The Pros And Cons Of Animal Testing On Animals

Animal testing has been used since the 1400’s to better human health and has become increasingly used since the 19th century. Since then, animal testing has become very controversial with the appearance of animal rights groups and the topic of whether animal testing is morale or not. Because of this, rules and regulations such as the Federal Animal

Welfare Act (1966) have been passed to ensure the welfare of the animals that are tested on.

Still, the question of whether animal testing is morale and should be allowed presents itself. In the end, the advantages and pros of animal testing outweight the cons. Animals need to be used for testing because it advances medical practices, safely tests on animals, and saves both animal and human lives alike.

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This claim is false as scientists must follow a multitude of rules and regulatiosn to be allowed to test on animals. The Federal Animal

Welfare Act (AWA) passed by congress ini 1966 regulates the experiences of the animals in testing. There are rules to follow such as the average temperature and the size of the cage they are kept in among many others. To even be able to use animals for testing, laboratories and scientists must give a report and be approved by an Institutional Animal Care and Use

Committee (IACUC). Even after this, the tests are usually inspected by the Association for

Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) which makes sure the animals in the test are treated in a humane way. Besides the rules and