When I was a little girl, I had grown a strong feelings to animals. I had always jumped up and down whenever I saw them. 17 years later, I do the same thing. That was before I saw how they were being treated. I researched on animal experimentation and found it heart-wrenching. As I researched, I found out a lot of things. Campaigns, how the animals were being treated, etcetera. Throughout the years, Animal Experimentation has become an serious issue. Animals all around the world are tested, and many have died during the experiment. They can be tested for makeup to medication. Scientists use animals to test toxic chemicals, and to develop new surgery techniques. I find that we should look out for the animals and their rights. The first national law was the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966. The said law specified how animals, especially dogs and cats can be obtained for research, and how a dog vender or a laboratory must document that they were not trafficking stolen animals. The law required that adequate veterinary care were provided for …show more content…
Starting from 1822, the British Parliament passed the Martins Act, meaning that it restricts cruelty to farm animals. Fast forward to 1866, Henry Bergh established the American Society to prevent cruelty to animals. In just a span of 44 years, there was prevention to cruelty throughout the years. Although, in 1881, a man named Louis Pasteur had created an artificial vaccine by injecting weakened anthrax bacteria into sheep. In late November 2007, the European Union had announced that it would issue a ban on Animal Testing on all cosmetics beginning in March 2009. Of course, that didn’t occur. Today, in 2017, we still test animals on cosmetics. Covergirl, Head & Shoulders, M.A.C. Cosmetics test on animals. Although, not all companies test on animals. Brands such as e.l.f.. Lush, and bareMinerals do not test on