Throughout the course of history, animals have roamed the earth for millions of years. They grazed through their habitat peacefully and sound. Now, think of an animal in a science lab being tested for drug prescriptions. Their lives can change so drastically, because we are in control, and we have the power over animals. Animals are now used for testing medical treatments, the harmfulness of medications, biomedical, commercial, and entertainment uses. There are many opinions on the topic of animal rights. One might say animals do not have rights, therefore it is acceptable to experiment on them. Another might say animal testing is cruel and inhuman. Animals should have equal rights as humans, because they are living creatures just like us. Animals should not be tested or abused for any reason because of this.
One reason for why animals should not be tested is because
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PETA, an animal rights donor organization, has introduced alternative ways to test drugs. “Harvard’s Wyss Institute has created ‘organs-on-chips’ that contain human cells grown in a state-of-the-art system to mimic the structure and function of human organs and organ systems.” This technology can really influence the animal testing world because it is not time consuming, does not cost a lot of money, works efficiently, and is not cruel to the environment. Some scientists say we simply do not yet understand the complexities of the body well enough to be able to design suitable non-animal alternatives. Actually, we do know a lot about the human body because this new micro chip actually works. So that can demonstrate that we are more knowledgeable in this topic. Many other animal testing scientists believe this new advanced technology is too expensive. To tell, the truth, this is actually the opposite. The microchips are less expensive therefore making it even more efficient than animal testing. After all, its humans we are testing, not