animal rights Options

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should animals be used in experiments?

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there are a couple misconceptions about animal testing:


1. misconception: that animals are different from humans in every way such that we can't learn from them.
truth: mice have similar nervous systems, primates are very similar. we have been able to infect chimpanzees with HIV. notice the Human in the Human immunodeficency virus. we can learn a lot from animals.

2. myth: animals are tested for things that we already know about, like caffine and other drugs.
truth: most of the time animal testing is for new combinations, or for treatments. or for studies that would be unethical on humans.

like, how would you study what caffine during pregnacy affects a fetus with humans? go get whores and get the pregnat and feed the caffine and another group none and then abort the babies when you're done?

you have to use animals.

3. myth: animals are mistreated.
fact: they can be, if they are completely privately operated. but if they have government funding, they have to follow strict regulations.

animals must be given: proper air conditioning, adequet room for movement, ventilation, adequete food and water (unless the expirement deals with it). they must not be mistreated or abused.

the government has agencys that drop in to labs and checks. without telling them when they'll be there.




yes, the cosmetic industry does give a bad name to animal testing.

but it's necicary.

point in case: fountain of youth mascara (not sure if the name is correct. but it really happened)
this product was not animal tested.

it was sold, and thousands of people used it. till they felt the burning.

if you got a tiny bit of it in your eyes, it would burn. some 500+ people eventually went blind.