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1. Helps researchers to find drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many medical treatments have been made possible by animal testing, including cancer and HIV drugs, insulin, antibiotics, vaccines and many more.
2. Improves human health.
3. Helps ensure safety of drugs and many other substances humans use or are exposed to. Drugs in particular can carry significant dangers with their use but animal testing allows researchers to initially gauge the safety of drugs prior to commencing trials on humans
Animal testing varies around the world although in western world there do tend to be many shared features. In Canada, animal testing is regulated at federal and institutional levels.
In Canada, the Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) ensures that animals are used under ethical and proper conditions. They say that animals used for testing purposes must receive ideal care within the realms of the experimental use. Also, they must be treated humanely and respectfully during the course of their experimental use. Organizations such as the Animal Care Committees (ACC's) help regulate proper treatment of animals while being experimented on.
Animal testing is also known as the use of animals for scientific experiments. Most animal testing is done by universities, pharmaceutical companies, and medical schools.
They use animals for basic research such as behavior studies and genetics while other animal testing is done for the benefit of humans. This research includes drug testing, surgical procedures, medical equipment, and somewhat inconsequential applications like cosmetics, and other household products.
Pure Research: Basic or pure research investigates how organisms behave, develop, and function. Those opposed to animal testing object that pure research may have little or no practical purpose, but researchers argue that it forms the necessary basis for the development of applied research, rendering the distinction between pure and applied research—research that has a specific practical aim. Pure research uses larger numbers and a greater variety of animals than applied research. Fruit flies, nematode worms, mice and rats together account for the vast majority, though small numbers of other species are used, ranging from sea slugs through to armadillos.
1. Animals are experimented on, abused, killed and kept in captivity
2. Some substances tested, may never be used for anything useful
3. It is very expensive. Animal testing generally costs an enormous amount of money, as the animals must be fed, housed, cared for and treated with drugs or a similar experimental substance
4. The reaction of the drug in the animal’s body versus the human body is different
Depending on the experiment, research is conducted inside universities, pharmaceutical companies, farms, defense establishments, and commercial facilities. It includes pure research such as genetics, developmental biology, and behavioral studies, as well as applied research such as biomedical research, drug testing, and toxicology tests, including cosmetics testing. Animals are also used for education, breeding, and defense research. The practice is regulated to various degrees in different countries.
Applied Research aims to solve specific and practical problems. Compared to pure research, which is largely academic in origin, applied research is usually carried out in the pharmaceutical industry, or by universities in commercial partnerships. These may involve the use of animal models of diseases or conditions, which are often discovered or generated by pure research programs. In turn, such applied studies may be an early stage in the drug discovery process. Examples include:
Do the pros outweigh the cons?
Is a humans life more valuable than
an an animals life?
Are there other more efficient alternatives?