Survey on Animal Testing.?

Question

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 your 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: As long as you have reasoning you can put that your half and half.
Best answer with the most details gets 10 points!

Please don't just give me an answer such as: they are so cute so I am against it! That will not work :(

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What the?! What was the point of that?

Answer 1

Vivisection has to be the most inhumane, neanderthal, brutal procedure that an animal can endure. Why? well, it could be that they insert chemicals into the eyes of monkeys .. then sew their eyes shut, so the monkeys can't tear the chemicals out. It could be that it's just not right to purposely break an animals bones, even though you gave it a mild pain medication before-hand. It could be the experimental surgery done on dogs and cats, who are perfectly healthy. I could go on forever .... but, for the majority .. it falls upon deaf ears. Because we are of higher intellect than animals (some times I really wonder if we are), it does not give us the right to subject animals to needless, inhumane suffering. :(

Answer 2

i'm against animal testing as a rule unless the animals is an elected offical or government appointee that is a socialist.

animal testing has proven to be necessary in the past before much of organic chemistry was known and now remains necessary due to the fact that computer modeling is not able to determine how compounds can react.

you need to understand that part of animal testing is also on human animals who may or may not know they are the object of testing.

working in the OR for 9 years, i was always told when something was "experimental" or not yet approved by the FDA and was part of the testing process for granting the proceedure.

people think that animals are just tested and then it is used on people. not so. one of the things I was doing back in 1991 is just now, like in 2004 approved for people.

someone i have known since 1978 had a medical problem that was bad news. I had ask her why she did not get treatment x and she told her doc had never heard of it. She was treated in 2004 and is not cured. she learned of the treatment 14 years before FDA approved.

i love animals, have always been around them. I try not to think about the little critters in the labs. I know some have to get some attention but others do not. we do not live in a perfect world.

the only good thing that I know is that few apart from north korea (that is people) are experimented on as animals are.

(that is not a politically correct issue to talk about humans used for medical experimentation in N. Korea, but you can find proof if you will make the most basic whimp attempt. If you have feelings, do notlook for it, for it is not unlike nazi germany and their experimentation sometimes. and the testimony of eye witness's will break your heart)

Answer 3

I'm against animal testing!!! It's torture to those poor animals!!! I think the best way to do any testing is with concent (which animals can't give) so why not pay people that are willing to be tested on (and educate them a bit on the tests you'd be going on them). I'm sure there's a lot of people maybe that can't afford a place to live, anything to eat, and such that would be happy to participate for some money to help them. I know that they rather use animals bc they don't have to pay them, but i just think that testing on anyone or animal without there full understanding concent that it is totally wrong!!!!! anyways that's all i'm going to say for right now, hopefully that helps you with your project. good luck!

Answer 4

* I am totally anti animal testing for the sole reason that is unnecessary with so many alternative ways to test* Alternatives include the following:

In vitro Testing "in an artificial environment outside the living organism." (American Heritage 715)
Chorioallantoic
Membrane
Testing of the membrane of a fertilized chicken egg.
Computer Network and model testing, including research on past animal tests, so that new testing is unnecessary.
Cell culture Testing by growing cultures.
Analytical methods Testing with chemistry and biology.
Stem Cell While some stem cell is from embryonic sources, this is not condoned here. Stem cell research is possible by the use of fat obtained from liposuction surgeries.
Technology* Breakthroughs in physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
Epidemiology* The study and control of diseases within the human population.
Clinical Research* The observation and analysis of a patient’s condition.
Autopsies* Virtually every disease has either been discovered or clarified as result of autopsies.
Post-Marketing Drug Serveillance* A system of reporting all effects and side effects of a medication after it has been released to the public. When in effect, health professionals could detect and prevent the dangers of negative drug reactions.
Genetic Research* Reveals which genes cause humans to be predisposed to hereditary problems.
Computer and Mathematical Modeling* Mimics shapes and structures of molecules allowing scientists to improve their design to be more effective.

Answer 5

It is true that the most widely used animals for testing (mice and rats) aren't that similar to humans, but they're close enough. They allow us to do work which would be totally unethical in humans such as introducing a cancerous tumour into an animal and seeing how it grows and develops and to see which genes are involved in it perhaps spreading to other organs. The animals are treated exceptionally well and are sacrificed humanely. I wish there was a better model available other than animals for studying disease but unfortunately there isn't at this point. We can prove a lot by doing work in a test tube (in vitro) but we still need to prove it in an animal model (in vivo)

http://www.soulcast.com/post/show/83190/Animal-Testing---the-pros-and-cons

Answer 6

There are so many stipulations, I can't say I am completely for or completely against.

Cosmetics--well, it just makes no sense.

Medicine--it only makes sense with animals that DO react similarly to humans. Guinea pigs are one of these. However, the vast majority of animals are NOT like this and it is simply nonsensical to use them for these tests.

Also, some of the medical testing is ridiculous. An example is the "this causes cancer" studies. They test for things, like food, causing cancer by putting a rat in a cage completely surrounded by the food, as well as that food mixed in their food and water. It is not only abusive, it is illogical.

Answer 7

I believe it is necessary under humane conditions only. To cause an animal pain or injury simply to test a pain medication or hairspray...I disagree with completely. To test a cure for cancer or some other life saving medication...I believe this is justified.

Answer 8

I'm against it. We have vets for animals and doctors for humans, That alone suggest that we are different. No need for testing on animals if we are so different.

Answer 9

I am both.

It is true that animals are different than humans in some ways, though some tests could prove for new vaccines and we could cure everything soon enough.

But the animals could die from it, and that is kinda bad..so, yeah.....

Answer 10

I'm for animal testing for medicine, NOT the cosmetic industry. You can't test on humans (although some have tried).