Animal Testing

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WHats a good thesis statement against animal testing

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?

30% of the world wide animals are getting killed from faliure testing.

Penicillin to start with was first tested on a London policeman it nearly saved his life but they did not make enough.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

in some places, in the United states it is.

The idea that animals should never be used for testing is not reasonable. The idea that animals need to be foolishly abused duringtesting is also not a reasonable stance.

Humans need to test certain products and medicines on creatures to see if they interact in a favorable manner. This can ONLY be done on animals or other humans.

The conditions for most animal testing is very humane. The extremist groups do get the more "touchy feely" thinkers to contribute a great deal of money to fringe groups such as PETA so that the executives can live a very nice lifestyle. PETA is a favorite of mine because they don't "fence animals in, they fence the world out". They are known for some very unusual concepts. There current SAVE THE WHALE campaign featuring heavy females is just one such extremist example of cruelty to humans that the group regularly takes part in.

There's no knowing exactly. Any answer would be an estimate. You'd have to figure out all of the things kept off the market because they were found dangerous during testing, and then estimate how many people would have used them, and how many of those people would have died from their use.

A lot of guesswork at each point.

In the U.S., the number of rats and mice used have been estimated at 15-20 million. Mice share 99% of their genes with humans. Rats and humans respond similarily to many medications, chemicals, etc.

The animal metaphor test is used to perform behavior analyses on humans. It uses art therapy and insight therapy and has become popular throughout the psychological community.

No, despite what PETA says, the testing today is necessary in research. Such things as diabetic medications, new therapies for drug resistant viruses, and other medical research is vital to today's medical community.

Animal cruelty is torturing animals for kicks. This serves no purpose than to inflict pain on an animal for no reason. Animal testing is the second step in determining whether a drug or therapy will work on humans. The third step is clinical human trials.

At least 250,000 but probably millions.