Why Should Animals Not Be Used In Medical Research

Why Animal Research? | Animal Research …

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U.S. federal laws require that non-human animal research occur to show the safety and efficacy of new treatments before any human research will be allowed to be conducted. Not only do we humans benefit from this research and testing, but hundreds of drugs and …

Pro and Con: Animal Testing | Britannica

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Animal testing in the United States is regulated by the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), passed in 1966 and amended in 1970, 1976, and 1985.The AWA …

Animal Testing | Pros & Cons | ProCon.org

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1. 95% of animals used in experiments are not protected by the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which excludes birds, rats and mice bred for research, and …

Can We Eliminate Animals from Medical Research?

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Answers to Common Arguments for Animal Testing | PETA

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Even when alternatives to the use of animals are available, U.S. law does not require that they be used—and often they aren’t. Because the AWA specifically excludes rats, …

Use of Laboratory Animals in Biomedical …

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Investigators have used animals to understand movement (and the movement dysfunctions caused by such diseases as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis), vision, memory …

Arguments against animal testing | Cruelty Free …

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The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel but also often ineffective. Animals do not naturally get many of the diseases that humans do, such as major types …

Should Animals be Used for Research?

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Negative traits involved: Misuse of animals Excess use of animals. Unnecessary use of animals in the name of research. Improper care and treatment during …

The Ethics of Animal Experimentation – HOPES …

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Since most animals do not have the cognitive capabilities of humans and also do not seem to possess full autonomy (animals do not rationally choose to pursue specific life goals), …

Top Five Reasons to Stop Animal Testing

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Here are the top five reasons why it needs to stop: 1. It’s unethical. It’s unethical to sentence 100 million thinking, feeling animals to life in a laboratory cage and …