“We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves.” - César Chávez (Chávez). Animal testing has occurred for centuries, dating back to the ancient times (Hajar). Physicians would dissect animals out of pure curiosity and to gain knowledge (Hajar). Although animals cannot speak and are not thought to be capable of human’s capacity of thinking, they do not deserve to go through detrimental circumstances. Numerous animals including rats, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and monkeys are used to experiment on. Every year in the United States animals are used to test a range of products and although the use of animals to test products …show more content…
Unfortunately, the best way to test potentially new medicines is through animal testing, and if initially successful, then by human testing too”(Jadhav). There are many benefits to animal testing, they can be used for research in medicine and for new cosmetic Scientist use animals to test how effective a medicine is and to see what the side effects might be caused. When done correctly and safely animal experimentation can be beneficial to advancement in medicine. Some researchers say that by doing these experiments they can help to save the lives of children, adults, and even animals from deadly diseases. One author that goes by the name Phil for Humanity says this: “It is considered more humane to do medical testing on animals first, then on humans first, for the obvious reason that human life is considered more precious than animals. Additionally, new medicines can also help animals too, so this falls under the philosophy of the needs of the many animals outweigh the needs of the few animals. Meaning the few animals that are sacrificed or tested upon is worth less than the many animals that are potentially saved or helped, thus helping the greater good is more morale”(Phil for Humanity). All in all animal testing can be beneficial to humans and animals but is still unethical. Other options for testing are available but some researchers deny it and say they care about the animals too and wish there were other