Okay, my school project is over animal testing. I have reasons for why it is good, we have gotten several vaccines because of animal testing and several surgery procedures, and why its bad, such as most animal reactions aren't the same as human reactions and animals might be in pain. So here it the age old question, are you for animal testing or against it?
Please give me serious answers this is a survey that I'm taking for my project. So please give me you answer and then why you think that.
Please take into consideration that this is for my school and I need nice answers! Please think hard about your answer!
Thanks so much! :)
btw: please don't put that your half and half. That would be very much appreaciated! :)
Best answer with the most details gets 10 points!
2007-12-06 13:14:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I am for animal testing...for the most part. I am for it when it comes to medical purposes (finding cures and treatments for various illnesses in humans AND animals). I am not for all the unnecessary testing that is done (cosmetic products, putting shampoos in their eyes, household cleaners, etc.). I know you said not to put you're half and half, but I can't help it - I think there's some animal testing that's good and necessary and other testing that is completely unnecessary and just downright cruel.
Alright, so why I'm for it - I know a lot of people say that animal testing is useless because they react differently to drugs than humans, but the reality is that all the drugs on the market came from animal testing, so it obviously isn't as useless as people think. Animals have provided us with treatments for cancer, AIDS, neurological diseases, rabies, distemper, small pox, anthrax, diabetes, liver and heart disease, genetics, spiral cord injuries, strokes, organ transplants, insulin discovery, polio prevention, and so much more.
Also, I don't think a lot of people realize that drugs are tested on humans after being tested on animals. They start with animals because (sadly) about half of them die in the beginning stages of a drug. Let's say one company tested their product on 100 animals and 50 died and another company tested their product on 100 humans and 50 of them died - which company do you think will take the most heat? The one that tested on humans, of course. Even if those people were willing to be tested on and volunteered for the testing, their families are not going to be happy or keep quiet. It would be in all the major papers, on all the major news stations, and that company is going to have a boatload of lawsuits thrown at them.
Some people also suggest that we test on the criminals sitting in prison on death row. That sounds good and all, but it wouldn't work. First of all, there are people sitting on death row right now that are actually innocent. It's happened a lot - innocent people get wrongly accused and sentenced. We could be testing on and possibly kill an innocent person. Second, there aren't enough criminals to test on to produce meaningful test results. It takes a lot of animals to test products on (again, sad but true) and half of them die in the beginning stages of production. After that first stage, there's still more testing to be done and the possibility for more casualties. They can breed more rats and mice for unlimited test subjects, the same can't be done for criminals. We could clone and/or 'breed' people for the sake of testing, but I guarantee that would cause a bigger uproar than the animal testing. Testing on people (at least in the beginning stages when they're trying to figure out what's lethal and what's not) just isn't a possibility - there's not enough criminals, not enough people that would volunteer to be a test subject, and too many lawsuits would come about from any deaths that would occur during the testing.
And one more thing, a lot of people post videos of animals being tortured and treated cruelly during the testing process, this is not always the case. Most drug companies do everything they can to take care of the animals and treat them as humanely as possible. They also try to use as few animals as possible. Those videos going around are put out by people who are very much against animal testing, so obviously they're only going to show the bad side of it. They have an agenda and want people to be infuriated by the idea of animal testing, so they're not going to show test animals in good environments and being taken care of and treated properly. Those videos do not show how all test animals are treated - a lot of companies take care of the animals in their hands and do everything they can to keep them as comfortable as possible.
So, yeah, those are my feelings on animal testing. I think I covered everything, if not, I'll be back to add more.
2007-12-06 14:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right ask the hard ones. To me it all comes down to what that lab rat has done for the democratic process or what are his/her contributions to the industrial revolution were. Would you like your son or daughter dying to save the life of one little white rodent? Your son or daughter might grow up to be a Nobel prize winner, will the rat? This is a controversial topic and I'm probably going to get scores of 'Thumbs Down' but that's the way it is. It's a matter of what you think and how important do you think human life is. It's terrible to kill anything wantonly but if killing a single rat saves the life of a child who may go on to world reknown I personally believe it's worth it. Is that serious enough for you? Okay i'm heartless but you did ask.
2007-12-06 21:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mike S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is much cross-over b/t veterinary and human medicine as far as drugs, surgical approaches, and even some diseases. Animal research is a must in today's world to develop antimicrobials, anti-cancer drugs, and a whole host of other medicinals that are used on both animals and humans. Almost every drug that a vet pulls off the shelf is also a human drug. Until humans are willing to undergo testing (which prob will never happen), we must use animal models to better our understanding of the body and diseases that affect it. Both animals & humans benefit from research done to animals. There is one organization whose sole job is to govern the use of animals in research and teaching (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). They have tons of rules/regulations, one of which being to minimize pain/suffering to animals. I would check out their website for more information. Good luck with your project!!
2007-12-06 21:25:58 · answer #3 · answered by NCSU DOC 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm against it becos these animals can't speak up and tell u if u've pinched anerve or somethin. They can't tell u after a few days if that place still hurt them as badly as it did on the first day.
2007-12-06 21:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by fayloit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm against it. Animals don't deserve to die in ways like that.
Take a look at this cute little fella -
http://photos.p-m-burgess.net/2006/Christmas2006/Beagle-puppy-12-2006.jpg
How cruel is it for their future to be this?? - http://www.defendanimals.org/libnow/images/beagle.jpg
2007-12-06 21:24:31 · answer #5 · answered by Moose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm against it b/c they are living creatures and only have 1 life to live just like everything else and people are torturing them.
2007-12-06 21:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by 313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do your own homework. Stop sponging off others.
2007-12-06 21:36:00 · answer #7 · answered by D 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋