Is animal testing, right or wrong?
In my opinion, testing drugs and cosmetics on animals is wrong on both moral and scientific grounds. Morally, it is often extremely cruel and sometimes completely unnecessary – for example, I once saw some undercover footage from a laboratory in which dogs were being force-fed weedkiller which had already been tested on humans. The dogs were given 50 times what had been established as a dangerous dose for humans – what possible reason could there have been for this? The ‘scientists’ involved were clearly either seriously lacking in training or were just plain idiots, because one of them accidentally inserted the tube delivering the weedkiller into the dog’s trachea rather than its oesophagus, filling its lungs with fluid. Barbaric. Scientifically, testing things on animals is unreliable. Animals react differently to humans to many substances, rendering many tests pointless. For example, a contraceptive called Tamoxifen was once developed which was tested on rats. It worked as intended,
Animal testing is the use of non-human animals for scientific experimentation. Animal testing has been used since ages in the world in universities, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, farms, defense establishments and even commercial facilities. They help with subjects such as genetics, developmental biology, behavioral studies, biomedical research, xenotransplantation etc. The pros of animal testing are as follows: – It helps in finding exact cure for human diseases. – It plays a great role in economy. – It helps a lot in scientific research. The cons of animal testing are as follows: – It is hazardous to lives of animals. – It can be misleading as animals and humans are different. – Animal testing procedures are painful for animals. It is up to individuals to decide whether it is wrong or right based on its advantages and disadvantages. However, I personally feel it is totally wrong and alternative procedures should be used in research.
