Medical research

animals in scientific and medical experimentation. It is a hotly debated topic in the media today. Many people look at the ethics of animal testing, but do not look at the scientific facts. Animal testing is necessary in scientific and medical research at this time. We can use animals in human research because animals and humans have many similarities in their anatomy and physiology (cite). Although at the moment animal testing is necessary in scientific and medical research, it could be…

Animal research has paved the way for important discoveries. Kalat (2016) points out that many scientists believe it is “better to inflict distress under controlled conditions than to permit ignorance and disease to inflict greater distress” (p. 11). Scientists are faced with the ethical question of “What is considered inappropriate when using animals for research?” Studies show that “researchers look for alternatives to using animals when possible” (Jensen, Forsberg, Gamborg, Millar, &…

answers to the question abusing the practice of animal testing where it is not necessary. When faced with a trade off for a necessity such as medical care, however, I believe that animal testing is condonable, and the excerpt above comes to show that majority of the general public is willing to marginalize animal welfare when faced with advancements in medical…

animals around the world are forced to inhale deadly toxins, swallow pills, have toxic liquids inserted into their eyes, have their organs genetically mutated in order to resemble human organs and so much more inhumane experiments for the purpose of ‘medical advancements’. However this depiction of animal testing can vary between the two ‘sides’ of animal…

Chimpanzee research is a growing awarness in the world with many countries banning it and arguing that experimenting on these animals is flat out wrong. Chimpanzee reserach labratories are used to conduct invasive experiments to test drugs on chimpanzees, this trend of using chimpanzees for research started in the 1920s. Capturing baby chimps from forests in Africa and hunters would kill any other chimpanzee protecting the babies. Sent off to labs to be tested most of the chimpanzees lasting at…

life, do animals get any benefit from being used for biomedical research? The use of animals for research goes back to Greek and Roman times. Biomedical animal experimentation has led to many cures for diabetes, antibiotics, polio, tranquilizers, etc. In 1966, the U.S. Congress passed the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to exclude birds and certain types of rats and mice used in research. Many believe we need the use of biomedical research to find advances for future human health. Others argue that…

Some medications and vaccines have been created in the past through this testing. A polio vaccine was the result of animal research and testing, which without, polio would still take thousands of human lives each year. “There could have been no oral polio vaccine without the use of innumerable animals, a very large number of animals,” Albert mentioned to a reporter before his demise in 1993. Multiple vaccines being created today need the animal experiments to prove them safe before supplying…

regulates treatment of animals in research testing. Animal testing is unjust and should be illegal because it is cruel, unethical, and unnecessary. Experimenting on animals is an act of cruelty. Most animals are killed from the harmful effects of the testing: “‘Animals are commonly subjected…

chimpanzees go through when treated in research laboratories; Goodall saw stark actions being placed and harsh surgeries performed and knew she had to help make people aware of these situations. Many people don’t see the wrong-doing of this problem. In another essay, written by the American Medical Association, they gave multiple valid reasons for animal research being necessary. However, it is wrong to take advantage of chimpanzees or any type of animal in human research. Goodall’s essay is…

Descriptive accounts of dissections of live animals from approximately 500 BC seem all too familiar in modern day with over 100 million animals senselessly killed in the United States for medical, educational, or business…