“If you want to test cosmetic products, why do it on a poor animal that has done nothing? They should instead use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape. So rather than seeing if perfume irritates a rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts. -Ellen DeGenères. Although I should probably agree with Ellen, I think animal testing is a good thing. Yes, this may seem cruel to me, but animal testing can bring many benefits to many people. I'm not trying to say that animal testing isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I am saying that it is an important thing that we need to do in society to stay healthy. “Approximately 20 million animals are experimented on and killed each year, three-quarters for medical purposes and the rest for testing various products.” -Santa Clara University, Claire Andre and Manuel Vasquez. Obviously, that's a lot of animals being tested on. Yes, I feel like scientists may be going too far and testing on too many animals. But I still think animal testing is an important factor in human health. This topic may be one of the most debated, but I think the only argument against animal testing that people use is, "No, please, animal testing can kill all the animals." animals, it's cruel, it's inhumane and you are a terrible human being. Okay, sure, that's not wrong, but like I said, animal testing can provide many benefits. For example, animal testing has led to the creation of many life-saving cures and treatments. According to the US-based Foundation Biomedical Research, “animal research has played a vital role in virtually every major medical advance of the last century, for both human and veterinary health. Antibiotic...... middle of paper...... a better way to test on animals. Instead of taking perfectly healthy animals and keeping them in captivity for testing, I think we should use older, slightly unhealthy animals for testing. Because these animals are already suffering and likely to die soon, so if the drug they are testing works, they will benefit. But also, if the medicine is not successful, it will not make much loss. So, to conclude everything I just told you, I don't think animal testing should be banned, and that it benefits us. in many ways. Of course, I love animals, but animal testing has brought us enormous medical advances that we could never have achieved. I don't know if anyone would volunteer their baby for the new rounds of testing, but someone needs to be tested in front of the public. So if we can't test on animals, then who?