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Animal Experimentation. Tommie Clark. introduction. There are extremely different perspectives when looking at animal testing A proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research. Thesis. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tommie Clark
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
There are extremely different perspectives when looking at animal testing
A proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research
INTRODUCTION
One perspective is that any type of experimentation performed on any type of animal is cruel and unethical while also being executed without proper constraints. With this being said, animal experimentation does aid the advancement in the world of science while allowing investigation into scientific questions. Therefore a proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research.
THESIS
Cruel and unethical to animals
Animals rarely serve as good models for the human bodyCondition of animals does not add up to real life scenarios
Executed without proper restraints
Test drugs on humans anywayAnimal Welfare Act- allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, and more
AGAINST ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
Most of the drugs used on animals have different responses from those on humans
Penicillin kills guinea pigs but is inactive in rabbits
Aspirin kills cats and causes birth defects in rats, mice, guinea pigs, dogs, and monkeys
Morphine, a depressant in humans, stimulates goats, cats, and horses
EXAMPLES
Advancement due to animal experimentation We are affected every day
by at least one thing that has been influenced by animal testing
Many of the things we take for granted would not exist
Allows investigation of scientific questions Medical field impacted by
use of animals- discoveries and treatments
PRO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
Discovery of diabetes cure by dog experimentation with insulin
Treatment of rabies, arthritis, whooping cough, leprosy, diphtheria, rubella, measles, and anthrax due to animal experimentation
EXAMPLES
Improve conditions for lab animals
Reduce the number of animals used in experiment
Investigate alternative approach
MEDIATIONThere is a “brighter future” for all animals and animal activists due to the “cutting-edge” technology we have today.• This includes “human clinical and epidemiological
studies, human tissue- and cell-based research methods, cadavers, and sophisticated high-fidelity human patient simulators,” (Animal).
• These methods are “more reliable, more precise, less expensive, and more humane than animal experiments,” (Animal).
PICTURES WORKS CITED
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ESSAY WORKS CITED
"Animal Testing Is Bad Science: Point/Counterpoint." Peta: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animal-testing-bad-science.aspx>. Dixon, Thomas. "Animal Experimentation: Debatabase - Debate Topics and Debate Motions." IDEA: International Debate Education Association. 28 June 2000. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=7>. Nelson, Laura. "Britain Seeks Compromise on Animal Research." Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.
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