Can you give me your opinion on. animal testing?

Question

I thikn it is wrong; I would like to hear your opinion on whether it is right or wrong, or if it is in the middle, etc..

I am on messenger, and obviously have e-mail, so if you want my opinion, ask me.

ok, Get answering.. :)

Answer 1

I don't believe testing on animals is right.

Medical testing on animals is an outdated practice that is flawed. If animal test were reliable than there would not be so many recalled drugs.

Animals systems are far different than humans. Human diseases do not happen in animals, they are artificially created, therefore not the actual disease. Saying that animals are similar is not enough. If you were in a room and were told the air outside was similar to oxygen, but not quite, would you risk you life and go out? Or if I told you my lottery numbers were similar to the winning ones, would you start congradulating me?

Animals are different in many ways, arsenic can be ingested in great amounts by sheep, but would kill any human.

Animals testing lies, Animals and humans differ in medically important ways, and often animal experiments can produce misleading results. For example, repeated animal studies failed to demonstrate a correlation between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. As a result, public warnings about the dangers of cigarette use were delayed, despite a wealth of compelling human data. Likewise, animal experiments in stroke research led to false conclusions, misleading researchers and wasting time and research funds. Of the 25 drugs which appeared to reduce the effects of stroke in rodents, not a single one worked in human patients.

Species are different and result differ among humans and animals. For example, liver tumors can be induced via chemicals in mice, but the same chemicals do not induce cancer in rats or hamsters. Benzedrine causes bladder tumors in humans, liver tumors in hamsters and middle ear tumors in rats

Animal experimentation has not helped people nearly as much as it has thwarted progress in the life sciences. Because animal research often gives false or misleading results, it wastes valuable time, often delaying life-saving treatments while rushing questionable and possibly harmful therapies to the marketplace. Some of our most significant breakthroughs in medicine have been made without animals. These include x-rays, MRIs and CT scans.

What needs to be done is focus on the people that have developed the disease. Computer technology has come a long way. There are models, programs, etc. The choice here is not between babies and dogs, it's about real science and fake science.

Answer 2

Ok, here's my thoughts. First of all, have you ever been in an animal testing facility? I highly doubt it. I don't like animal testing for things like cosmetics and other things that do NOT need to be tested on animals. However, for medical purposes, it's actually needed. Most people think that these animals are raised on puppy farms and left in cages and are hurt during the testing. This is NOT NOT NOT true. My dad is a biomedical engineer and does some animal testing. He does many many tests on artificial membranes and makes sure that it will be relatively safe for the animal. All animals are raised on the property (Mayo) and are played with a lot! They even hire lots of high school students from the area to play with the dogs and other animals. They're treated just like a pet until testing time. When being used as a test subject, they are carefully monitored and the second they show signs of pain, they are given lots of pain-killers. If it gets to the point where the animal will get severely injured if it's used as a subject anymore, the tests are stopped. If the animal gets very sick and can't be helped (usually this is NOT due to the testing, just a genetic problem the animal already had) they will put the animal to sleep. They are NOT kept in kennels all day and do NOT suffer! They are NEVER tortured, stabbed, burned, etc. You have been watching too much TV! I urge you to actually visit a medical animal testing facility and see for yourself that I'm not making this up. If the animals were ever hurt or mistreated, I would have a big problem with it, but they're not! If you have a problem with animal testing, you need to stop using all medications, don't go to the hospital or get any surgery done, or use any over-the-counter drugs. These have ALL been tested on animals. Please don't make up your mind just on what you see on TV or in the news. If you want to be credible, you need to research BOTH sides of the argument, and then decide.

Answer 3

I am a long-time vegetarian who happens to work for a large healthcare system that includes an animal research laboratory. I recently had the opportunity to meet with the animal laboratory manager and tour the facility.

Though as a general rule I oppose animal testing and only support companies that do not conduct unnecessary animal testing, I feel that the use of animal testing for medical research has many potential benefits for the future health of humans.

Though I was extremely uncertain about touring the lab, my visit only strengthened my views. Those who work in this particular laboratory are all huge animal lovers. They ensure that during their stay, the animals are treated extremely well. The animals are kept in a clean, climate controlled environment, and are provided food, water, toys, and love.

In an ideal world, we would have no need for animal testing, but as long as animal testing has the potential to increase the length and quality of human life, I am extremely proud to be a part of an organization that strives to ensure that test animals receive the most humane care possible.

Answer 4

I think it is wrong and though it is for us and we need to see that we are safe it's wrong to treat animals like this, but it's more towards wrong but it's still in the middle i think that we should just keep what we have and no i don't really think that we should test on humans either since isn't that alsmost as bad because maybe the pseon might change their mind and though they have the right too they could have signed a contract of some kind and they would be treated like the animals themselves.

Answer 5

I think animal testing is a bad thing because of the way we treat the animals being tested in our modern world. Because animals are treated so gruesomely (I will not go into the thousands of horrific aspects of animal testing) the concept of animal testing has been turned into something cruel. Since medicines and such can be developed through other methods, it is also an unnecessary cruelty. In fact, it is often the case that, after extensive testing on animals, the data proves worthless or the product reacts differently on humans.
Nevertheless, if animal testing were done in a humane and just way, I would reconsider my view since it does help to develop medicines and such that can save lives.

Answer 6

Medical animal testing is sometimes a necessary evil for drugs to be tested for safety and effectiveness. At least then researchers have information on the effectiveness of those drugs on animals too. (like dogs, so your vet can safely prescribe things for rover too!)

Toxicity testing too, is sometimes a necessary evil. I'm not talking about cosmetics. I'm talking about testing chemicals for toxic effects on the body where animals are substituted for humans. Animal testing facilities must follow strict handling guidelines when it comes to animal safety. Yeah, ok, so there might be some that don't comply. That doesn't mean ALL of them don't comply. And the ones that don't comply can be sued for negligence.

When it comes to testing cosmetics on animals, my opinion is that it is no longer necessary. If we know a chemical is safe, then there is no need to test it in a mixture in animal trials any further.

Answer 7

I believe that animal testing is wrong. The reason I say this is because there are thousands of willing humans that will allow themselves to be tested on. If there are people willing to do it, then why force an animal to be subjected to the testing. They do not have a choice, you can't ask a dog if he wants hairspray sprayed in his face for 10 hours a day, but I guarantee you there are tons of stoned college students who will do anything for 20 bucks. People can choose to do what they want to do, and if they want to get paid to have products or drugs tested on them, then I say it is their business, let them do what they want.

Answer 8

I basically agree with Heather.

I am not comfortable with it, but animal testing for medical purposes may be necessary since there may not be any other options.

I don't see why it is necessary for product testing such as cosmetics, cleaners and so on. We already know what those chemicals do.

Answer 9

Animal testing is awesome. I don't want testing done on animals that I plan to eat, however.

Answer 10

Very simple.

The testing is a necessity (government rules).

People aren't going to volunteer unless they are desperate.

The public is too soft-hearted to allow desperate people to make money this way.

The only alternative is animals.

It won't be going away no matter how much advertising is done to sell products "not tested on animals."