Peta.org states that each year more than 100 million animals are killed due to biology lessons, chemical, food, drug, and cosmetic testing. Before they are killed many of them are in restraints for hours, have to inhale toxic fumes, or are even getting holes drilled into their skulls. The majority of animal experiments do not contribute to medical advancment, like many people believe. Also, diseases that are put into these animals almost always have different effects on them then us. According to former National Cancer Institute Director, "We have cured cancer many times in mice for decades, and that just simply didn't work for humans." The same thing happened when 85 HIV/AIDS vaccines have worked for animals, but they haven't for humans. Testing on animals will never be the same as humans, because we are biologically built different.
Universities usually exaggerate findings from their animal experiments and they even stated that, "they often promote research that has uncertain relevance to human health and they do not provide key facts or knowledge important information." Since experimenters hardly ever give out failed animal studies, the public does not know the true effectiveness of testing on animals.
Species most commonly used in animal testing are rats, frogs, rabbits, birds, fish, and mice. Most of the labs who use these animals are not required to give them any pain medication or veterinary care when doing the testing. Out of the 11,000+ facilities that the USDA regulates, only 120 inspectors are watching the operations. Alternatives to animal testing could be testing on human cells and tissue.
Do you think we should test on animals? Why?
If you were an animal would you want to be tested on?
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I didn't know all the things they do to animals but I think that we should test on animals and not humans. Sometimes you really need something alive to do the test. And no I do not want to be tested on. I want it to be safe before I get it so that is why you will have to test on animals.
I believe we should cntinue to test on animals because we have used it and have done it for multiple years now. It has barely even affected animal population. We would not even be able to test on anything else because we don't want to do anything bad to humans. Well if I was an animal of course I wouldn't want to be tested on, but I'm not an animal so it doesn't matter.
I think that testing on animals has it's ups and downs there are many positives to testing on the animals but there are also many negatives. By testing on animals we can learn and expand our knowledge. But we are also harming the animal. If I was the animal I would obviously not want to be disected or studied on it's not like the animal can do the same to us as humans. They can't disect or study us for there knowledge.
I think that if the tests on animals are different and do not show actual results then it is unnecessary to even be using them for experiments. I think they should stick to testing on humans and should have humans volunteer to be tested on. I would not want to be tested on especially under these conditions.
This is a difficult decision. We really shouldn't test on animals is what I think. But we also need to find out information about maybe finding cures with medicine or testing new science related experiments. However an animal should not be classified as a test example.
Personally I think animals can be tested on. I realize it sounds horrible, but it's better than humans. All the animals you listed are gross, so it's not horrible. I think using human cells would work better, so I think we should try it. However, if I was an animal that was one of their lab experiments, I would run away.
I personally think that testing on animals is better than testing on humans but, at the same time, it's not okay cause animals are not humans and, the things they test on animals and not humans will react differently than humans. If I were an animal I would not like to be tested on but, what could I do I would be an animal I couldn't stop from being tested on.
Personally, I think it is okay to test on animals only if the people doing the testing know that it can not harm the animal. But, if what they are testing is life threatening to the animal, that is just wrong. If I was an animal I probably wouldn't want to be tested on.
It depends on the situation. I think that for some things it's okay to test on animals, especially if it's known that the side-effect won't be life threatening or painful for the animal. However, testing things that are hurting the animals, should be stopped. If there's no real advancement or cause for the test to be happening, then it should also be stopped. Obviously, if I was an animal, I would not want to be tested on.
I think that we can test on some animals such as psest animals that do us no good, but some animals like dogs and cats that can be used as therapy for some people should not be tested with. If I were an animal, which I am not, I would not want to be tested on, but animals run on instinct not feelings.
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