Animal Testing

What they do

• Mice are "genetically engineered to develop cancer." (Currie, 2013, pg 2)
• Monkeys are "intentionally paralyzed from brain damage." (Currie, 2013, pg 2)
• Dogs are "force fed pesticides and other chemicals." (Currie, 2013, pg 2)

Taking away rights

• Animals' can't speak for themselves like humans can
• They can't say whether they want to be tested on or not
• They will never be given the chance to live a happy and free life
• "Animals and people are alike in many ways; they both feel, think, behave and experience pain." (Lonestar, 2015, pg 1)

Risk

• All experiments aren't successful.
• May work for animals but not humans.
• "Many people also believe that animals are inferior to humans and very different from them, hence results from animals cannot be applied to humans." (Hajar, 2011, pg 1)

Benefits

• With animals available it gives humans hope (Trull, 2015, pg 1).
• Many of the developments have come from animal testing (Trull, 2015, pg 2)

Reasons to keep testing

• "We share 95% of our genes with a mouse, making them and effective model for the human body." (Understanding Animal Research, 2014, pg1)
• "Thanks to animal research, primarily in mice, cancer survival rates have continued to rise." (Understanding Animal Research, 2014, pg1)
• "Animal research is responsible for the development of asthma inhalers; asthma still kills around 2000 people in the UK every year." (Understanding Animal Research, 2014, pg1)

Statistics

• "The UK consumes over 300 times more fish each year then the total number of all animals used in medical research each year." (Understanding Animal Research, 2014, pg 2)
• "Household cats kill approximately 5 million animals every week - more than the total number of animals used in medical research every year." (Understanding Animal Research, 2014, pg 2)

Conclusion

References

• Manchester Evening News. (2013, January 10). For and against: Animal testing. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
• The Wall Street Journal. (2015, April 23). Animal Testing and It's Gift to Human. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.wsj.com
• Understanding Animal Research. (2014, September 11). Forty reasons why we need animals in research. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org
• Hajar, R. (201, January 2011). Animal Testing and Medicine. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123518/