An astonishing 100 million animals are tortured and killed in the United States due to animal testing. Animal testing has always been a subject of ethical and moral questioning. However, in no way will it ever be justifiable to drag an animal out of a cage and slam it up against the wall. In no way will it ever be justifiable to rip a newborn chimpanzee from the tender hands that wish to raise him. Lastly, when is it justifiable to imprison an animal for decades? The United States is dealing with an astounding 100 million preventable and innocent animal deaths a year. An article written on www.procon.org shed some light on the history of animal testing that can be dated as far back as 500 BC. “Scientists such as Aristotle, Herophilus and Erasistratus performed the experiments …show more content…
Animals testing is affecting any animals that are captured in the wild and transported to testing facilities were the majority of them live out the rest of their years in pure agony. This is a severely expensive issue, costing the US National Institute of Health $14 billion of its $31 billion annual budget on animal research as stated in article by www.procon.org. According to www. Peta.org an estimated 1,300 chimpanzees are confined to live in solitude. Africa was once home to 1 million chimpanzees that number has drastically declined now home to only 250,000 chimpanzees. Is it ethical to conduct research on an animal that is endanger? John Gray a professor of European Thoughts at the Landon School of Economics says in Animal Experimentation a book edited by David M. Haugen “scientists use apes in experiments because they are so close to humans in their mental capacity and genetic composition. However, it is precisely these near-human characteristics that should persuade primate researchers to abandon their work.” There is numerous alternatives for animal testing but many scientists claim to need a live mammal in order for experimentation to take