My issue is animal testing. Every year, over 30 million animals are tested. Cats, dogs, monkeys, hamsters, and many more animals are tested and hurt in the process.
Pro-side: Animal testing is a huge step in the development of new medical technology. Many scientific breakthroughs resulted directly from animal testing and many new vaccines & surgical procedures have been directly obtained from testing on animals. New medical procedures require animal testing before human testing could be permitted.
Con-side: Animal testing is cruel and painful to the animals that are being tested. Almost every animal that is tested gets killed. Many animals suffer. 63% of animals tested, experience momentary pain and suffering, 29% of animals tested are given some sort of pain killer, and 7% are given no painkillers so they suffer a lot of pain. Much of the data collected from animal testing isn't reliable because the experiments are often carried out in stressful environments.
Works Cited
"Update: Animal Testing." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News
Services, 31 Mar 2006. Web. 28 June 2010. <http://www.2facts.com/article/i1100140>.
Pro-side: Animal testing is a huge step in the development of new medical technology. Many scientific breakthroughs resulted directly from animal testing and many new vaccines & surgical procedures have been directly obtained from testing on animals. New medical procedures require animal testing before human testing could be permitted.
Con-side: Animal testing is cruel and painful to the animals that are being tested. Almost every animal that is tested gets killed. Many animals suffer. 63% of animals tested, experience momentary pain and suffering, 29% of animals tested are given some sort of pain killer, and 7% are given no painkillers so they suffer a lot of pain. Much of the data collected from animal testing isn't reliable because the experiments are often carried out in stressful environments.
Works Cited
"Update: Animal Testing." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News
Services, 31 Mar 2006. Web. 28 June 2010. <http://www.2facts.com/article/i1100140>.
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