The traveler's dilemma
ANimal Experience?
Agree with Animal Experience
To fully understand the effects of various chemicals on the human body and environment, we would need a full toxicity test, which would help assess the harm of medicines, industrial products, and food additives. We can't run the experiment on humans without knowing the impact and animals are the closest thing to humans other than humans themselves, so we should do it on animals for the best results. In this regard, the OECD offers an excellent example.
OECD is The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development among 38 countries, its work on bird toxicity testing started in 1994 with a OECD Workshop on Avian Toxicity Testing, held in Pensacola, Florida, in December 1994. Humans and the environment will benefit from better understanding chemical substances and preventing unimaginable damage. Millions of lives are saved through the development of medicines and cures through animal testing.
Almost all medical advancements in the past 100 years have been based on animal research, according to the California Biomedical Research Association. It was animal research that led to the discovery of cancer treatments and brain injury treatments. Many inventions have been developed through animal testing, such as pacemakers for heart disease, glaucoma treatments, and hip dysplasia cures. In addition to sharing many traits with humans, animals also make excellent research subjects.
In terms of genetics, mice and chimpanzees are 98 percent and 99 percent alike, respectively. The bloodstream and central nervous system support all mammals, including humans, and they all have a common progenitor. The result was that humans and some mammals were both susceptible to many of the same diseases and ailments. Veterinary care and prevention are not only necessary for humans, but also for animals. There were a number of endangered species saved from extinction by animal testing, including black-footed ferrets, California condors, and Brazilian tamarins.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) supports animal testing after seeing major and substantial success from it. They also stress that the humane treatment of laboratory animals is crucial, both ethically and scientifically, at major institutions like Stanford. If animal testing were abolished, there would be more demerits than merits. Animal testing should be permitted with a certain standard that limits the research rather than banned. (by Andy/Camille)
(by Trinity)
Animal Experience, disagree?!
More than 100 million animals are used for experiments every year. Many people believe that animal testing is necessary because it reduces the chance of errors in the actual use of drugs, but what if it is not the only way? Although government agencies require certain animal tests to evaluate industrial chemicals, pesticides, the safety of products such as medical devices and pharmaceuticals do not warrant animal testing. Most animals in laboratories are bred specifically for use in experiments. Once the experiment is over, the animals are usually killed so their tissues and organs can be examined. In some cases, the experiments directly resulted in the death of the animals. It is extremely rare for an animal to be adopted or placed in a shelter after it has been studied. In addition to being inhumane, animal experiments are time-consuming, expensive and do not accurately model how the human body and human diseases respond to drugs, chemicals or treatments.
Swapping animal experiments for non-animal alternatives seems like an easy and better approach, as animal use has many limitations, and modern new technologies offer countless possibilities for creating methods that more humanely and more accurately mimic the human response to drugs. possibility. These methods use human cells, tissues and organs, 3D printing, robotics, computer models and other techniques to create experiments that do not rely on animals. These methods more closely mimic the body's response to drugs, chemicals and treatments, are more efficient and often cheaper and more humane. Some examples of animal alternatives are using cells from cancer patient tumors to test different drugs and dosages, to get exactly the right treatment for a particular patient rather than testing drugs on animals. With the advancement of science and technology, more methods are being discovered, and the necessity of animal experiments is reduced a lot. Perhaps in the near future, animal experiments can completely disappear.
After reading the preceding, you're probably wondering how you can help end animal testing. As long as personal care and household products are replaced with animal-experiment-free products, we are one step closer to reducing animal experiments fully. Many cosmetics - such as shampoos, deodorants, and lipsticks - and household products - such as dish soap, laundry detergent, and glass cleaners - are routinely tested on guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and rats. By not supporting these products, you are taking the first step towards ending animal testing! (by Trinity)