animal+testing

=animal testing =

what is animal testing?

Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments (although some research about animals involves only natural behaviours or pure observation, such as a mouse running a maze or field studies of chimp troops). About 20 million animals are experimented on and killed annually, three-fourths for medical purposes and the rest to test various products. An estimated eight million are used in painful experiments. Reports show that at least 10 percent of these animals do not receive painkillers.

harmful fact!

Over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned, and abused in US labs every year

why is it an ethical issue? it is an ethical issue because some of the testing done on animals can be extremely painful and can torture an animal to its death. However without animal testing people can be injured using products as there is no certainty that the chemicals in the products are not harmful for example in the 1930's women using a certain mascara (lash drama) got sever burn and became blind, one even lost her life from infection. This happened because the company had not tested. Some people believe that the lives of all creatures, great and small, have value and are worthy of respect. This right to be treated with respect does not depend on an ability to reason. However others believe that without animal testing people can be harmed and be majorly injured. but isn't the animals?

harmful fact! 92% of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials because they are too dangerous or don’t work.

2 views on the issue

Cosmetic companies- companies test on animals to provide data that they can use to defend themselves, when they are sued by injured customers If cosmetics or household products blind or poison animals during tests, they are often marketed anyway. Companies use the fact that the products have been tested—rather than the actual test results—to support the claim that they are conscientious. Scientists- scientists do not play a major role in the testing of cosmetics on animals. They believe that there are alternatives to testing on animals, however it the most inexpensive and less harmful to other alternatives (which includes - researching on humans and doing the experiment on them or human simulators which have similar characterises on the skin and hair)