Millions of animals die each year because scientist unfortunately test, practically everything on the animals before people. Cosmetics, medications, and hand sanitizers are some of the things tested on animals. Gillette is one company who tests their products on animals. I remember reading an email once showing where Gillette researchers put things like shaving cream, etcetera into the eyes of defenseless bunnies to see if it burned, and the bunnies screamed. Drug manufacturers test medications on animals after they have been injected with viruses and diseases to see if the medications work on the animals.
If he has his way, rat poison will be tested on rats -- care to hazard a guess about the results? To be charitable, suppose for a moment that Mr. Gore came up with some chemicals whose properties were unknown. Animal testing would tell us little about their potential danger to humans. The basic tests in the original proposal, now being challenged by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal protection groups, are from the 1920s and 1930s. They are this crude and painful: Force the chemicals down the animals' throats, smear them onto their abraded backs or inject them directly into their stomachs until the animals die.
The big problem here is we are all too busy to realize that we are not only committing cruel acts upon animals, but we are condoning these acts. In order to put cosmetics on the shelves to sell companies and manufacturers must first test the products on helpless animals to see if it irritates the eyes or skin. Medication, household cleaning products, and most things we apply onto ourselves, or ingested into our bodies. These are also all tested on animals to check for skin irritation and toxic levels. For the comfort of
Such as the Mastiffs from the 1500’s have a strong resemblance of the Pitbull. There are also speculations on whether or not the Fox Terrier was used to help develop this breed. These dogs did not come to America until English immigrants came over and brought their companions along with them. Where they also brought the then legal and popular sport of dog fighting. Pitbulls have been known for many uses throughout history such as herding sheep, cattle, and unruly bulls.
The scientists use many tests on animals. There are three common ones used: • The Draize Eye Test-This test is used to test shampoos, weed-killers, pesticides, household detergents and riot natural gases. The substances are applied to the eyes of conscious rabbits in order to test irritancy. • The Skin-Irritation test-skin-irritation test, rabbits are immobilized in full-body restraints while a substance is dripped or smeared into their eyes or onto their shaved skin. Rabbits often scream in pain and many break their necks trying to get free.
The practice of experimenting on animals goes back many centuries. “As early as the 2nd century AD, Roman physician Galen experimented on pigs and apes to demonstrate that veins carry blood, not air, as had been believed. In the early 1600s English physician William Harvey studied diverse animals such as worms, insects, fish, and frogs, providing pioneering insights into the principle by which blood circulates in the body.” (Archibald) Use of animal experimentation increased significantly in the 1800s, impacting the rapid development of science during that century. “In the 1970s the animal rights movement gained new momentum and visibility, particularly with the 1975 publication of the book Animal Liberation, by Australian philosopher Peter Singer, which called animal experimentation morally indefensible. In many incidents during the 1970s and 1980s, protest took the form of late-night raids on research facilities.” (Phillips) During the 1970s and 1980s, protest took the form of late night raids on research facilities.
Annotated bibliography cynthia holmes Devry University English 147N Annotated Bibliography American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ASPCA (2010). Factory farm animals. Retrieved from http://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/farm-animal-cruelty This report, by the field investigation response team on factory farm animals’ cruelty reported that factory farm workers who raise animals for human consumption, inject the animals with antibiotics and hormones. They stated in the report that this act will allow animals to have severe painful and short lives. The report gives insight on the inhumane treatment of during their entire lives until they are slaughtered for human consumption.
In the summer of 1942, medical experiments started to be conducted on Ravenbrück prisoners. They conducted these experiments on eighty-six women without their consent. Two types of experiments were performed on the prisoners. The first tested the efficacy of sulfonamide drugs. Their legs were cut into, and the leg bones and muscles were infected with bacteria, and cutting nerves.
Salvation for the Human Condition: Transgenic Animals Innovations in molecular biology are happening at a rapid rate. One of these breakthroughs is the ability to engineer transgenic animals. Transgenic animals are animals that carry specific genes from other species. This astounding technology has already produced transgenic creatures such as mice, rats, sheep and cows. Although, there are many ethical issues surrounding transgenesis, these genetically altered animals are used to improve the human condition and thwart disease.
The Price of Beauty Is it worth killing animals for a mascara? Many companies to create a new mascara scientists test the chemicals on rabbits to see its reaction. The result is, hundreds of rabbits blind or dead due to the creation of ONE mascara. Alternatives have been created all over the world for animal testing on cosmetics, which are more accurate, since rabbits, dogs, cats, etc. don’t react the same way as us.