Reasons Why Animal Testing Is Pointless

Vivisection(animal testing): The cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation; broadly: animal experimentation especially if considered to cause distress to the subject(Merriam-Webster).
Isn’t that a mouthful. Although that’s what the definition is (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary), many people believe that the testings are for the greater good of humanity. But have you considered if animal testing has no benefits, and should be illegal? There are many things to keep in mind. Such as: multiple tests have failing; We have new technology to use; also, these tests will cause the animals pain.

The first thing to remember is that multiple animal tests have failed. Evidence shows

Multiple animals will be experimented on, then later killed after used. If the animals didn’t die right off the bat, they’re still injured and kept in captivity(Ian Murnaghan). Scientists/doctors using animals for medical research will do this to find a cure for a human illness. Although, research shows that less than 2%(1.16%) of human illnesses can ever be seen in animals - over 98% never affect them(33 Reasons Why Animal Testing Is Pointless). Animals don’t get the illnesses that we humans do. Conditions such as the types of heart diseases, multiple types of cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, or schizophrenia. But signs of these diseases can be artificially caused in animals, to attempt to recreate the human disease(Cruelty Free International). Another thing to notice is that there are more than 1000 substances hazardous to lab animals, although 97% are safe to humans(33 Reasons Why Animal Testing Is Pointless). Why are these substances safe and hazardous? This is mainly because of the difference of animal and human genetics. Using animals for any experimentation is like animal

But the animals DNA structure is close, not exact. Scientists even noted that over 100 mouse cell types found, only 50% of the DNA (that is accountable for regulating genes in mice) could be matched to a human’s DNA(Cruelty Free International). But every animal DNA structure is different from one another. For instance, a mouse could have a positive reaction to a substance; but a bird could have a negative reaction to the same substance. This turns to very misleading results, which the treatment will be put on the back burner(Pros and Cons of Animal Testing). Also, according to the quondam scientific executive of Huntingdon Life Sciences, animal and human results agree 5-25% of the time(33 Reasons Why Animal Testing Is Pointless). This proves that animal testing isn’t accurate and is