"The fundamental argument for more than two centuries has been, therefore, that experimenting on animals with the goal of preventing and curing human medical problems was a legitimate addition to the long list of ways in which animals are used for human benefit." (Newton xvi) Works cited: Newton, D
"What women didn't realize at the time was that thalidomide could cause serious birth defects if it was taken during pregnancy." (Watson 4) This makes it possible for someone to comprehend the effects that untested drugs can have on the world
Cells will be provided to academic researchers, private -- public partnerships, biotechs and pharma for research, early drug discovery and safety assessment. The aim of the iPS cell centre is, therefore, to respond to the current and rapidly increasing demand for efficacy and toxicity testing using iPS cells from disease relevant populations (Balls 191) The innovation comes at the heels of a recent vegan movement championing the elimination of all animal derived or animal tested products from the market
"Federal standards are full of specific requirements for different kinds of studies, but in general, it is fair to say that they offer the most concrete guidance on questions of animal housing and care. The regulations include detailed discussions of square footage, exercise requirements, room temperature…" (Latham S36) Although scientists and researchers focus more on the result rather than the well-being of such animals, there are guidelines in place meant to provide decent maintenance of lab animals
"An entire scientific discipline, known as gnotobiology, is devoted to establishing and controlling the microbial status of laboratory animals." (Pal 9) These are animals normally are taken via cesarean and then kept pathogenic free to allow for optimal conditions during experimentation
, have hugely depended on animal experimentation. (Saraf and Kumaraswamy 6) Stem cell research, possibly the best way to create and maintain human organs and tissue comes from animal experimentation
Current studies involving animal experimentation are regulated to remove any use of animals that could form bonds or have higher levels of intelligence than desired. "…species-specific sentience does incorporate the nature of the human/animal bond…animals such as minipigs, might be less likely to develop close personal bonds with animal care staff than selected breeds of dog or species of monkey" (Webster 739) Therefore, animal experimentation / animal testing has moved from unregulated and potentially illegal to regulated and considerate of the possible feelings of the public and the animals experimented on
Animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments. The California Biomedical Research Association states that nearly every medical breakthrough ...
What is animal testing? What animals are used? What's wrong with animal testing? What's the alternative? If animal testing is so unreliable, why does it continue?
Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the ...
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Harm and Suffering . Vivisection is one of the worst forms of institutionalized animal abuse in our society, and it is a sanctioned and legal abuse.
The pharmacologist William D H Carey demonstrated the importance of animal testing in a letter to the British Medical Journal:
Animal Testing. The end to animal experimentation seems to be nearer than we could previously imagine. In 2008 three US federal government agencies, the National ...
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