The phrase ‘out of sight out of mind’ dates back to as early as the 13th century. This general and broad statement can be used in a lighthearted manner to, for example, discuss a mess stuffed into a closet instead of properly cleaned. On the contrary the simple phrase can refer to something grave. Animal testing is not often on the forefront of the average person's mind. No one thinks about the body count of rabbits killed in order to produce that tube of lipstick or the sounds of anguish from primates being tortured in order to further research in medicine. The darkness of animal testing is never thought about because it is hidden behind the appealing labels in the cosmetics aisle. The thoughts of animals being tortured is understandably quite
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There are numerous alternatives that hold greater advantages and benefits than the experimentations on animals. The use of these alternatives can vary from medical training to cosmetic testing to scientific research. Some of these alternatives include cadavers, living human cells, human patient simulators, and models on the computer (“Animal Testing”). Obviously people training to be doctors or surgeons can not gain knowledge and experience solely through practice on a computer program and a cosmetics or health products company would not find it effective to test its products on actual human cadavers, but that is okay. There are so many different methods to use to replace animal testing and they are all so flexible and different. Besides the clear positive of using alternative methods for experimentation and testing because they are more humane, there are so many other advantages these alternatives have that make them undeniably more fit for the job. Animal testings are time consuming with just one simple test taking up to 3 years (“End Animal”). Adding to that these experiments and testings are extremely expensive and can cost up to millions of dollars unlike the many alternate methods. This money which has been estimated to reach about 16 billion a year is being taken from taxpayers pockets. Not only that, but much of the money obtained by health charities go straight to help fund these testings (“Animal Testing”). Maybe the biggest edge that these alternatives have on animals is the compared success rate between the
There are numerous alternatives that hold greater advantages and benefits than the experimentations on animals. The use of these alternatives can vary from medical training to cosmetic testing to scientific research. Some of these alternatives include cadavers, living human cells, human patient simulators, and models on the computer (“Animal Testing”). Obviously people training to be doctors or surgeons can not gain knowledge and experience solely through practice on a computer program and a cosmetics or health products company would not find it effective to test its products on actual human cadavers, but that is okay. There are so many different methods to use to replace animal testing and they are all so flexible and different. Besides the clear positive of using alternative methods for experimentation and testing because they are more humane, there are so many other advantages these alternatives have that make them undeniably more fit for the job. Animal testings are time consuming with just one simple test taking up to 3 years (“End Animal”). Adding to that these experiments and testings are extremely expensive and can cost up to millions of dollars unlike the many alternate methods. This money which has been estimated to reach about 16 billion a year is being taken from taxpayers pockets. Not only that, but much of the money obtained by health charities go straight to help fund these testings (“Animal Testing”). Maybe the biggest edge that these alternatives have on animals is the compared success rate between the