There are multiple controversies of the use of animals for testing and research purposes. This particular subject has become a debatable issue due to the labels given. For example many say the decision of using animals it considered animal cruelty, or that they have alternative methods to achieve the same outcomes. By looking at previous research we have had a great understanding of multiple health conditions Polio, Tuberculosis, and many other types of Cancer. One of the medical accomplishment of all time from animal examination has been the creations of medications and vaccines. Animal Research is labeled as cruelty to be able to test animals there are certain laws that have been created to help the protection of animals. Using animals is the best alternative at the moment it saves people by the discoveries but also because it would …show more content…
In March of 1998 their Alec Baldwin stated that animals had a great essential to the development of Herceptin and Tamoxifen, medication that has saved many women’s life as well as men. Researched relied major of the understanding of lung cancer by using mice. The lung models of mice had a great role so researchers could have understanding on preventing and creating therapies. There were other multiple accomplishments by using animals in 1940 penicillin was testing on mice and its success alternatives they started using it on solders in 1941 to treat many soldiers during the war. Also animal testing has helped to develop vaccines against diseases like rabies, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and TB. Not only do humans benefit from the research or experimentation done on them but they do as well when the great discovery of vaccines were found it was great step to fighting TB, Rubella, Cervical Cancer but also animals benefited from it prevention for rabies, infectious hepatitis virus, anthrax, feline leukemia, and canine