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Should we use animals for scientific tests? - Coggle Diagram
Should we use animals for scientific tests?
Hook
More than 50 million animals are used every year just in the United States for scientific experiences
Mice, rabbits, dogs, cats and monkeys are some of the most common animals that are tested on
97% of animals have died during testing
History and Background
Because of the United States Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, animal testing started slowing down
Ibn Zhur was the first person to ever test on animals, testing a surgical procedure.
In 1938 animal testing started.
Thesis
We should not use animals for scientific tests because, can harm animals, it's very unethical, and it can have animals feeling scared.
Specialized Info
Cover Girl, a cosmetic brand uses animal testing, founded in 1961.
MAC Cosmetics uses animal testing and was founded in 1984.
NARS Cosmetics uses animal testing, it was founded in 1994.
Argument #1
Animal testing can harm animals.
Animals can get very injured, and can end up deformed.
Some animals can be left mentally unstable because of the experiments and things put onto them.
If something goes wrong, an animal can die, 97% of animals die during tests.
Argument #2 Animal testing is very unethical
Even though animal testing for cosmetics, household products, pesticides, and drugs is legal in Canada, doesn't mean it is the right thing to do.
This is also unethical because it can give out wrong information, ie: we don't have fur like rabbits, we don't have the same texture skin as monkeys. This could potentially harm humans as well.
Putting animals in tests that could potentially harm them is not right, and can kill out lots of animals.
Argument #3 Testing can leave animals scared
Animals may see other animal experiments go badly, fearing what would happen to them if they were chosen for an experiement.
Animals can be scared once they are taken in, and put into a new habitat: a cage in a different room. They may not be fed as well, or not the same food as they ate in the wild. This can leave them scared.
Animals can feel this as harm, having makeup rubbed on their face, or a needle stuck down their throat.