Do you think it is necessary to do animal testing?
Do you think it is necessary to do animal testing in order to produce drugs and products for humans and to do research on disease processes?
I Googled this topic: I am copying an alternative that was given, - (There are alternatives to many tests that are currently done on animals - e.g. growing tissue or cell cultures from human cells in the laboratory.) www.idebate.org Animals are treated so badly that has been proven by PETA. No - I do not agree with the necessity of using animals for disease research.
It sure beats letting humans die. PETA is People Eating Tasty Animals.
I'd rather a few lab rats die then a kid or fellow human. Rats (animals) are a lot cheaper then growing tissue. Now it doesn't mean be cruel to the animals, but if the results of testing hurts them, that's better then it happening on one of us.
Regretfully I feel it is necessary. It is better that a rat dies in the name of research, than your mother for the lack of it.
Graham.
I think that some animal testing is necessary to better understand disease and produce life-saving medications. However, I don't think that all the testing currently being carried out is necessary; some of it could be done in other ways. Cosmetics testing on animals is never justified, in my opinion.
I am not sure if those of you who support the testing of animals really know what it is about. Obviously, it is not only rats that suffer. In the US, about five million dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, monkeys, and other animals die from lethal tests performed on them. Substances are forced into the animals’ throats, pumped into their stomachs, where the substance causes stomach ruptures in some cases, injected into a vein, applied to the eyes, rectum and vagina or inhaled through a gas mask. The animals react by breathing hard, having diarrhea, bleeding from the eyes, nose or mouth. The animals sit terrified in their barren cages and as they are stressed, they show neurotic behaviors such as pulling out their own hair, shaking, rocking back and forth, biting themselves. If someone passes by their cage they cower in fear. Their life is marked by loneliness, terror and pain. There are already many companies that have turned their back to animal testing. They have done their homework: there are alternative tests such as testing on human cell cultures and tissue studies (in vitro tests) and artificial human “skin” and “eyes” that imitate the body’s natural properties. Computer virtual organs can also be used as accurate models of human body parts. EPISKIN™ and EpiDerm™ are multi-layered skin models that consist of cultures of human skin cells. These methods have been scientifically validated and accepted around the world as good replacements of animal testing.
Companies that don't test on animals:
Bobbi Brown
Abercrombie & Fitch
LIDO Skin Care
Paul Mitchell Systems
Carolina Herrera
(amongst many others)
Companies that do test on animals:
L'oreal
Dolce & Gabbana
Estée Lauder
Procter & Gamble
Hugo Boss
Johnson & Johnson (and the list goes on and on)
I think it is time to reconsider our favorite brands...
by Mara Alexander 9 years ago
Yes or no? Tell why you feel the way you do
by Morgan Peters 10 years ago
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by Iontach 13 years ago
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by Rochelle Frank 6 years ago
..... Cosmetics tested on animals. Does this also mean we can not put lipstick on pigs anymore?
by Pooja Sharma 14 years ago
hey what do you all think let me know.........
by Mary 9 years ago
What are some well known makeup brands, that don't practice animal testing?I have heard some pretty disgusting things about some of the makeup I have been wearing for years, and am wanting to try some cruelty-free products.
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