Scientific animal testing should be performed
Animal testing has contributed to many scientific breakthroughs in the past. Such as Polio and Malaria
Animals are similar to humans in many ways
Chimpanzees share 99% of their DNA with humans
94% of drugs that pass animal testing fail in humans
Animals have many anatomic,
Metabolic and cellular differences.
It is very hard to create an animal
model that is extremely similar to humans.
Animals can be used in situations where it would be unethical to test on humans.
Human lives are more valuable than animal lives.
Religious traditions allow for human domination over animals
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Having this responsibility, does not mean we can do what we like.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim teaching allow for animal testing as long as there is no evident harm.
Some cosmetics must be treated on animals to ensure their safety
Animal welfare act are rarely enforced
relatively few animals are used in animal testing, a small price to pay for medical advancements.
there are many pieces of evidence that research animals get poorly treated.
Animals suffer like humans do, so it is cruel to harm them
We eat roughly 3 times the amount of animals that are researched on annually
Because they cant speak out many people do not consider this a massive issue.
Medical breakthroughs made through animal testing have a good chance of being made without animals
There is no evidence that medical breakthroughs were due to the testing
Animal tests can be misleading
Animals make better test subjects, due to a shorter life cycle
In order to obtain viable test results, researchers must treat animals well
There is no adequate alternative to testing on a living whole body system.
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All mammals come from a common ancestor, sharing same vital organs
This allows us to study effects over a whole life, even generations.
Animal testing is expensive and often ineffective
The US government spends about $56 million per year on animal testing.
There are technologies being developed to replace animal testing.
This testing is far from complete, so animal testing is still necessary