Animal Testing

Introduction

Nowadays, animal testing is a subject that commonly occurs. Some people think it is needed in research, meanwhile others think it is not allowed to sacrifice animals for sciences because they are treated badly during their lifetime. Although some opponents do not consider the fact that animals are also used in the food industry. Laboratory animals are breed for sciences and will guarantee improvements in this field, so everyone would benefit from it (Stubblefield, 05). In particular, pharmaceutical, medical and cosmetic industries and household companies can improve their products by testing them on animals, leading to a better life quality and more satisfied customers.

Discussion

Animal Testing is the controlled use of laboratory animals for medical and scientific reasons. Laboratory animals are being used by scientists for the investigation of biological process of animals and humans, for drug testing, surgical and vaccines techniques and to analyze the safety of various chemicals that are being used in cosmetics, pesticides and other products for human being (Hayhurst, Chris, 19).

Animal testing is done for a number of reasons within the medical, scientific and cosmetic industries; the practice of animal testing raises a number of ethical flags, since it causes harm to living things.

Advocates of animal testing argue that medical advances that have occurred over the centuries are thanks to animal research. Treatments for heart disease provides a good example, such as open heart surgery in which machines control the circulatory functions for a limited time to replace the functions of heart and lung or coronary bypass which improves flow of blood to the muscles of heart, and provides the alternate of a inactive heart valve. The equipment and techniques for renal dialysis have also become possible because of animal experimentation (Athanasiou, Debad, and Darzi, 232). 

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