Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

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Rough Draft “If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.” (Ellen DeGeneres) Majority of the products today are tested on animals, while some products are “cruelty free”. While most people only look at animal abuse as starvation or chaining up animals, there are different forms of animal abuse. Animal abuse still runs rampant in today’s society with horrific practices like animal testing, dog fighting and organizational animal captivity. Though these are persistent problems, adoption and proper animal care can bring awareness to these travesties. …show more content…

During animal testing, animals do not have a say in what happens to them. The animals in labs never get to see sun light or feel fresh air and they are crammed in small cages for most of their life. Some experiments they test on animals have the animals restrained, sometimes by the legs and neck, and sometimes their entire body is restrained and they are left that way for months, helpless and in pain. Animals do not only experience physical pain, but emotional as well. They are always in agony, and in fear of the next procedure that may be practiced on them. Think of the physical and emotional pain these animals go through on a daily basis, or for some, their entire life. Maybe then one can understand the fear and pain they live with (Harm and