Another issue that pertains to animal testing is how the animals are treated while in the care of the research facilities and lastly, what is done with those animals when the testing is complete. Is there any way that research can be conducted on animals in a moral and ethical way or is there no way
Other methods of investigation provide useful information and the search for changes to animal experimentation is a main concern at the National Institutes of Health and medical research organizations all over the world. However, the need for animal experimentation isn’t going to go away. Gershoff explains that soon there will even be an increase in the need for animals in order to truly understand the secrets of our DNA. C. Thesis – Should scientist continue to be able to test animals in medical research or should animal experimentation be illegal. Various dangerous diseases such as herpes simplex, hepatitis B, polio, rabies, malaria and mumps have been treated due to medications developed from tests on animals (Pandey, 2010).
Animal Testing, also known as animal experimentation, in vivo (Latin for within the living) testing, and animal research refers to the use of animals in experiments. Sometimes it involves simply observing animals in their natural behaviors (i.e. a mouse running through a maze), while other times it involves questionable practises that challenge ethics. Animal testing is primarily conducted in universities, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, farms, defence establishments, and commercial facilities. It is used for numerous products and applications, with some of the most common being cosmetics, drugs, food additives, supplements, household products (cleaner, dish soap etc), pesticides, and industrial chemicals.
Early and modern zoos have changed a lot over the years. The animal’s treatment has improved over time. The way the animals are fed has changed dramatically. Zookeepers now care for the mental health of the animals. I think that zoos have changed in all aspects over the years.
This is where the problem lies, since many question the ethical viability of the potentially traumatic experimentation upon animals for the sake of research. The fourth principle is that there are biological correlates of behaviour: this indicates that it should be possible to find a link between a specific biological factor, such as a hormone, and a specific behaviour. Hans Selye conducted an experiment in 1956 using rats in order to provide evidence for the GAS theory. The rats were exposed to various types of nocuous stimuli, such as extreme cold, surgical injury, excessive exercise, severing of the spinal cord and nigh lethal doses of drugs. Selye reported that over a period of time the rats eventually developed stomach-ulcers, seemingly as a
Specifically in the US, there are multiple laws, acts, and groups that supervise the facilities and their handling and treatment of test animals. For example: the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (AWA), which is backed up by the Animal Care division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), protect all invertebrates and mammals being tested on; it also states that each facility is required to have the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) which is responsible for
Back then she had realize that animals have emotions and we need to treat them equally. She also realize in what conditions animals are kept and scientists believe that “animal testing is the only way forward for medical research” ( p. 178). For instance scientists have included chimpanzees in medical research for AIDS, which the author argues that chimpanzee’s genetic makeup is different from ours and is a shame to still use them of this kind of research. However the law requires testing all sorts of drugs on animals before is giving to human
Introduction Animals testing have significantly contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge in general and to biomedical progress specifically. Many example showing that laboratory animals in medical development and other aspects have significantly influenced human health and reduced suffering, for example improved diagnosis of infectious disease ( Hau, J., & Schapiro, S. J. 2002). But since 1960s and 1970s, animals testing protests has gained prominence and strength, people start to argue it is moral to continue “cruel” animal testing. Animal Testing is a moral act In the rest of this article, I shall apply different concept under utilitarianism try to discuss animal testing are moral acts.
Bernard established animal experimentation as part of the standard scientific method. Drug testing using animals became important in
Scientists test new drugs, materials and chemicals on Animals in order to determine the toxicity level of it and decide if it is safe or not before releasing the chemicals into human hands, if at all. The