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Essay / Animal Testing Rights - 979
Animal testing can harm many different species of animals for our selfish needs to be safe and not harm humans. Many animals are in danger when scientists test products on them that they do not need. Health issues, tests, alternatives, student surveys, and rebuttals make the tests very flawed in every way. The daily life of an animal in a testing room is very stressful and puts its life in danger every second. Although the Animal Welfare Act protects many animals, "95% of animals used in experiments are not protected by the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which excludes birds, rats and mice bred for research, as well as cold-blooded animals such as reptiles and animals. most fish. » (ProCon.org. “Animal Testing ProCon.org.” ProCon.org. January 29, 2014. Web. April 29, 2014.). This means that most pets, with the exception of dogs and cats, are tested daily and struggle to survive through the experiments put on them. Most of the time when animals are tested, they have to go through a lot of extreme precautions. Once the test subjects have been tested, the scientists make them take numerous precautions in order to see how the product reacts. The Draize eye test, used by cosmetics companies to assess irritation caused by shampoos and other products, involves rabbits being immobilized in stocks with their eyelids held open by clips, sometimes for several days, so that they cannot ignore the tested products. (ProCon.org. “Animal Testing ProCon.org.” ProCon.org. January 29, 2014. Web. May 4, 2014.). If humans were tested instead of animals, many people would be outraged at the suffering and why not protest for the animals. Many products and medications are not subject to any animal testing; which...... middle of article ......ong in all respects.24Works Cited“Pain and Distress in Research Animals” The Humane Society. Humane society. .“Alternatives to Animal Testing” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. USA.gov. April 8. 2014 < http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/science/sya-iccvam/>. “11 Facts About Animal Testing” Do something. Do something. .“Beauty Without Rabbits: Searching for Cruelty-Free Companies” PETA. PETA. .ProCon “Animal testing”. ProCon. January 29. 2014. “Advantages and Disadvantages of Animal Testing” Health Research Funding. Funding for health research. February 26. 2014 http://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-animal-testing/>.