NAME:TANVIR HOSSAIN SHAMIM
ID:212040032
BATCH:10th
DEPARTMENT:ENGLISH
COSMETIC TESTING ON ANIMALS
It is widely known that animals have long been used as the objects on which people carry
out various experiments for their purpose. Currently, people involve animals in various types
of researches: in medicine (drugs and injections), in biomedical research, and in the design
of cosmetics.There are specific ethical issues concerning animal testing in various types of
industries. I believe that the use of animals in the cosmetic industry is unethical and should
be prohibited, while animal testing for medical purposes can be allowed, as it often saves
human lives, but such testing should be thoroughly regulated by the law.
Despite the fact that animal testing sometimes brings benefits for humanity, the government
has not developed unambiguous principles concerning the use of animals in cosmetic
researches. It is due to the fact that each year millions of animals are under the threat of
extinction from biomedical experiments, which are conducted for human health benefits. This
fact forces us to look at the moral side of the issue. The law which exists today relates only
to the use of animals in the creation of drugs and vaccines. But there are no identified
principles concerning the use of animals in biomedical researches or in the cosmetic
industry, which are widely developed today. The situation with the cosmetics industry is
much more complex and controversial. I believe that the cosmetic industry and biomedical
investigations are entirely different concepts because their initial purpose is different. With
the help of cosmetics people try to decorate themselves and improve those traits which are
given by nature. Their health will not deteriorate without it. But for the development of
various cosmetic substances, people make animals suffer because of the severe impact of
these substances on their bodies. In the majority of cases, animals feel severe pain. Here, it
is necessary to think philosophically and place the ecosystem in center when making any
decision. People should maintain and support biodiversity which exists on the Earth because
it ensures thousands of processes which allow people to live on the planet. It is difficult to
justify animal testing in the cosmetic sphere. Alternative methods of testing cosmetics should
be developed, as they will be crucial for both animals and people.
As it can be seen, animal testing is carried out for various purposes. Some of them can be
justified, but others cannot be. The case of animal testing is easier to be judged because of
its initial purpose. It should be provided with the aim to bring benefits to human health and
save millions of people. But at the same time, such testing destroys the biodiversity of the
planet and is harmful to all living beings. The only way here can be the creation of proper
codification which will take into account both sides of the issue and follow it.Instead of this,
other methods of cosmetic testing should be developed.