Animal testing has been around for decades and is an issue that has yet to be solved. Susan Scutti who is an author from the Medical Daily websites would give descriptions of living animals have been found in ancient Greek have been performing experiments to animals from the early 500 BC. Scientists such as Aristotle and Herophilus performed experiments to discover the functions of living organisms of animals. Spain first introduced animal testing as an experimental method for testing surgical procedures before applying them to patients. An article from the Heart Views states that “During the early 19th century sheep's where the first animals to be tested with vaccines in order to experiment diseases. Animals such as monkeys or apes have been …show more content…
Although most research does not involve a deadly disease it often involves stress which animals are capable of experiencing. Animal testing has allowed scientists to view how animals would react to a certain chemical to create specific treatments. In recent years, the practice of using animals for biomedical research has come under severe criticism by animal protection and animal rights. Laws have been passed in several countries to make the practice more helpful. Debates on the issue of animal testing have argued since the 17th century. Rachel Hajar who is a Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology Section, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation believes that the use of animals in scientific experiments in the UK can be traced back at least as far as the 17th Century on different animal species. Across Europe, the use of animals in biomedical research began to spread over the 19th Century. In the late 70’s, the Cruelty to Animals Act was passed and was considered the first legislation that was aiming at regulating animal