Death for Vanity
Many believe that animals do not have souls, they're not intellectual beings, they aren't conscious. So we inflict pain on them. For the good of humanity, for our health and vanity, we experiment on innocent animals that have been bred for this specific purpose. But there are alternatives to using animals, and we can support the companies that use them by buying products that aren't tested on animals.
Because animals have similar organs to ours and are susceptible to many of the same diseases as we are, they have been used to test human products on. Scientists have also begun to use animal organs as transplants for humans. They have even gone as far as growing human organs in animals for harvesting. Insulin is one of the many examples of organs and substances being taken from animals to save human lives.
Bio-medical research has helped us develop many vaccines and treatments, such as insulin for diabetes. Over one million people are diagnosed with diabetes each year. To regulate their sugar levels, many diabetics need insulin. Dogs were used in the research of finding the cause of diabetes, which lead to the discovery of insulin.
There are many misconceptions that the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires drugs and cosmetics to be tested on animals, but this is not true. The FDA, which observes the act, monitors and considers available alternatives.
There are nearly 50 different alternatives to animal testing that are being used. There is a large range, from using eyes of slaughtered chickens to fake skin to blood from human volunteers. There are also some alternatives that change the process of testing the animal so that the amount of animals used can be reduced by up to 75% in some tests. Many of the alternatives being used are more cost effective than animal testing. They have also proven to be more reliable.
Apart from animals going through painful situations where products are tested on them, they have to endure solitary confinement. Animals in labs are kept in cages alone, some of them are so confining that the animal cannot move around. These animals suffer from deformities and respiratory illnesses. People believe that the animals do not suffer because they haven't known anything else. But it isn't part of an animal's genetic make up to be stuck in a cage.
As Americans we tend to choose the easy way out of things, but testing should not be one of them. We shouldn't be choosing a way that harms thousands of animals and saves lives by ending them. We should choose the way that saves more lives without ending others'.
Bibliography
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"Animals in Cages on Factory Farms or in Laboratories Don't Suffer That Much Because They've Never Known Anything Else." PETA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
"Alternatives to Animal Tests : The Humane Society of the United States." RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
"Cosmetics." Animal Testing and. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
"Discovery Health." Discovery Fit and Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
"Laws and Regulations | Animal Use in Research." Laws and Regulations | Animal Use in Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
Because animals have similar organs to ours and are susceptible to many of the same diseases as we are, they have been used to test human products on. Scientists have also begun to use animal organs as transplants for humans. They have even gone as far as growing human organs in animals for harvesting. Insulin is one of the many examples of organs and substances being taken from animals to save human lives.
Bio-medical research has helped us develop many vaccines and treatments, such as insulin for diabetes. Over one million people are diagnosed with diabetes each year. To regulate their sugar levels, many diabetics need insulin. Dogs were used in the research of finding the cause of diabetes, which lead to the discovery of insulin.
There are many misconceptions that the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires drugs and cosmetics to be tested on animals, but this is not true. The FDA, which observes the act, monitors and considers available alternatives.
There are nearly 50 different alternatives to animal testing that are being used. There is a large range, from using eyes of slaughtered chickens to fake skin to blood from human volunteers. There are also some alternatives that change the process of testing the animal so that the amount of animals used can be reduced by up to 75% in some tests. Many of the alternatives being used are more cost effective than animal testing. They have also proven to be more reliable.
Apart from animals going through painful situations where products are tested on them, they have to endure solitary confinement. Animals in labs are kept in cages alone, some of them are so confining that the animal cannot move around. These animals suffer from deformities and respiratory illnesses. People believe that the animals do not suffer because they haven't known anything else. But it isn't part of an animal's genetic make up to be stuck in a cage.
As Americans we tend to choose the easy way out of things, but testing should not be one of them. We shouldn't be choosing a way that harms thousands of animals and saves lives by ending them. We should choose the way that saves more lives without ending others'.
Bibliography
"Animal Testing Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
"Animals in Cages on Factory Farms or in Laboratories Don't Suffer That Much Because They've Never Known Anything Else." PETA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
"Alternatives to Animal Tests : The Humane Society of the United States." RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
"Cosmetics." Animal Testing and. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
"Discovery Health." Discovery Fit and Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
"Laws and Regulations | Animal Use in Research." Laws and Regulations | Animal Use in Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.