Ban Animal Testing Dr. Richard Klausner, a former director of the National Cancer Institute, once said, “The history of cancer research has been a history of curing cancer in the mouse. We have cured mice of cancer for decades and it simply didn’t work in humans” (Cimons M.). In this statement, Klausner is pointing out a serious flaw in animal testing by stating curing cancer in mice has been done but yet humans still have to face cancer. Mice are not the only animals being used to find cures in
Animal testing is “the use of non-human animals in research and development projects, especially for purposes of determining the safety of substances such as foods or drugs” (Dictionary.com). Animal testing happens every day in labs all over the country. It happens in private facilities, government laboratories, non-profit facilities and university laboratories. Private facilities have an endless list of product tests including drugs, cosmetics, cleaning chemicals and shampoos. Government laboratories
forms of testing to prove that it is safe for human consumption. The most common method for test if a drug, or substance is safe to humanity is animal testing. For many decades people have used animals for the testing of drugs,and various other types of medical research. The usage of animals in research is necessary to help protect as many people as possible from the possible negative effects of the tested medicines. Animals necessary in medical research The use of animals in research is important
use of animals in research justified? Should animal experimentation be permitted? Should these animals be liberated? The use of animals in scientific research has long been a debatable subject for decades. Most individual consider it morally wrong for animals to be used this way just for the benefit of humans. In this paper, I will give a brief background and description of the scientific use of animal testing, I will explain some of the medical furtherance achievements from animal testing, and I
experimentation of animals is a widely contested aspect of medical research. The question posed is: under what conditions, if any, is it morally acceptable to conduct experimental research on non-human animals? Experimental research, for the purpose of this paper, will be defined as the the potential harmful, non-therapeutic research on animals. As a basis for the argument, it is necessary to provide statistics on conducting animal research. Each year more than 100 million animals are killed in the
#1: Regan v. Cohen on Animal Rights & Animal Testing in Biomedical Research In this paper, I will summarize Regan’s view supporting animal rights. Then I will contrast it against Cohen’s stance against the inclusion of animals in the moral sphere which would end animal testing in biomedical research. Finally, I will explain how I believe Regan would defend himself against Cohen’s objections. Regan states that animals should have rights, and claims that the system of animal exploitation is fundamentally
In “The Case for Animal Rights”, Tom Regan argues for the total abolition of animal research by saying that animals1 have the right to not be treated as others’ resources. In “The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research”, Carl Cohen encourages animal research because he argues that animals have no rights and that animal research generates huge long term benefits. In this paper, I will first present Regan’s and Cohen’s arguments, and then state what may be Regan’s defenses against Cohen
Animal experimentation has been a widely discussed topic for years now, both by activists and scientists alike in order to determine whether it is pure cruelty or science. About 1.4 million animals die each year in animal experiments and such a number arises many questions regarding morale. Is animal experimenting morally right or wrong? While most of the people think that animals undergo painful suffering or death which is not justified by the the results the scientists get, others see it as the
As mentioned in the introduction drug testing has advanced rapidly since its introduction into law and our society in the late 1980’s. Most Americans now accept drug testing as a normal part of the of the job search process. Many Americans because of their age can’t remember a time when there wasn’t drug testing laws. Not only has it become a new normal but drug testing has made its way into the main stream in many other area. One specific arena is in the field of professional and amateur sports
Fadzli Bin Abdollah1,2,b, Nur Rashid Mat Nuri3,c, Hilmi Amiruddin1,2,d, Noreffendy Tamaldin1,2,e 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia 2Centre for Advanced Research on Energy, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia 3Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia azakwanrazi@gmail