Animal testing, is also known as animal experimenting, animal research and the use of non-¬human in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under a study. This method can be differentiated with field studies in which animals are observed in their natural environments. This kind of experimental is usually conducted in universities, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, defense establishments, and commercial facilities that provide animal ¬testing services to industry. The focus of animal testing varies field from pure research which may focus on answering some question of great practical importance, such as finding a cure for a disease and cosmetics testing. While in education, animal testing is sometimes uses as a component of biology or psychology courses. Animal testing was found as a controversial topic that has grouped people that either support animal testing or oppose it altogether, and suggests the use of alternatives. …show more content…
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is the central law that oversees the humane care, control, treatment, and transportation of animals used in laboratories (PETA, 2004). It is known as a law that controls the condition of animals used in experiments, but the legality of these tests is not enforced by most of the famous countries. Both the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration does not require any particular product test because there is no law that requires animal testing for cosmetics and household products. Though the regulation is not forcing any companies to use animals as their tools in doing experiment or cosmetics testing, there are few countries and people that support animal testing for the efficiency and the benefit that other types of testing do not