Horrors of Animal Research, Testing, and Experimentation Essay

The Horrors of Animal Testing    The torture and murder of millions of animals annually has been occurring for centuries now. Every year we ignore it, and every year the numbers grow. The act of vivisection or the practice of experimenting on animals began because of religious prohibitions against dissection of human corpses. After religious leaders lifted these prohibitions, it was too late. Vivisection had become a major part of medical and educational research. As well as major part of product testing in many companies. Experimenting and testing on animals is morally wrong because, it is inhumane and torturous. We, as a country, should not condone cruelty to animals. Why is it a person can be charged with a crime for not feeding their pet, but these companies torture and murder millions of animals and nothing happens to them? Because we as people will do nothing to stop these hanious crimes. The reason we cannot prevent these terrible acts is because we do not know they are occurring. Millions of people do not realize simple products and drugs we use every day are tested on animals. Although animal testing of certain pharmaceuticals and chemicals is still mandated by law, but there is no law that requires testing of personal care and household products. These laws that require animal testing of certain drugs and chemicals were developed very casually back in the 1920Æs. Today, we know that non-animal test methods exist and that these tests are more accurate in predicting toxicity than are crude, cruel tests on animals. Many companies resist progress because the crude nature of animal tests allow them to market many products that might be determined too toxic if cell culture tests were used. These are the companies who... ...any new alternatives to dissection. These include many new computer programs and very thorough coloring books. These teach without the constant supply of animals. Animal testing is a horrific action that takes place everyday. In today's society we should not condone this behavior. It wastes a lot of money and time. Everyone should be seeking a way to stop these terrible acts. Works Cited 1)Sadistic Scandal. n. pag. Online. Internet. 28 April. 1998. Available: peta- online.org 2)Testing Without Torture. n. pag. Online. Internet. 28 April. 1998. Available: peta-online.org 3)Toxic and Tragic. n. pag. Online. Internet. 28 April. 1998. Available: peta-online.org 4)Fisher, Lawrence M., 3 Companies Speed Artificial Skin, The New York Times, Sept 12, 1990. 5)Branna, Tom, Animal Testing Alternatives: Moving Closer to Validation?, February 1995