Scribd
Upload
8 views1 page

Ethical Issues in Animal Testing

The document discusses the issue of animal testing, which involves experimenting on animals to test new treatments and drugs. While animal testing has contributed to medical advancements, it kills over 100 million animals per year in the US alone and many drugs fail in human trials despite success in animal tests, leading some to argue it is unethical and scientifically problematic.

Uploaded by

Hương Trần
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
8 views1 page

Ethical Issues in Animal Testing

The document discusses the issue of animal testing, which involves experimenting on animals to test new treatments and drugs. While animal testing has contributed to medical advancements, it kills over 100 million animals per year in the US alone and many drugs fail in human trials despite success in animal tests, leading some to argue it is unethical and scientifically problematic.

Uploaded by

Hương Trần
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Problems of animal testing introduction

Animal testing, otherwise known as animal experimentation, animal research or in vivo testing,


mentions to experimentations carried out on animals to test new treatments and drugs. In
research and testing, researchers are supposed to analyze animals to figure out new treatments
and medicines to deal with the numerous diseases, from toxicity testing, burning skin, brain
damage to implanting electrodes into the brain and other serious diseases. It cannot be denied
that animal testing got great contributions helping increase safety and effectiveness of medical
advancements for humans. It has helped to stretch and recover the quality of life for millions of
people (Illman, as cited in Aventis, 2007). However, whether medicine test on animals is illegal
or not is still discussed controversially. Because of different approaches, it has been raising many
opinions among people all over the world. According to statistics, the number of animals killed
each year in the US is about 1.14 million (excluding birds, mice, rats, and cold-blooded animals)
(USDA, 2002). Although it does not necessitate to keep records of mice under the Animal
Welfare Act (AWA), it is estimated that more than 100 million mice are killed each year on
experiment purposes (Speaking Of Research, 2016). Moreover, it is reported that the majority of
drugs are unsuccessful in human trials even though they are safety and have effective result in
animal test (Klausner, n.d). Therefore, it is reasonable for people who against animal testing to
conclude that experiments on animals not only are morally and ethically wrong but also have
huge trouble in scientific matters. In comparison, it is tricky complicated to say which purpose is
better since both sides have their own intention and explanation. In this paper, we do not try to
evaluate animal testing and this future but give critical thought about this issue through analyzing
some researchers’ opinion. Hopefully, this research can make this problem clearer and
encourages your critical thinking.

You might also like