By: Juliann Cummings
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Animal testing is abuse to many different
kinds of innocent animals and should not be
used, this type of cruelty should be stopped
immediately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRBcHIIsXc
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“Some [research animals] are burned with
blow torches or submerged in scalding water,
some are beaten with mallets until they die of
shock or internal injuries, some are
inoculated with cancer cells and die a
lingering and agonized death, hundreds of
thousands undergo major surgery and are
cruelly neglected while they recover or die”
(Shaffer).
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Medical Testing (cancer, vaccines, burns,
transplants, etc.)
Cosmetics Testing (makeup, lotions, anti-aging,
etc.)
◦ Actress Kristin Bauer of the television show True Blood
said ''It's so simple for me: we shouldn't be torturing
another living being for mascara when we don't have
to…It seems so odd when you think of shaving cream
and a bunny, or mascara and a guinea pig. We're not
saving a life’’ (Ellin).
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Product Testing (cleaning, car, and food
products)
Behavioral Testing (how the animal reacts, thinks,
and how it makes conclusions)
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Calm and easy to handle animals including:
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Dogs
Mice and Rats
Cats
Farm Animals
Rabbits
Primates
http://alanhou.hubpages.com/hub/inhumane-animaltesting-on-dogs-cats-mice-and-other-animals
http://www.rominachirre.com/romina_chirre_englis
h/rominas_blog/?p=844
http://speakingofresearch.com/tag/animalwelfare/
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They are the most used animals because:
◦ Can be kept in smaller units
◦ Researchers don’t need to give them pain killers by
law
◦ They have a similar nervous system to humans
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Mice and rats are used in toxicology tests in
which they are slowly put to death
They are used in behavioral testing because
they run through mazes to see what parts of
the brain causes movement
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Dogs are used for:
◦ Neurological research
◦ Medical testing (given diseases and vaccinations)
◦ Beagles are the most common breed used
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Cats are used for:
◦ Classroom dissections
◦ Vision tests (eyes are sewn shut or removed)
http://christyannalvarado.blogspot.com/2011/07/behin
d-scenes-of-animal-testing.html
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/125
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Rabbits are used for:
◦ Cosmetics and product testing (put in the eyes or
freshly shaved skin)
◦ Medical testing
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Other kinds of farm animals are used for:
◦ Trauma training courses (for the military)
◦ Medical testing (organs are removed)
http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/anim
al_testing.htm
http://www.offlu.net/index.php?id=98
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They are caught in the wild
and raised in laboratories
Used for:
◦ Vaccine tests (given
diseases and are then
given vaccines to see if
they help)
◦ Behavioral tests (primates
are very similar to
humans)
Primates become lonely,
bored, and suffer from
insanity while in
laboratories
http://ctkathy.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/is-therea-case-for-animal-testing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUoLHyaxOd4
This is a long video but it is very informative about what
types of laws protect animals from testing.
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It usually doesn’t help find
important research, “From
time to time, animal
experimenters “have
stumbled on something
useful,” but current
experiments “aren't coming
up with anything of actual
value” for health”(Clemmitt
10).
Innocent animals die from
cruelty and mistreatment.
http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruel
ty/animal_testing.htm
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On the Speak Out For Species education website it
stated that “An estimated 90 percent of all animals
used in research are rats and mice, though many
other species are also used, including guinea pigs,
dogs, cats, rabbits, nonhuman primates, and farm
animals” (Problems). This goes to show that there are
so many animals out there in laboratories getting
hurt and abused. Hopefully this will change many
people’s views on animal testing and will make the
reader more aware of why animal testing is a horrible
thing to do to innocent animals that are also pets and
shouldn’t be treated this way.
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