Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing

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Have you ever wondered how scientists develop the medicine you take when you catch a cold? Within the lab wall, millions of actions can be taken against animals, after many years of evolution “Animal testing” remains an active argument, Animal testing has been there since late 1800 when Louis Pasteur applied his tests on chicken to develop a drug to treat pox and since then it has taken the scientific world by strike that left the humanity with numerous side effects, There’s no doubt that alternative methods are more accurate, factual and detailed even if there are scientists who still believe the complete opposite, that medical research should depend mainly on animal tests despite its physical and psychological harm. Firstly; Drugs …show more content…

While US National Health Institutes spend 14$ billion just on animal testing out of 31$ billion budget, for example Rat phototoxicity test (Phototoxicity is defined as a toxic response from a substance applied to the body) costs 11,500$ and on the other hand the equivalent non-animal tests cost 1,300$. Scientists believe that with such technological advances we can finally cause less harm to animals and earth as …show more content…

Also the catastrophic smoking experiment that was reported by PETA organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.) animals are forced to breathe cigarette smoke for up to six hours straight, every day, for as long as three years lab rats are forced into tiny canisters, and cigarette smoke is pumped directly into their noses, Another smoking experiment to clear out the confusion around this particular point is the experimenters at R.J. Reynolds in which