"How Flint, Michigan's Tap Water Became Toxic." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.
"Save the Animals: Stop Animal Testing." Save the Animals: Stop Animal Testing. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.
Biased?
- The author believes that animals are being exploited by research facilities and cosmetics companies all around the world.
- "Although humans often benefit from successful animal research, the pain, the suffering, and the deaths of animals are not worth the possible human benefits"
- Animals and humans are alike in many ways; they think, feel, and experience pain, therefore they should not be violated or used as tools for research
- The animals are forced into tests that cause permanent damage or death
- Draize and LD50 tests are most popular: Draize is a test administered through the eyes of an animal, usually a rabbit, and the animals are monitored for corneal damage. The LD50 test used to test the dosage of a substance that is necessary to cause death in 50% of animals in a certain amount of time . Researchers hook the animals up to tubes that pump the test product into their stomachs until they die
- The animals experience vomiting, diarrhea, paralysis, convulsions, and internal bleeding
- Alternatives are available: Eyetex, artificial skin, in vitro testing
Bias: Stop Animal Testing
Non-Biased?
- Sarah Ganim and Linh Tran write about how Flint's drinking water became toxic and began to effect the citizens' health
- The information is from the CNN website, a non-biased source of accurate information
- The article is not biased, it only states the facts and the story behind Flint's water issues.
- Using animals in research and to test the safety of products has been a topic of debate for years
- 60% of all animals used in testing are used in biomedical research and product-safety testing
- Many people see animals as companions while others view animals as a means for advancing medical techniques or furthering experimental research
- The information is from the Lone-Star College website, and cites many credible sources
Non-Bias: Flint, Michigan Water Crisis
- " According to local officials, about 40% of residents are below the poverty rate. Fifteen percent of homes are boarded up and abandoned. Weaver says the city of 100,000 doesn't even have a grocery store"
- The state of Michigan switched water sources from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money
- The locals knew the river was filthy, and believed the switch was a joke
- The drinking water began to look, smell, and taste funny because the Flint River is 19x more corrosive than the Huron, and contained large amounts of iron
- "The state Department of Environmental Quality wasn't treating the Flint River water with an anti-corrosive agent, in violation of federal law. Therefore, the water was eroding the iron water mains, turning water brown"
- Lead began seeping into the water, because the pipes were made of lead, and the water was not properly treated
- Lead poisoning is irriversable, and children sufferered from hair loss and rashes
- Adding the cleaning agent would have cost about $100 a day, and experts say 90% of the problems with Flint's water would have been avoided.
Bias vs. Non-Bias