About 17-22 million animals are killed in experimentation every year. Between 10.1-16.7 million dogs and cats are put to death in animal testing (Statistic Brain). Most of these tests are done more out of curiosity than for the safety of our health. Large companies like Chapstick and Colgate-Palmolive Co. still use animal testing. These animals are pumped with chemicals, they are not given medical care to counter-effect the chemicals and eventually die because they lose their body functions. Animal experimentation is still used to test everyday items that we use; many groups are working hard to make people aware of the dangers of animal experimentation. They come up with alternatives for testing and refusing to buy products from companies who use animal experimentation.
Many people believe that doing animal testing is inevitable, but in fact over the past years many alternate methods have been discovered that are cheaper, faster and are a large reason to stop animal testing. Over 200 companies use animal testing even if they are aware of the cheaper and faster alternatives (PETA). These companies are set in their ways. They are not willing to move forward to new and better technology that would only benefit them and of course the animals that they are testing on, they don’t understand that this is unnecessary."Billions are being spent," he said. "Current methods are expensive and not working. We need a new approach." “Billions are being spent. (Baltimore Sun)” when that number could be reduced significantly if they tried to use the different methods. Animal experimentation also adds to extinction since many animals die during the process or slowly throughout the years. “Bolstering the move away from animals is new technology, including tests that use human or animal cells, virtual tissue and computer modeling, said Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, research policy director for the Physicians Committee..(Baltimore Sun)”Moving away from animal testing is just like moving forward and using more advanced techniques. Its like inventing a new iphone, you would just be using something better and more reliable. Using human and/or animal cells are less destructive to animals. Since they are taking a small piece of their DNA. Also if we can donate our blood and our money for charity then why can’t we donate a little bit of our DNA to save animals. This proves that animal testing is not necessary. Alternative testing is one way to stop animal testing. There are many other ways that don’t have anything to do with science.
Standing up for a cause doesn’t always include hands on work, educating people about your cause is also important, by making people aware of the hazards of animal testing would help get rid of it. “Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head.” ~Serj Tankian (Brainy Quote), it is true. Awareness would play a huge factor in stopping animal testing. Even if you can’t do anything to stop animal testing at least you are aware of it. You would be helping just by being aware of the problem. The more people that are aware of the problem, the more supporters the anti-animal testing groups would gain. “..our Campaigns Department gets out the billboards, the bullhorns, and the bunny suits and shouts about these ludicrous, wasteful experiments to anyone who will listen. (PETA)”Although you would probably look crazy standing on the street screaming about animal testing you would know in your heart that you are doing good. You are helping animals right now who are in pain because of products you use on a daily basis. You can’t be fighting for a cause no one knows about. Then your actions would be futile because you have no one supporting your cause, no one to pay attention to your efforts. It would also attract peoples attention especially if there are billboards and people standing on the street shouting about animal testing. It is just like advertising, the more you do it the more people know about it. You can spread the word. You can tell people about what is going on and maybe they are interested. Maybe they can do something to help. “Animal experimenters want us to believe that if they gave up their archaic habit, sick children and other disease and accident victims would drop dead in droves. But the most significant trend in modern research in recent years has been the recognition that animals rarely serve as good models for the human body. (PETA)”Old isn’t always better. Medical sciences are moving forward so should all companies who support animal testing. Yes, many medical advances were because of animal testing. But doctors have come to realize that animals aren’t always the most reliable. It is not true that if we give up animal testing people will start dieing. Again its been a long time since animal testing has come by. With all the new inventions there were the animal testing alternatives. We don’t need animal testing anymore and I don’t see why we are still using it. We already consume over five billion animals. If we add animals that die during experimentation it would increase considerably. We don’t need to use this barbaric method which is meaningless as people do to appease their own curiosity. If introducing alternatives and educating people about animal testing doesn’t work. Then you can always bring on a stronger form of protest or just make a small donation.
Refusing to buy products would bring down markets and companies stocks would go down. That is not good for business. The company would do anything to get on the good side of the public including giving up animal testing. 38,000 animals are used every year for animal testing (Animal Facts). All that pain the animals go through just so we would be able to buy a new shade of lip gloss or add another shade of nail polish to our collection. “...save animals from suffering and death in experiments by demanding that our alma maters stop experimenting on animals, by buying cruelty-free products, by donating only to charities that don't fund experimenting on animals...(eHow)”Protesting, on a violent level is not good. But it is still a very powerful thing that on a long-term basis may stop animal testing. By supporting companies that have given up animal testing would help make companies who refuse to do so realize that it is bad for their business to continue to use animal testing. Their stocks would go down. They will help themselves by getting rid of their outdated ways and embracing the new more efficient methods.
I just listed three things that you can do to stop animal testing. There are many more things you can do. Making people aware is probably the best thing you can do because then more people will know about it. Yes they will have their own opinions about it but at least they know what it is. Protesting would also be very effective. All you would have to do is find out which companies use animal testing and stop buying from them. If you want to present alternatives then you would have to be fully committed to stopping animal testing. You would also need knowledge on medical science. By protesting I think we will come to a point in the future where everyone knows about animal testing and somehow we will stop it. What many people don’t think about is that animals feel pain just like us. They are not inferior to us and they do not deserve to be treated as such.
Many people believe that doing animal testing is inevitable, but in fact over the past years many alternate methods have been discovered that are cheaper, faster and are a large reason to stop animal testing. Over 200 companies use animal testing even if they are aware of the cheaper and faster alternatives (PETA). These companies are set in their ways. They are not willing to move forward to new and better technology that would only benefit them and of course the animals that they are testing on, they don’t understand that this is unnecessary."Billions are being spent," he said. "Current methods are expensive and not working. We need a new approach." “Billions are being spent. (Baltimore Sun)” when that number could be reduced significantly if they tried to use the different methods. Animal experimentation also adds to extinction since many animals die during the process or slowly throughout the years. “Bolstering the move away from animals is new technology, including tests that use human or animal cells, virtual tissue and computer modeling, said Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, research policy director for the Physicians Committee..(Baltimore Sun)”Moving away from animal testing is just like moving forward and using more advanced techniques. Its like inventing a new iphone, you would just be using something better and more reliable. Using human and/or animal cells are less destructive to animals. Since they are taking a small piece of their DNA. Also if we can donate our blood and our money for charity then why can’t we donate a little bit of our DNA to save animals. This proves that animal testing is not necessary. Alternative testing is one way to stop animal testing. There are many other ways that don’t have anything to do with science.
Standing up for a cause doesn’t always include hands on work, educating people about your cause is also important, by making people aware of the hazards of animal testing would help get rid of it. “Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head.” ~Serj Tankian (Brainy Quote), it is true. Awareness would play a huge factor in stopping animal testing. Even if you can’t do anything to stop animal testing at least you are aware of it. You would be helping just by being aware of the problem. The more people that are aware of the problem, the more supporters the anti-animal testing groups would gain. “..our Campaigns Department gets out the billboards, the bullhorns, and the bunny suits and shouts about these ludicrous, wasteful experiments to anyone who will listen. (PETA)”Although you would probably look crazy standing on the street screaming about animal testing you would know in your heart that you are doing good. You are helping animals right now who are in pain because of products you use on a daily basis. You can’t be fighting for a cause no one knows about. Then your actions would be futile because you have no one supporting your cause, no one to pay attention to your efforts. It would also attract peoples attention especially if there are billboards and people standing on the street shouting about animal testing. It is just like advertising, the more you do it the more people know about it. You can spread the word. You can tell people about what is going on and maybe they are interested. Maybe they can do something to help. “Animal experimenters want us to believe that if they gave up their archaic habit, sick children and other disease and accident victims would drop dead in droves. But the most significant trend in modern research in recent years has been the recognition that animals rarely serve as good models for the human body. (PETA)”Old isn’t always better. Medical sciences are moving forward so should all companies who support animal testing. Yes, many medical advances were because of animal testing. But doctors have come to realize that animals aren’t always the most reliable. It is not true that if we give up animal testing people will start dieing. Again its been a long time since animal testing has come by. With all the new inventions there were the animal testing alternatives. We don’t need animal testing anymore and I don’t see why we are still using it. We already consume over five billion animals. If we add animals that die during experimentation it would increase considerably. We don’t need to use this barbaric method which is meaningless as people do to appease their own curiosity. If introducing alternatives and educating people about animal testing doesn’t work. Then you can always bring on a stronger form of protest or just make a small donation.
Refusing to buy products would bring down markets and companies stocks would go down. That is not good for business. The company would do anything to get on the good side of the public including giving up animal testing. 38,000 animals are used every year for animal testing (Animal Facts). All that pain the animals go through just so we would be able to buy a new shade of lip gloss or add another shade of nail polish to our collection. “...save animals from suffering and death in experiments by demanding that our alma maters stop experimenting on animals, by buying cruelty-free products, by donating only to charities that don't fund experimenting on animals...(eHow)”Protesting, on a violent level is not good. But it is still a very powerful thing that on a long-term basis may stop animal testing. By supporting companies that have given up animal testing would help make companies who refuse to do so realize that it is bad for their business to continue to use animal testing. Their stocks would go down. They will help themselves by getting rid of their outdated ways and embracing the new more efficient methods.
I just listed three things that you can do to stop animal testing. There are many more things you can do. Making people aware is probably the best thing you can do because then more people will know about it. Yes they will have their own opinions about it but at least they know what it is. Protesting would also be very effective. All you would have to do is find out which companies use animal testing and stop buying from them. If you want to present alternatives then you would have to be fully committed to stopping animal testing. You would also need knowledge on medical science. By protesting I think we will come to a point in the future where everyone knows about animal testing and somehow we will stop it. What many people don’t think about is that animals feel pain just like us. They are not inferior to us and they do not deserve to be treated as such.
