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Animal Testing
There are several types of animal experimentation. Some experiments simply observe behaviors, where others introduce medications, toxins, viruses, or products to see what effect they will have on the animal.
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What is the percentage of animals that are killed during animal testing?
higher... no way higher than the percentage of the human population getting married and that's just sad... especially for me because i love animals to death and those humane society or my aspca telivision comertioals make me ball my eyeballs out then when its done i feel like a bad person eventhough i didnt do anything.
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Alannah Flannah
How many animals survive from animal testing each year?
If the animal survives the first attempt of death the company does to it, then they keep trying to kill it until it dies. I hate animal testing and am disgusted at how it is still legal and REQUIRED and how companies have the nerve to do it.
Good argument for animal testing?
Animal testing. Most people dislike it because of the bad publicity it gets thanks to organisations like PETA. The fact is that without it, many of us wouldn't be alive today, neither would some of our pets. Animal testing has saved so many lives by playing a massive part in creating cures or vaccines for athsma, diabeties, cancer, TB, malaria and so on. Virtually every medical advance (and vetinary) has beeen due to animal testing and the sad thing is that people ignore that, wondering casually why the government hasn't banned it yet. It seems like common sense to dislike animal testing to a person if all that they have heard is what animal right protesters say. However these groups often skate over any positive thing about testing, for instance did you know that cosmetic (make-up) testing is illegal in the UK, the Netherlands and Belguim? That primates only make up 0.001% of animals tested on, and cats and dogs are only 0.5%? That laboritorys are checked on at least 12 times randomly throughout the year to make sure that the high standards of animal care are being kept? Or that animal care standards in labs are often better than shelters, pet stores of farms? Very few people know these things, but once you find out the complete truth, there is no reson to be against animal testing.
93% of animals in tests are under the influence of painkillers/aneasthetics, the rest of the time there is no need for them to be! This means that animals are not "tortured" during supposedly "cruel" tests, but that the tests are done very humanely and if the animal is likely to die at the end of a test it is killed as quickly as possible whilst still under the effects of painkillers/aneasthetics. So the tests are not "cruel".
Another favourite on animal rights protestors (who don't get me wrong, tend to be very nice, good intentioned people), is to say that animal testing doesn't work because of the difference in our bodies and animals bodies. This is true to some extent, we ARE different to animals, but the tests DO work because we also share some similarities with them. So where similarities occur, scientists test safely.
An additional argument against animal testing is that it is unessasary due to technology that can take it's place for a lower budget. What you need to think when you hear this is; Scientists get stress everyday from animal rights groups, if there was an alternative which was cheaper, would they use it? The answer of course is YES! But, unfortunatly, just as you can't lick your elbow, technology isn't that great yet. We live in a world where we expect it to be, but we can't have everything. There are computer methods that can immitate an animals reaction to a drug, but this isn't often reliable and quite frankly would be dangerous if relied on solely to develop and test medicines. Thanks to these machines however, the number of animals in tests has decreased by half in the past 40 years. But it will be a long time before machinery will be able to replace the use of animals in tests completely.
ANIMAL TESTING IS RIGHT AND WRONG
What countries do not allow animal testing?
which country has made animal testing illegal?
well the answer is: UK we don't alow it in UK but companies have been very clever and tested their products abroud then sent them over to UK.
if you are very passionate about animals what do you think about this? they will ot listen but many animals are harmed by going through with this and it wasn't even the animals's faltes. is it their falte they can't talk English or German or etc. parrots are exeptional(they copy you ) but we the people have to speak for them- for those who can not talk. because they need our help. now lets all pul in and help them.
the rest of the EU wil join the UK in illegalness next year so that's good(2009) but i think that there still will be illegallness people who wil not take no for an answer. but together we can stop this from happening to our friends in cages.
to animals. we love you! by neira(14)
H2O is what we are. so help because water helped us
Which cosmetics company was the first to end animal testing on its products?
Urban Decay Cosmetics
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Although animal testing is effective and gets clear results about the effectiveness of many products, it is creul to subject a living animal to pain or to cause it to potentially suffer in any way. Animals used such as rats have good nervous systems (like we humans do) and can feel pain just like us: it is unfair to risk hurting the animal. Also, we wouldn't like it if a giant rat tested green dye on our skin so we should not do that to animals as they probably don't enjoy it either.
When was animal testing first used?
Animal experimentation has been conducted in the United States for over a century. The first bill to regulate it in any degree was introduced in 1880.
Does America allow animal testing?
Yes.
In the US, under the Animal Welfare Act and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, any procedure can be performed on an animal if it can be argued that it is scientifically justified.
Research facilities are obliged to consider alternatives, ensure the experiments are not unnecessarily repetitive and that adequate pain relief is given (if it will not interfere with the study).
Does Obagi conduct animal testing?
Obagi Medical does not test its products on animals. http://www.shopstyle.com/product/system-professional-drugstorecom-skin-care-Obagi--c-serum-10/234368757
What will be an appropriate closing sentence on animal testing?
WHats a good thesis statement against animal testing
What companies do Animal testing and which don't?
They use materials that are already accredited as safe. This does not necessarily mean however that animals were not used in the past to test these materials.
One must also understand that there are over 240 alternative methods of testing that don not involve animals. The only reason testing still exists is mainly because of the large amount of money that is exchanged between labs and breeders.
There is amazing software that has been developed, that can almost accurately predict the type of reaction that chemicals will have.
A synthetic skin has also been invented. this is absolutely amazing, because even though it has no human or animal product in it, it behaves exactly the same way that human skin would when exposed to chemicals.
Animal testing is inconclusive, and as a result 90% of all test results are discarded anyway.
People defend animal testing, because they do not want humans to be the testers themselves. However, every single product on the market is tested on numerous humans before it hits the shelves. So its not like testing on animals has much point. Also, medicines and surgical procedures were delayed for several several years because of animals behaving a different way that humans woulkd have.
Here's a fact that I thought was quite interesting.
If we took the results of animal tests as true, we would say that lemon juice is poisonous for human ingestion, while bromine, iodine and hemlock would be safe.
Says a lot, huh?
How many animals are abused in animal testing?
30% of the world wide animals are getting killed from faliure testing.
What diseases have been cured without using animal testing?
Penicillin to start with was first tested on a London policeman it nearly saved his life but they did not make enough.
Explain the controversy of animal testing?
There are several factors in animal testing: What is being tested People's opinion can be shaped by what is being tested. For instance few if any would find animal testing wrong when testing animal food (Dog food for instance) as a taste test. Testing a cosmetic for skin rashes, hair loss, hair color change, is another one. The need for the testing Certain testing may not be necessary at all. Necessary testing, for instance, safety has a high degree of acceptability then purely speculative research. A great example was a test in the 1990 on how long they could keep a severed dog head alive. The necessity of that kind of a test was unacceptable to quite a few people where as testing an insulin medication on a diabetic dog prior to a human would have fewer opponents then the previous example. The impact to the animal This is the easiest to understand and the most reactionary. Regardless of the previous criteria most animals do not get a say in their use. Thus they cannot be complacent in their use. Testing hair coloring on a dog may give them blue fur for a few months but the impact is minimal to the dog. If the hair coloring causes blisters and pain to the animal the degree of acceptability is greatly reduced as the dog had not say and could not possible understand the potential pain and suffering. Worse yet for the animal is many tests require the termination of the animal for post-mortem study. This is especially difficult to accept with animals that are normally pets (dogs and cats for instance.) The Cute Factor Yes the cuter the animal the harder it is to accept testing. You can get away with dissecting a frog in a school but you would be hard pressed to disect a cat or ferret. While the opinions can vary based on a broad canvas of critiera the above tends to be the most recognizable factors in the contraversy.
Well for starters it causes millions of needless deaths to bunnies, rats, mice, hens, etc. Second, many of these tests are extremely cruel such as the Draize eye test and the LD-50 test. Company researchers actually put rabbits in braces and clip their eyes open for up to about a month while the acid burns their eyes out. Most of the research isn't even necessary, but they do it anyway. Don't you think that's an issue?
Slogans on stopping animal testing and abuse?
Tested on dumb animals - To use on dumb animals
This is effective because it makes us think that we are dumb animals to test on them.
More possible slogans:
Animal testing isn't just applying products, but also making animals eat them.
People don't use flea shampoo, so don't test human shampoo on dogs.
Shouldn't products for humans be tested on humans?
This product is inmate tested.
What happens to the animals used in animal testing?
Many people use animals for testing products such as toothepaste or makeup. They want to test them on animals because then they can find out if it causes irritations or if it is a good product to sell. They sometimes also use animals for testing drugs and fluids.
When did animal testing first start?
animal testing started in the years of Aristotle (384-322 BC) and Erasistratus (304-258 BC). & was a very cruel and painful for the animals.
How many mice die in a day because of animal testing?
They are not considered to be animals under the animal welfare act so their death count is not recorded, however one facility alone can kill 5,000 a DAY. But labs do wiat until most of the mice give birth before killing them. But only most.
Yes. As they have not demonstrated moral obligations they obviously have no inherent rights. Unfortunately many decadent societies have extended non human animals privileged value exceeding that of human offspring
How is animal testing inhumane?
There are pro's and cons to animal testing.
It can help discover life saving treatments for humans and other animals. However, it is sometimes said that animal testing is inhumane because the animals are in pain, or are not taken care of. However, there are government standards on research labs. The animals do not feel pain, and even though they may die eventually, they often live as long as a normal household pet.
How many animals died last year from animal testing?
About 22 animals die every second in testing labs around the world each second.
So 22 x 32,536,000(seconds in a calendar year) = 693,792,000 animals die every year.
Animal testing is animal abuse.. even if it is a rodent.. it is still abuse... over 80 million mice were tested on in 2001. over 50- 1oo million vertebrates ( not including invertebrates) are tested on in the last 2 years and for what? to have softer hair? Or to stop cancer? well news flash! we are all goin to die any ways so whats the deal? yes that is cruel but is it not crueler to kill inoccent animals in the process?
Animal Testing Is Animal Abuse!
What are negative impact of animal testing on the environment?
Animals effect the environment by consuming energy (Food) and producing a large amount of waste as a result, which can leave a huge impact on the environment. You can think of it this way, that us as humans have laws to protect the environment and we have different places for waste to be removed.
