuries, animal testing has been used in the medical research field, however many are now beginning to question whether it is ethical. Millions of animals are killed per year due to animal testing, so is this practice worth banning? Animal testing is a controversial subject, with supporters pointing out the medical advances that have stemmed from animal research and animal rights activists declaring it cruel and immoral.
A very good example of why we need to test on animals is the Thalidomide Disaster. In the 1950s-60s The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ran tests to determine if it was safe to use. The Thalidomide drug was given out to pregnant women to help cure morning sickness. Instead of helping, it killed many babies, and approximately 15,000 babies were born with limb defects. This drug was tested on animals, but all the necessary test were not ran to insure the safety of consumer.
“No matter whether it’s someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights” a quote from Brigitte Bardot on animal experimentation. Animal experimentation has been going on for over 300 years and this is just what has been recorded in records. There are many types of test performed on animals:Draize Test: A laboratory test in which a cosmetic or drug is dropped into a rabbit 's eyes, which are held open with clips, to determine the level of irritation. Named after John Henry Draize, a twentieth century pharmacologist with the United States Food and Drug Administration.