Our vast knowledge in science and the human anatomy has resulted in amazing medical breakthroughs and practices. Despite that being said, it is troubling to know that animal experimentation is still being practiced in this day and age. For further understanding, animal experimentation, also known as animal testing, is where scientists run tests on animals for the medical and safety purposes that would benefit society as a whole (6). Today, animal testing serves purpose for product safety, biomedical research and education. In terms of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers are required to have their products before having it in the market (fda.gov). In terms of Europe, there is a regulation that exists which is called “REACH”. This …show more content…
Many doctors also use animals as a means of practice. Alexis Carrel, a French doctor, received a Nobel Prize in Medicine as he mastered a technique where one has to join blood vessels during an organ transplant. He mastered this technique by practicing on dogs. It is thanks to him that organ transplant is a practice that now exists. (Watson 7-9). It is also not uncommon for animals to be used in the classroom. To help with biology studies, students would have had to dissect an animal to understand the workings of the anatomy (Watson 9-10). Of course, not just anybody can start cutting up an animal and do things to it. One has to first get approval and give proper reasoning for the experimentation (“Animal Experimentation” 62). But even with all these medical breakthroughs, we actually no longer need to implement the practice of animal testing in this day and age mainly because of three reasons: it is an unethical act, there are differences in biological structures and finally, alternatives can be used that will greatly reduce the number of animal