Animal testing is a extremely controversial topic due to the fact that it deals with many issues such as morality. Animal testing is aimed to help the advancement of wellness and health of people but at the same time harms other creatures. People who are in favor of animal experimenting usually support the scientific research and medical progress part of the issue, while others find it to be inhumane. But, in this debate there are also people who fall in the middle. They care about animals and don’t like the part of hurting them, but know that due to this type of testing there have been and continue to be many important advancements for the human race.
“An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific
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A article I recently read from them focuses on providing information about alternatives to animal testing. The author agrees that in some cases animals are the best models, but also makes it apparent that with the advancement in technology they are plenty of inventions that could produce better models than animals. They provide detailed explanations about several modern methods like the human cell-based in vitro, which include sophisticated tests using human cells and tissues, advanced computer-modeling techniques a.k.a silico models, and studies with human volunteers (PETA). With these methods they test drugs, chemicals, and cosmetics instead of “pumping substances into animals' stomachs and lungs and dripping chemicals into animals' eyes or onto their raw, shaved skin.” Also, the use of computers to display the human-brain would replace “cutting into and damaging the brains of rats, cats, and monkeys.” PETA and its affiliates fund the development of many of these non-animal methods, vigorously promote their use to governments and companies around the world, and publish research on their superiority to traditional animal