Animal Testing Should Be Banned
Sachi Shankargouda
1. There are alternative testing methods
2. The tests are unreliable
3. Testing animals is an Expensive Practice
There are Alternative Testing Methods
- Vitro testing
- mimics structure and function of the human organ systems
There are alternative testing methods
- Computer Modeling
- simulates human biology and diseases
- Human Volunteers
- use "microdosing" which is safe and valid
The Tests are Unreliable
- Animals are different from Humans
The tests are unreliable
- Test previously passed by mice fails on over 150 humans
- 92% of drugs fail in clinical trials, having successfully passed through animal studies
Animal Testing is an Expensive practice
- brought in by auction or wild life
Testing animals is an Expensive practice
- caring for animals are expensive
- over $16 billion spent per year
- animal obtainment- over $500
- one animal- average $9,000
Addressing the Pros
- has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments
- also resulted in loss of many animals and humans
- are appropriate subjects because they are similar to human beings
Interesting Facts
- Labs that use mice, rats, birds, reptiles and amphibians are exempted from the minimal protections under the Animal Welfare Act
- Up to 90% of animals used in U.S. labs are not counted in the official statistics of animals tested
- 92% of experimental drugs that are safe and effective in animals fail in human clinical trials because they are too dangerous or don’t work.
Statistics on the Reliability of Animal Testing
Statistics on the Reliability of Animal Testing