Animal testing should be banned
By Kiera
Every year over one-hundred million animals are locked behind bars terrified, helpless with no food, water or hope. Most of these animals are in pain. We are treating them like disposable science equipment. Why are we using animals that are not ours to test our product?. This needs to stop! The animals can't speak, so we must speak for them and fight for these poor animals rights.
It is cruel to put animals through such pain to bring products such as; shampoo, makeup and toothpaste to the shelves. Fish, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, birds and monkeys, are only some of the animals used for testing. The tests are used to make sure the product is safe, but some of the tests aren’t even accurate. Majority of animals have similar DNA makeup as humans, so excluding humans animals are the best option for companies to test their products. Colgate and dove are one of the many companies to test their products on animals. Animals are also are facing untold suffering for the beauty Industry’s.
The animals used for testing are treated like disposable science equipment. The animals are locked in small cages in unfamiliar surroundings, with bright lights, and no food or water. They get tied down to the table and the horrific painful tests begin. As soon as the animal has been tested it dies from either; the test, being forced to breath in toxic fumes, from having holes drilled in their skulls, their skin burned of,f their spinal cord crushed, or suffocated, some animals even self manipulate because of anxiety. Over 100 million animals are killed each year due to animal testing.
Replacing animal testing does not mean putting humans at risk. The alternatives for animal testing are quicker cheaper more effective and more accurate. Why are we using animals that are not ours to experiment on? Especially because there are alternatives to these cruel experiments. Skin allergy tests on most animals only predict human reaction 75% of the time. But a combo of chemistry, and cell-based alternative methods are shown accurate 90% of the time. Why are we choosing to hurt innocent animals over a more accurate cheaper and quicker alternatives, that don’t involve human risk.
In conclusion animal testing is horrible and should be banned. Why are we choosing to let Over 100 million animals die, for shampoo, makeup and toothpaste. Instead we should use alternative methods, to save these animals from unnecessary pain and suffering.
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