Nlcatp.org writes, “A popular method in coming up with new medicines, products, and foods, is by testing the mixtures and substances on animals first, as a way of seeing the effects of whatever is being tested. With animal testing, many new medicines, some that have saved many lives, have now been available that weren’t years before. On the flip side, however, if animal testing has negative consequences, it can cause great harm, as well as fatality, for the animal.” It’s obviously very important that we save the lives of many people but when researching lab testing of animals and looking at images of what happens to them when a lab test fails leads me to wonder if animal testing is worth it. As a society, we’ve progressed incredibly far scientifically there are now alternatives to this kind of testing. According to the Humane Society there are now nearly fifty alternative methods and strategies to testing that don’t involve
Nlcatp.org writes, “A popular method in coming up with new medicines, products, and foods, is by testing the mixtures and substances on animals first, as a way of seeing the effects of whatever is being tested. With animal testing, many new medicines, some that have saved many lives, have now been available that weren’t years before. On the flip side, however, if animal testing has negative consequences, it can cause great harm, as well as fatality, for the animal.” It’s obviously very important that we save the lives of many people but when researching lab testing of animals and looking at images of what happens to them when a lab test fails leads me to wonder if animal testing is worth it. As a society, we’ve progressed incredibly far scientifically there are now alternatives to this kind of testing. According to the Humane Society there are now nearly fifty alternative methods and strategies to testing that don’t involve