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Animal Testing Research Paper

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Illiana Familia Professor Brosonski Eng 085-CW3 10 December, 2015 Extraordinary Life Meanings Much has been said and written about animal testing in recent years, with opinions “for” emanating primarily from the medical and scientific communities have balanced out by opinions to the contrary being voiced by most animal rights groups.Testing against animals has its benefits and downfalls. Many people in today’s world have diabetes, cancer and many other medical issues for which there are not always cures available. Animals often play a huge factor in the human world through their being used in experiments in trying to come up with antidotes. If these animals were not put to the …show more content…

In a blink of an eye, millions could have been dead and no one would have known how to save them. As Stephen Rose reveals, “If I had to choose between saving my cat's life and that of any human kind I would choose the child.” (Rose555) Choosing a human’s life would be the most important priority to a person. An animal's life cannot be compared to as for a human's life. Rose, explains that saving a human would be the first priority of anyone. For as a species their of own kind is more valuable and cannot be compared to lower forms of life. For example, lions would always protect their jungle. They are the raw power and the dominance that radiates out of them is the strength. The jungle is their home where nothing else matters, but the animals' of their own territory. In a lion's eye their pride will come first before any other animal in the jungle. However, animals, in general, serve an even higher purpose If we didn’t have the animal than there would be no humans they are the most important factors of our life. Hajar States “ Those in favor of animal testing would argue that experiments on animals are necessary to advance medical and biological knowledge” (Hajar 1) Animal testing has helped find the development of herceptin and tamoxifen, two medicines that have saved the lives of thousands of women and men with breast …show more content…

Although most females have worn makeup at one time or other animals have played a huge factor in the area of makeup experimentation. For example, rabbits who are the subjects used to determine if a given chemical product can possibly cause an allergic reaction to consumers. The Los Angeles Times states, “ Human beings spend countless dollars developing toxic chemicals not to mention millions of animal lives testing those same chemicals” (Frisk 1) It has been documented that most makes consumers do not realize that the mascara they once used was tested on a rabbit. The toxic chemical that companies were forced to remove blinded the animals subjects. Further, humans spend large amounts of money the resulting of toxic waste. Makeup should not be tested on animals. A scientist should find a different more humane alternative to present method of cosmetic

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