Animal Testing Pros
Comments on article "Animal Testing Pros"| Name | Views and Comments | Date |
| Fred B | give us some scientifically valid evidence. | 2/10/2012 |
| kc | this is just sad, what they do to some of these animals | 1/21/2012 |
| dnacer2000 | haha so true | 1/6/2012 |
| breannac | i bolive you trust me if we stop we won't have our sorces | 12/8/2011 |
| GETREAL | face it we NEED animal testing, it isn't going to help anyone when you disagree with me you just go to grow up and GET REAL | 12/7/2011 |
| breanna cleving | this artical was great beacause were doing a speech about this and this artical was perfect!i mean who would do this to these animals thanks for this program! | 12/7/2011 |
| breanna cleving | this artical was great beacause were doing a speech about this and this artical was perfect! | 12/7/2011 |
| GETREAL | Would you sacrifice your life for the lives of millions? | 12/5/2011 |
| katie :) | Really? What kind of sick person agrees to animal abuse? animal testing shouldnt be allowed... its harsh chemicals on poor helpless animals... they have NO say-so for weather or not they want to die or be tested on... do you think they want a rotten life? are you that stupid to be a "pro" to animal abuse? if your that worried about something you have to test on animals... TEST IT ON OUR OWN KIND! i watched a video last night about a bunch of beagle's that were over 1 year old and they NEVER have been out of a cage... most didnt even know how to walk! is that what you want? its just another sign of animal cruelty... its sick and wrong! find something better to do...seriously! How many of you agree with me? please coment and show your opinion if you are a "con" if you are against animal cruelty.../ if you are against animal testind! animals DONT have a voice so its time to speak up for them! please do YOUR part! | 12/2/2011 |
| Heather | It seems great when you think about all those deseases that are no longer problem,but what about the animals that have died.I mean maybe testing on them for life threatening deseases could be justified,m but using animal research for cosmetics and the like is just crazy.How on earth can make up and shampoo justify the pain and suffering those animals go through.Even in medical testing the animals should be kept in humane conditions and get some enjoyment out of there lives | 11/27/2011 |
| animal lover | i love my dog dearly but she won't live forever and niether will we. or can we? animal testing is very helpful. i don't want to die for being tested on! That is where i stand. | 11/14/2011 |
| Nietiana | Nioce! i quoted from your pros. :) USEFUL INFO. | 10/24/2011 |
| no one | what is the matter with this thing? | 10/20/2011 |
| Kirsty Mills | I CANT WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW WHEN MY BESTFRIEND SAYS 'SO JACK AND KIRSTY WHEN YOU GONNA GO OUT' GOING TO BE THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. | 10/10/2011 |
| Kirsty Mills | I HOPE JACK ROWLAND REPLIES YES TO MY BEST FRIENDS QUESTION OF 'will you go out with kirsty?' | 10/10/2011 |
| Ryan Parker | I find Animal Testing to be a particularly fun past time. However, I also like to get on my own family members, so my opinion is invalid. | 10/10/2011 |
| Kirsty Mills | IM IN LOVE WITH JACK ROWLAND SO MUCH! | 10/10/2011 |
| DAVE | why shuld animal testing be banned what human/child would want to give their life to be tested to see if something is okay to use when we have animals for it...what would we have if we did not test on animals...? overpopulation i think!? | 9/22/2011 |
| runnergirl | This site is very helpful to my english speech on why animal testing is good for us. thank you! | 9/15/2011 |
| LexH | is it really worth causing mass harm to animals, and don't forget that allowing legitimate testing more than likely opens doors for horrible atrocities, there needs to be massive reform in this area | 7/26/2011 |
| Apersonwhocares | are you kidding me, I don't care what your stupid pros are. Animal testing needs to stop! People are always saying murders are terrible, well what these scientist are doing is murdering as well! ITS LIKE HURTING AN INNOCENT CHILD! don't you be trying to persuade people that were doing is right. I doubt that you would wanna be tested on. If they wanna test if its safe for us, then find another way. trust me, scientist are capable of finding inanimated objects to test on. Don't kill another hopeless life for self-fish reasons | 7/8/2011 |
| pHIL | I LOVE CATS | 6/9/2011 |
| Amber | i am doing a debate on how animal testing is good, im kind of nervous, but you gave me so many facts i can use, plus new ideas to search. thank you for all of your help! | 6/2/2011 |
| Alma | I dont have comments but I do have questions, how is this treatable in animals ? is there a vaccine ? and can this herpies be transmitted to humans ? and can our be transmitted to them ? I have heard all the texas news and was wondering about humans as well as animals as we are close related, should all animals be vaccinated for this ? or is there one ? I look forwards to hearing from someone thanks | 6/1/2011 |
| anne | Wow testing on animals should be illegal | 5/20/2011 |
| gurty | Animal Testing Pros Animal testing has been a very controversial topic from the very beginning. Read on for some pros of animal testing… It has been a very common practice to test a household compounds, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products on animals for a very long time. As a matter if fact, it has been estimated that nearly 20 million animals are used for testing and are killed annually. Out of these, 15 million are tested for medication and 5 million are tested for other products. Reports also indicate that about 10% of these animals are not administered with adequate pain killers. Across the world, new products ranging from cancer drugs to soaps and shampoos are tested on the animals. There are many questions regarding the ethics of using animals for testing. Hence, several regulations have been put in place that evaluate and control the animals that are being used for testing purposes. It is believed that these regulations will ensure that research is carried out in as humane and as ethical manner as possible. However, these regulations are also under a lot of argumentation. A survey conducted in the American Medical Association indicates that 99% of all active physicians in the United States believe that animal research has given rise to medical advancements. In fact, about 97% of the physicians also supported the continuous use if animals for clinical and basic research. The main reason behind this is the fact that scientists have found that there is very little or difference between the lab animals and humans. A British organization by the name Research Defense Society (RDS) that was instituted to defend animal testing indicates that most of the complaints made against animal testing are not correct and also that animal testing generates invaluable information about how new drugs would react inside a living body. The tests have to be continued in order to detect information of any major health problems that can be caused by the drugs like liver damage, enhanced blood pressure, nerve damage and damages to the fetus Animal Testing Pros When every member in our family is hale and hearty, it is very difficult to understand as to why the innocent animals are used for testing purposes that usually ends up killing them. But it usually starts to make more sense when someone in the family or you yourself starts suffering from a life threatening disease. It is a very symbiotic relationship that is also a very integral part of medical research. Testing on animals has helped develop vaccines for many life threatening diseases like Herpes Simplex, Hepatitis B, Polio, rabies, malaria, mumps and virus related to organ transplantation rejection. In addition to this, animal testing has also helped in the refinement of procedures related to measuring the blood pressure, pacemaker technology and the perfection of the heart and lung diseases. You will be surprised to read that anesthesia which is used to numb the body during surgery and acute pain is available today after it was successfully tested on animals first. Human beings are not the only living creatures that have benefited from animal testing. Heart worm medication was devised from research on animals and has to day helped in saving the lives of many dogs. Animal research has also provided better understanding of cat nutrition and the reasons behind as to why cats live longer and remain healthier are better understood. Finding a cure and a vaccine for AIDS has become one of the most important goals of the medical research industry. The animal models for AIDS are a very important part of the research as they help in understanding the biology of immune-deficiency viruses. The fact of the matter is that to make advances in the field of medicines, animal testing is a must. Restraining or banning the testing by animal activists will not help in any way. It is up to us and all individuals belonging to animal organizations and medical research to ensure that the same is carried out in a safe, ethical manner causing as little pain and discomfort possible to the animal. If animal testing was to be outlawed then there would be very little scope of obtaining information that would be very necessary to eliminate suffering and premature deaths in both humans and animals. |
5/16/2011 |
| jalexus | i love this site it helped me with my project alot | 5/14/2011 |
| josh | Thanks | 5/13/2011 |
| Terrence | How. Dare. You! | 5/13/2011 |
| Bonnie | This is what I have been saying for years I wish someone would be civil enough to listen although I feel this sad subject will never be concidered civil by myself Brianna | 5/3/2011 |
| BriannaMartinez | Ya they are finding many cures. Though i have made some research and i have seen many photos and read a couple of things about testing and it said that humans and animals are not as close to us as we are told. All i want to say is stop testing on animals it is very wrong and animals have feelings and they feel when there being shot or smashed or when something is being put in them they cry and i'm certain that they do not want to be tested and die just so that they can make cosmetics useable. | 5/2/2011 |
| BriannaMartinez | OKAY IF DOCTORS SO WANT TO FIND CURES INSTEAD OF USING ANIMALS WHY NOT USE HUMANS WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE OR JUST USE HUMAN CORPSE! | 5/2/2011 |
| BriannaMartinez | I think that it is a bad thing to test on animals but in the same time i think its good. it is bad because we are making monkeys and other animals rare. though it does help us live and be healthy and cure many disease. | 5/2/2011 |
| Bonnie | I looked it up and it said 1924 I think thats correct. | 5/2/2011 |
| Roseblossom | What year was the American Medical Association survey taken? | 4/27/2011 |
| sata | this is crazy, animal testing is WRONG | 4/27/2011 |
| 69mangizz | cool | 4/27/2011 |
| deadmanwalkin | wow this makes alot of scince i think its great. well for people anyway. lol | 4/27/2011 |
| not andrew | HELLO FRANK LAFAVE;)!~ | 4/26/2011 |
| balh | wasup | 4/26/2011 |
| Andrew | HELLO FRANK LAFAVE:)! | 4/26/2011 |
| Bonnie | I am glad you have done some research before throwing out your opinion. I agree that animal testing has created western medications such as anesthesia but you say that theses medications would never have been created had theses medications not been tested on animals, this is where I must disagree. The scientists who created anesthesia could just as easily have tested there findings on humans. They believed in there finding I am sure of it and if the law would have prohibited them from testing on animals then they would have tested it on themselves or payed humans to as the poverty was high back then and people needed money badly what do u think sir. | 4/26/2011 |
| Micheal Hawk | I am writing a paper on whether to stop or to continue animal testing, please correct my logic if it is not proper. I think that we humans complain too much about animal testing, we should thank animal testing for what we have today! If Animal testing never existed, then surgeries would hurt...ALOT. Did you know anesthichia (not sure how to spell it) was found from animal testing? Things like tylenol, toothpaste, shampoo, mints were all started from animal testing. How dare we say animal testing should be stoppped...think of all the things we would miss out on in the future. | 4/25/2011 |
| Bonnie | More points you say? well then where to begin on the subject of "you need to have more points" 1. Animal testing fails 99.9 % of the time. 2. Animals have a completely different system, genes,and nurvous sysrem to humans. 3. Most animal experiments are not relevant to human health, they do not contribute meaningfully to medical advances and many are undertaken simply of out curiosity and do not even pretend to hold promise for curing illnesses. 4. No matter how many animal tests are undertaken, someone will always be the first human to be tested on so why bother testing on animals in the first place. 5.Americans have spent almost $200 billion on cancer research since 1971. Yet, more than 500,000 Americans die of cancer every year, a 73 percent increase in the death rate. This simple fact clearly demostrates the fact that animal testing is not working so why are theses types of experiments still being allowed to continue? 6.The government spends millions of dollars "protecting animals" yet the Animal Welfare Act allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, forcibly restrained, addicted to drugs, and brain-damaged. No experiment, no matter how painful or pointless is prohibited. I have many more reasons yet I hardly think I need "more points" to agree that animals have the right to live. I respect what you said and I would like to know what you think as I happen to believe that everyone including animals has the right of voice. I would love to hear what thoughts you have on this matter Ariel. Thanks. |
4/22/2011 |
| Bonnie | Actually it does not save lives at all hundreds of animal life is distroyed everyday. The common mistake which people make daily about " It saves lives" is the fact that animal have a life too. Just because they cant talk about how they feel and cant write bills about animal rights does not mean that they do not breath, do not love, and do not eat and sleep. They are no different from us. | 4/21/2011 |
| Amber | Although I believe animal testing is wrong, it does save lives | 4/18/2011 |
| Bonnie | BOTH DEREK! you may not be able to understand this but we do not have to choose you know. There are lots of people who would be more than happy to be payed to have strange substances injected in them. | 4/6/2011 |
| hotty | very helpful! | 4/2/2011 |
| Shorty | the man has a big body and a small head | 3/31/2011 |
| Shorty | hi vinny | 3/31/2011 |
| buttface | i think it is ok do you wont to die i dont think so | 3/30/2011 |
| Elmo | there should be animal testing do want to die ya thats what i thought | 3/30/2011 |
| pie lover | i love pie | 3/30/2011 |
| Juanita | This is great. Awesome points. This will be of tremndous help to my debate tomorrow! :) Thank you | 3/29/2011 |
| Britney Spears | i need a cure for aids with in 3 months so test animals and find a cure | 3/29/2011 |
| toast ninja | i like toaste do you yes or no | 3/29/2011 |
| Sarah Y | We did that too :) | 3/28/2011 |
| Joseph T | We were forced to be pro animal testing for english. Now that I've found this article the other side won't stand a chance. | 3/28/2011 |
| Jack | this is very good | 3/28/2011 |
| bob | Ithink animal testing is an outrage! Although if we didnt have it then we wouldnt have many of the items we have now. | 3/22/2011 |
| michelle taylor | animals are so cute. i love them. i have three. i hate animal testing but love make up so i dont k now what we should do about this. | 3/17/2011 |
| quinn | proof read this article | 3/17/2011 |
| shanan derso | date? time? year? | 3/15/2011 |
| Simonique Grant | the comment from Simonique Grant was actually Fenn Morris. I hate animal testing! It's cruel... | 3/13/2011 |
| Nic | Is there any other pros beside medicine? I'm doing a speech for a debate and my team is for animal testing. | 3/11/2011 |
| Anonymous 14 yr | The reason that the animals are not given pain killers I believe is so the test isn't compromised (the subject might show no physical pain but is experiencing extreme brain damage say, so the product would go out into the market and possibly kill hundreds) | 3/11/2011 |
| C diz | mrs lil im sorry but u r rong. would u rather they test on ur family members just like jane goodall geese! | 3/9/2011 |
| bob l | animal testing is good for humans but bad for animals keep on killin them we are not runnin out any time so hahaha | 3/9/2011 |
| butch B. | yep. you people are all right | 3/9/2011 |
| katty | yes it will. it will save animal's lives | 3/9/2011 |
| Kev G | Animals should be tested on. 1,000,000,000+ are born each year and 997,432,287 are not tested on, we will NEVER run out Hippies. | 3/9/2011 |
| C diz | we should keep testing stopping will not help at all. | 3/9/2011 |
| Mrs. lil | animal's have as much of a right to live as we do and animal's react diffently than we do! | 3/9/2011 |
| bob t | animal testing is good for humans but bad for animals | 3/9/2011 |
| Amalia | I love it! Just what I was looking for | 2/28/2011 |
| megan damangle | more than 15 million warm blooded animals are used in research every year. Also many animals that are used for testing dont react the same way as humans because there body chemistry is different than humans. | 2/28/2011 |
| megan damango | i dont think it is right that they do this too these animals, in 2002 320,911 were used in research and teaching students in college | 2/28/2011 |
| Taylor | My name is Taylor Stapleton and I am responding to "Animal Testing Pros" written by Ranjan Shandilya. I am a proud animal owner and activist and I feel compelled to argue against animal testing. Though much medical progress has been made through the experiments done on animals does not make it morally correct. Our society prides itself on being technologically advanced, so why not use that knowledge to advance in medical finds? There are also other specimens that scientists or researchers can test on such as plans and or corpses of humans. Theses alternate methods of testing could reduce animal suffering. Think about it, if the specimen does not suffer than why don’t we just test on humans? Animals are just like humans but can not use our own human language to vocalize their opinion. Who says that just for those reason animals can be used at a human’s expense? I know if animals could actually voice their opinion scientists or researchers would think twice about this practice that they say would cost human lives if eliminated. |
2/27/2011 |
| everyone | wat was the date this article was written? | 2/24/2011 |
| Jordan Barber | My brother is ramming his feet down my japs eye as i type this post. | 2/16/2011 |
| Lewis Butler | I had a hamster, until a cynder block fell on its head. I slipped. | 2/14/2011 |
| Jessica | Animal testing is good in certain ways. People think its bad because they are killing inocent animals but in different ways it is good. It is good becaue if you or someone in your family was dying of life threatning diseases, you wouldnt have a way to cure it if it wasnt for animal testing. Its also bad because they just pick random inocent animals and could kill them by injecting madicines into them that they are not sure of. Animal testing could be good and could be bad. | 2/13/2011 |
| mel | i like the stroy a lot it makes me feel really bad for the animals like when they said that they dont give them pain pills some times | 2/10/2011 |
| Chemical X | KULIKITAKA! Ranjan is right if the animals werent tested how would we have found out vaccines and medicine...without the experimentation on animals alot of humans would of died of some disease..yes i agree it is cruel but if it helps mankind surpass the disease and many more problems shouldnt we agree in experimantation just saying | 2/9/2011 |
| julia | i need more evidence to this | 2/9/2011 |
| me | STOP STOP STOP! HORRIBLE | 2/7/2011 |
| me | Horrible to take animals who have done nothing to us or tested on us! Animals should have the same right of us to live |
2/7/2011 |
| teia | it is horrible to take a mouses life away to make a beauty cream! Whst is wrong with us, don't we realize how selfish we are being? | 2/7/2011 |
| trixie k. mtz | helpful 4 my 6th grade project... could use more info. | 2/6/2011 |
| Cameryn | When was this artical electronically published? | 2/4/2011 |
| grrregey | its is helpful but very cule in a human way we should treat animals like people such as we wouldnt do it to a human so why would we do it to something that could become a pet to a person | 2/4/2011 |
| Kris Keyser | i ask girls out through presents dont talk to them the whole time we are out and when were over i cry and then ask why, then i start talking to them! | 2/3/2011 |
| Kris Keyser | I do 30 reps a day with 5kg weights! | 2/3/2011 |
| james hobden | im james hobden and i have extremely greasey hair | 2/3/2011 |
| Kris Keyser | Hi. I lie about getting on girls because I'm too frigid to actually go anywhere near them. | 2/3/2011 |
| Chris Bream | i have got a great way to shut your teenage kids up :): Throw their xbox at them |
2/2/2011 |
| james hobden | guys i finally ready to admit that i am bisexual | 2/2/2011 |
| Josh Bream | does anyone else dad throw their xbox at them? | 2/2/2011 |
| mark hobden | living with a nazi ftw! | 2/2/2011 |
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| kirsty mills | i believe animal testing is wrong and what happens to animals is disgraceful, but then once you do it yourself its a barrel of laughs | 2/2/2011 |
| kirsty mills | i ran over a dog the other day it was so funny! | 2/2/2011 |
| Josh Bream | Search on You tube TheJoshBreamShow Find out more here :) | 2/2/2011 |
| Charlie Paviour | . Simonique Grant i dont care what you think i love skinning cats and i love the fact animals get tested on cause its AWESOME and i want to test on animals when im older, its my life abition . |
2/2/2011 |
| James Hobden | Testing on animals help prevent and cure human diseases , so you choose animals or humans? exactly, so skin those cats, slice those bunnies and burn those mice for all i care. :) | 2/2/2011 |
| Ellie Tate | I love animal testing! Jokes, I HATE ANIMAL TESTING! I agree with Jamie, Booanimaltestin, Simonique, and all of the other people who hate animal testing! | 2/2/2011 |
| Ella Barrett | animal testing is sick, they probably test on dragons, and pokemon! I LOVE DRAGONS AND POKEMON! I DRAW THEM ALL THE TIME! :'( this is so sik! | 2/2/2011 |
| booanimaltestin | I agree wiv simonique | 2/2/2011 |
| Simonique Grant | Kristina and charlie paviour,(or what ever your names are..) you are both sick in the head! You think this is funny? I would like to see you get tested on, see how funny it is then! | 2/2/2011 |
| booanimaltestin | u lot need 2 stop animal testin now its so unfair how wud u like it if u were tested on?! | 2/2/2011 |
| jamie price | i agre wiv matt nd sally, dis iz sooo unfer | 2/2/2011 |
| Matthew Fido | I agree with Sally Peterkin! | 2/2/2011 |
| James Hobden | i love the taste of josh breams willy all the way down to the sack, ummm yummmy. | 2/1/2011 |
| James Hobden | i want josh bream's sweaty willy across my face | 2/1/2011 |
| kirsty mills | i have fun with jack murray | 2/1/2011 |
| rohan deshwal | articles are really nice...i a agree with the pros | 1/26/2011 |
| Mir and AudRod | Do you hate America? ;) | 1/25/2011 |
| 213524 | It was ok. I didn't really understand some of it though. You should make it a lilttle more kid friendly. My teacher thought my mom wrote my paper when i turned it in because it had big words like ethical and obtaining and premature. I don't know what those words mean | 1/25/2011 |
| Golden Boy | visit scrollbelow for a better animal testing forum website | 1/25/2011 |
| james hobden | i have a severe case of nits. | 1/24/2011 |
| shaun bailey | josef fritzl is a monster. | 1/24/2011 |
| Justin Beiber | hi this animal testing is sick u people nasty would u want 2 get tested on if u were an innocent animal? | 1/22/2011 |
| e565 | it may save a couple of dogs but wat about those other animals | 1/22/2011 |
| Darren Owusu | I'm black :) | 1/20/2011 |
| charlie paviour | skinning cats is so much fun | 1/20/2011 |
| Michael Atkins | testing on your own pets ftw! | 1/20/2011 |
| ryan parker | animal testing rules | 1/20/2011 |
| ashbash | it is great becaue then you cant get hert and you cant die | 1/18/2011 |
| natalie79 | i think that animal cruelty is not nice and it should be legal animal cruelty and testing is disgusting and evil just imagine that you were that poor animal it wouldnt be nice for you and you wouldnt like it arent humans inteligent enough to make a possibility like something else to use to use on experiments | 1/14/2011 |
| cool kids | mornin animal lovers!:D:D:D | 1/14/2011 |
| Sasha Mqueens | It would be helpful is it answered the question/title a little more in depth. | 1/13/2011 |
| o | No ANIMAL TESTING! | 1/13/2011 |
| M&M LOVER | I LOVE ANIMALS! : ) ECSPESIALLY MY LITTLE DOGS! I WOULDN'T WANT TO LET THE ANIMAL TESTERS TAKE THEM AND TEST ON THEM : ( SO GET RID OF ANIMAL TESTING NOW! | 1/12/2011 |
| olive k. | animals have feelings you know! they are living! (until you test on them) | 1/12/2011 |
| olive | if we are going to test, let's test for medication; not COSMETICS! | 1/12/2011 |
| Maja | can't they test makeup on people that want to die, and not test the makeup on little chihuahuas | 1/12/2011 |
| olive | animal testing hasn't saved ONE single human life yet. there are over 450 methods we can replace animal testing with and they are less expensive and more reliable. so why do we hurt the poor animals? | 1/12/2011 |
| Maja | animal testing should should stay because 3/4 of the products we use today doesn't test on animal | 1/12/2011 |
| connie.s | why should animals be tested? they are precious animals on earth why abuse them? the are a living creature? don't test animals!1 | 12/16/2010 |
| grr | animal testing is horible to use | 12/9/2010 |
| Kristina | OHMAIGAWSH ANIMAL TESTING FOR THE WIN! :DDD | 12/8/2010 |
| Talisha | Yall all need to stop just because you are giving them pain killers do not mean nothing are they telling you that it does not hurt how about you test things out on yourself and see if you like it ! | 12/4/2010 |
| Dr. Tary II | However, although i feel sorry for these animals, medicine that is readily available for patients today would not be if it were not for animal testing. If there were a readily available alternative then i would be against animal testing completely. But the fact is animal testing is currently the best way to discover and test new cures. If animal lovers truly want to help, they should not complain about animal rights, but rather focus their attention on promoting alternative treatments. Animal testing will never cease unless the availability of alternatives increases. | 11/28/2010 |
| Dr. Tary II | Due to the fact that somewhere areound ninety percent of the tests are not given for the aid of a medical cause, "animal testing" should be phrased Animal Cruelty. | 11/28/2010 |
| masont4hgtr | i see dead people | 11/22/2010 |
| Leota | I think that this article positivley supports animal testing in a way that makes people understand why it is sometimes neccessary to test medicine on animals. | 11/16/2010 |
| haley | it is ok but not for them to ptest on animals | 11/10/2010 |
| Jack | Animal testing is mean and it should be stopped | 11/10/2010 |
| :(:):( | very very good article! | 11/3/2010 |
| Jenny Humphrie | I am for animal testing for medical conditions, but using it on cosmetics is completely wrong..Is there not another way to test for cosmetics? | 10/29/2010 |
| .joe s/ | stop animal experimentation ! | 10/22/2010 |
| Hana Rachel | true dat sista | 10/15/2010 |
| Lara Catherine | i think that animal testing is fine, as long as too many animals aren't killed. | 10/15/2010 |
| Kayla | I think that animal testing is stupid, we've come far enough in evolution to take care of our selves. We don't need any more techey stuff or new products for us. We would be perfectly fine with out it. We need those animals that are being tested, 'cause they have a part in the eco system too. SO STOP! | 10/12/2010 |
| Nadia | People who object to animal testing, do not think about if someone in there family was in need of a medicine to LIVE , the would have an animal tested for that medicine. | 10/2/2010 |
| Jackson | I don't think animal testing is ever right and there should be some justice for these animals | 9/29/2010 |
| Sally(: | look i dont why ppl wanna do this horrible thinq to animals. really what if they did that to? how would you feel? | 9/13/2010 |
| Gooddog | Does Animal Testing Help Human Medicine? 33 Facts to Consider (1) Less than 2% of human illnesses (1.16%) are ever seen in animals. (2) According to the former scientific executive of Huntingdon Life Sciences, animal tests and human results agree only '5%-25% of the time'. (3) 95% of drugs passed by animal tests are immediately discarded as useless or dangerous to humans. (4) At least 50 drugs on the market cause cancer in laboratory animals. They are allowed because it is admitted the animal tests are not relevant. (5) Procter & Gamble used an artificial musk despite it failing the animal tests, i.e., causing tumours in mice. They said the animal test results were 'of little relevance for humans'. (6) When asked if they agreed that animal experiments can be misleading 'because of anatomical and physiological differences between animals and humans', 88% of doctors agreed. (7) Rats are only 37% effective in identifying what causes cancer to humans. Flipping a coin would be more accurate. The pharmaceutical industry funds many groups and organisations, so... (8) Rodents are the animals almost always used in cancer research. They never get carcinomas, the human form of cancer, which affects membranes (e.g lung cancer). Their sarcomas affect bone and connecting tissue: the two cannot be compared. (9) Up to 90% of animal test results are discarded as they are inapplicable to man. (10) The results from animal experiments can be altered by factors such as diet and bedding. Bedding has been identified as giving cancer rates of over 90% and almost nil in the same strain of mice at different locations. (11) Sex differences among laboratory animals can cause contradictory results. This does not correspond with humans. (12) 9% of anaesthetised animals, intended to recover, die. (13) An estimated 83% of substances are metabolised by rats in a different way to humans. (14) Attempts to sue the manufacturers of the drug Surgam failed due to the testimony of medical experts that: 'data from animals could not be extrapolated safely to patients'. (15) Lemon juice is a deadly poison, but arsenic, hemlock and botulin are safe according to animal tests. (16) Genetically modified animals are not models for human illness. The mdx mouse is supposed to represent muscular dystrophy, but the muscles regenerate without treatment. (17) 88% of stillbirths are caused by drugs which are passed as being safe in animal tests, according to a study in Germany. (18) 61% of birth defects are caused by drugs passed safe in animal tests, according to the same study. Defect rates are 200 times post war levels. (19) One in six patients in hospital are there because of a treatment they have taken. (20) In America, 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to medical treatment. In one year 1.5 million people were hospitalised by medical treatment. (21) A World Health Organisation study showed children were 14 times more likely to develop measles if they had been vaccinated. (22) 40% of patients suffer side effects as a result of prescription treatment. (23) Over 200,000 medicines have been released, most of which are now withdrawn. According to the World Health Organisation, only 240 are 'essential'. (24) A German doctors' congress concluded that 6% of fatal illnesses and 25% of organic illness are caused by medicines. All have been animal tested. (25) The lifesaving operation for ectopic pregnancies was delayed 40 years due to vivisection. (26) According to the Royal Commission into vivisection (1912), 'The discovery of anaesthetics owes nothing to experiments on animals'. The great Dr Hadwen noted that 'had animal experiments been relied upon...humanity would have been robbed of this great blessing of anaesthesia'. The vivisector Halsey described the discovery of Fluroxene as 'one of the most dramatic examples of misleading evidence from animal data'. (27) Aspirin fails animal tests, as does digitalis (a heart drug), cancer treatments, insulin (causes animal birth defects), penicillin and other safe medicines. They would have been banned if vivisection were heeded. (28) In the court case when the manufacturers of Thalidomide were being tried, they were acquitted after numerous experts agreed that animal tests could not be relied on for human medicine. (29) Blood transfusions were delayed 200 years by animal studies, corneal transplants were delayed 90 years. (30) Despite many Nobel prizes being awarded to vivisectors, only 45% agree that animal experiments are crucial. (31) At least 450 methods exist with which we can replace animal experiments. (32) At least thirty-three animals die in laboratories each second worldwide; in the UK, one every four seconds. (33) The Director of Research Defence Society, (which exists to defend vivisection) was asked if medical prgress could have been acheived without animal use. His written reply was 'I am sure it could be'. from vivisectionabsurd.org (UK) (see site for refs). |
9/11/2010 |
| brad c | s are tested on the animals. There are many questions regarding the ethics of using animals for testing. Hence, several regulations have been put in place that evaluate and control the animals that are being used for testing purposes. It is believed that these regulations will ensure that research is carried out in as humane and as ethical manner as possible. However, these regulations are also under a lot of argumentation. A survey conducted in the American Medical Association indicates that 99% of all active physicians in the United States believe that animal research has given rise to medical advancements. In fact, about 97% of the physicians also supported the continuous use if animals for clinical and basic research. The main reason behind this is the fact that scientists have found that there is very little or difference between the lab animals and humans. A British organization by the name Research Defense Society (RDS) that was instituted to defend animal testing indicates that most of the complaints made against animal testing are not correct and also that animal testing generates invaluable information about how new drugs would react inside a living body. The tests have to be continued in order to detect information of any |
9/8/2010 |
| K. Hart | The content of this article is excellent. However, does Ranjan Shandilya have any references? | 9/7/2010 |
| Algiers | Correction: Chase Manhattan Bank (in tandem with the Rockefeller Empire) owns over half of the pharmaceutical interests in the U.S. (not the world). It is the largest drug manufacturing combine in the world. Since WWII, the pharmaceutical industry has netted increasing profits to become the world's second largest manufacturing industry (after the arms industry). |
9/2/2010 |
| Algiers | One of the most ridiculous articles I have ever read. Totally unreferenced and full of medical propaganda and erroneous information. In fact, animal testing kills millions every year. 92 % of all substances tested on animals fail human trials according to the FDA (2004). In fact, primary purpose of animal testing is to perpetuate a steady flow of dangerous drugs and chemicals flooding the market (until they kill and injure enough people) to have them eventually replaced by more "safe" animal tested drugs. The AIDS and cancer research is a particular failure and blind alley with results that have proved to block real progress. All AIDS "vaccines" developed so far have proved either useless or dangerous to humans. Cancer research on animals has been such an abject failure that it set back research 20 years. Meanwhile, real cures through changes of diet and natural means, are silenced and even viciously attacked by the "medical (as in money making) community". The fact is, most modern diseases are lifestyle related, yet nutrition is not even addressed in drug funded, drug based "modern" medicine. (Chase Manhattan Bank owns about one half of the world's pharmaceutical interests). The average university receiving funds for animal research from the NIH receives in excess of 100 million a year. Is it any wonder that they clamor for more useless and cruel "research" money? Some, like UCLA, even receive funding from the tobacco industry (Phillip Morris). Thanks to animal testing, the warning labels on cigarettes were delayed for 20 years. Doctors knew and clinical trials had proven the cancer/tobacco link by the 1950's, but Phillip Morris and other companies delayed the obvious because animals failed to develop cancer and lung disease, even when hooked up to smoke machines 24/7. "Researchers from Harvard and Boston Universities concluded that medical measures (drugs and vaccines) accounted for between 1 and 3.5% of the total decline in mortality rates since 1900. Scores of animals were killed in the quest to find cures for tuberculosis, scarlet fever, smallpox and diphtheria, among others, but was their unwilling contribution important to the decline of these diseases? Dr. Edward Kass of Harvard Medical School, asserts that the "primary credit for the virtual eradication of these diseases must go to improvements in public health, sanitation and the general improvement in the standard of living." These benefits have nothing to do with animal studies." vivisectioninfo.org In fact, most of what we believe are drug "cures" were epidemics already on the wane when the "life saving" medicines were introduced. According to insurance and other records, mortality from contagious diseases was a very much on the wane by the 1940's (prior to the introduction of mandatory vaccine programs). The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is a joke. 90 to 95% of animals are not even covered (rats, mice, birds, reptiles, fish). For the ones that are "covered", the "protection" is minimal and rarely enforced. A "scientist" may burn, shock, mutilate, frighten, restrain, deprive an animal of food and water for days, to his or her sadistic heart's content. The USDA virtually never enforces any minimal living conditions either. Only 25% of medical schools still use animal testing. The vast majority of doctors (around 80 to 90%) also believe it to be flaws and inconclusive. Small wonder, there are probably hundreds of man made and natural substances that are safe for animals, yet dangerous or even fatal to humans, and visa-versa. See also vivisection absurd.org The Truth About Vivisection Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (primate research, university funding, welfare violations) (comments would not allow posting of complete links). |
9/2/2010 |
| Lizzy | I think that animal testing is cruel. Why cant you use very sick or suicidal humans instead animals are very valuable to us and u people get the ones that have a long life to live so what the hell is ur problem! | 7/21/2010 |
| t&b | animal testing is wrong! but ... | 6/18/2010 |
| anna | this sit has lots of information about animal testing | 6/8/2010 |
| jenny | animal testing needs to stop | 6/7/2010 |
| TALERY | I LOVE THIS SITE. it's awesome ! I agree with every word, like omg . | 6/6/2010 |
| Samantha | i think we should keep on experimenting on animals because it is helping the human race, but if we stopped then what else would we work on? then again im 13 what do i no? im doing this for school! | 6/3/2010 |
| Jennifer | Well even thught im not for pros well ohh ell i hate the fact that we expieriment on animals thats not right i think we should stop and ttest on something else like insects and other things that livve | 6/1/2010 |
| Reema Mustafa | For all the people against animal testing... would you rather we test on humans and maybe make our speices EXSTINT !? because we have nothing else to test our medicines and everything We need to test them on something, and 60% of them are very good. So all of you people against animal testing you should relise instead of testing our products on animals to save out kind then we have to test on humans! I was against animal testing but as soon as i relised we have nothing else to test on it's actually good ! Just think about it for a lil while and u will be proud tht we are doing animal testing ! I do relise there is a lot or cons to this idea but there is a lot more pros to it to ! DID U READ THIS ARTICLE ? DID YOU BENIFIT FROM IT ? ...THINK... |
6/1/2010 |
| Doctor buttface | i lost all of my note cards why | 5/25/2010 |
| lil j | i think they should use animals | 5/24/2010 |
| Matt | As a matter IF fact... good job | 5/24/2010 |
| anonymous | This was great and helped me a lot when it came to this subject. | 5/24/2010 |
| Roy | Hi! I agree! | 5/23/2010 |
| rebbeca | Ding dong | 5/23/2010 |
| b754 | This is win | 5/20/2010 |
| Elizabeth. | I Disagree. To Some Extent. | 5/20/2010 |
| Athena Cortez | but even though i think tis article is so wrong i mean animal experiment is so cruel its like killing another human being and unfaor simce animals can't defend themselves | 5/19/2010 |
| Athena C. | i think this is a really interesting article thanks for the information. | 5/19/2010 |
| rosie shapansky | animal testing is wrong and everybody should be against it... | 5/19/2010 |
| Alex | Completly understandable but what about all the deaths? Would you like to be stuck in cage for all your life only to die for some humans that don't even appreciate you? | 5/19/2010 |
| JESSICA ROMANO | THE ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS TO | 5/18/2010 |
| judith martinez | i tink dat dat'd s a stup azz disiton and im safelol laugth out koud!good bless uuu | 5/18/2010 |
| EDGAR | you people dont know wat you r doing to animals SAFE THE ANIMALS? |
5/18/2010 |
| luigi | well, right now im completely against animal testing. i mean, the animals dont deserve part of what is done to them during that experimentation. thats because thats what it IS--experimenting! they dont know how or whats gonna happen to those creatures. but im not taking one side or the other now; i think ill go research some more first. youve def. given me something to think about. | 5/17/2010 |
| FRIEND | THIS PIC IS RAEL WRONG | 5/13/2010 |
| george estafant | awsome | 5/13/2010 |
| alice | thank you for you help | 5/13/2010 |
| tristen-im 13 | i think that animal testing is beneficial but we do not have to go over board in trying to save our race if we think animals are like and unlike humans im just pointing out that we cannot expect to save the human kind without an equal balance of tests and breaks of all parts | 5/12/2010 |
| james j | I believe that though animal testing can be cruel not everyone does it like that | 5/11/2010 |
| jack | hey | 5/11/2010 |
| Jeannette Oakes | People are animals too, scientists should test on themselves, not innocent animals. If you believe that you were given the right to kill animals testing human cosmetics and medications on them, then maybe some of these new dangerous medications need to be tested on you, you soul-less, rotten, pigs. | 5/6/2010 |
| NerdGuy | This articles really helped me in making my persuasive essay on animal testing, Thx! :) | 5/5/2010 |
| Cora Love | Yes a lot of you are right. It is sad to be testing on animals, but we are using them for the same as if we ate them. Ethical testing is not a bad thing. Testing on animals for new medication is a good thing. I do agree that cosmetic testing is completely absurd, but I can't do anything about it. As long as the animal is being taken care of and given pain relievers then we are doing what we can. Would you rather your mom or sister or cousin sitting there doing it? Animals were put here for the use of the dominant race. If there was a race more dominant then humans, then we would be their lab rats. This is how the world works. | 5/4/2010 |
| Ratbecca | I think that animal testing does just as much bad as good. Killing helpless animals is not fair! They can't do anything! Plus, not allowing them pain killers, it's almost as bad as the meat industry. I adopted my pet rats from a lab, their lab cages were tiny, maybe 1 foot cubed. | 4/28/2010 |
| ashh(: | whatt i thinkk iss that animall testingg shouldd stoppp they aree meann/: | 4/27/2010 |
| LESSLY | I THINK THAT ITS BAD TO TEST ANIMALS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DIE N OTHER ONES DONT | 4/27/2010 |
| bill the ninja. | hello, my name is bill, and i'm a ninja. my hobbies include smoking maryjane, twirling in circles, making toast, and having hardcore piano lessons.. please consider my previous request, as it would help my mother cope with her depression. thank you for your time. -b. | 4/27/2010 |
| Steven | I think that animal testing is necessary to live today because; 1. Computer models are not advanced enough yet 2. Without it there would be no painkillers or surgery 3. Animals produce faster than humans 4. and I'd rather have my mother than a couple of rats |
4/27/2010 |
| angel | why would u test on animals test on human and see what happen then idk care for other t thehing beside human and anmimals but leavethe animals alone there goin to reas up and bet the human half to deaf but leave them alone the have done nothing too us | 4/26/2010 |
| Angel | why would u be for it when it bad for the enverionment and for the animals. There should be no animals testin here in the U.S and some where else to because u kill at less 1 millon animal a year for no reason. | 4/26/2010 |
| stephanie | i think that animal testing is not a bad thing... maybe they dont need to use it for makeup and lotion products, but for the severe deseases you mentioned, its very helpful | 4/26/2010 |
| Chloe | this was very helpful to me. it gave me alot of information that i needed for a project i am doing. thanks for the help .. | 4/25/2010 |
| puplover | PUPPY | 4/22/2010 |
| DINISORLAND COM | i THINK THAT THEY SHOULD COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF CHOCOLATE THAT ANIMALS CAN EAT SO WHEN THEY ARE BABBYS LIKE PUPPYS THEY WONT GO ON CARPET LOL I LOVE BLUE | 4/22/2010 |
| bubaluba | i think that animals are not to be teasted on. | 4/22/2010 |
| harajuku lover | i think thattt radioactive spidures are lil crazay lookin' dont be kickn' me earth day! |
4/22/2010 |
| brianna | i think its wrong that people are out there doing that to the animals they were brought into this world just like a human was why aren't you dumb people testing us or killing us but yet you people thinks its really okay to do that well i dont think it is because they should be able to live their live just like a human should or any other person or living thing | 4/19/2010 |
| Latrice Wester | I believe strongly in this article. Most of what we know does come from the testing of animals and so forth and now just really thinking and convrsing about it I now seet that. | 4/15/2010 |
| joe | I agree with this article. Animals are animals, and we are at the top of the food chain. Those who are at the top of the food chain have the ability to do as they will to propogate thier species as much as they can. We are doing that by protecting ourselves through animal research. By gaining more knowlege, preventing diseases, and keeping out population educated, we allow ourselves to survuve. just because you have a dog or cat doesnt give you the right to condem animal experimenting, which has probably saved your ignorant life already | 4/15/2010 |
| b | i think this article was a bunch of who ha! and is isnt needed | 4/13/2010 |
| Trenton Secoy | animals should not be hurt | 4/12/2010 |
| Joe S | cool | 4/11/2010 |
| california | omgg i wanna kill all the animal testers y cant uy use something else to test on yall ar stuipid y dont u use ur private places huh sorry im just mad right now and this gos to everybody who is oko wit animal testing |
4/8/2010 |
| whats it to ya | i hate animal testing you know they are like humans and they have feelings like we humans do. what if you were being tested you wouldnt like to be suffering. i hate people who animal test the poor creaters one day i will kill them all hahaha | 4/8/2010 |
| Nicole mcikey | I THINK THAT THE POOR ANIMALS ARE BEING KILLED BECAUSe YOU MEAN PEOPLE AREN'T NICE! GET A LIFE AND DON'T BE MEAN TO INOCENT DOGS AND CATS! WAT LOOSERS...:P | 4/8/2010 |
| MAtt | You guys animal testing should be not allowed! | 4/7/2010 |
| ken | wow | 4/6/2010 |
| illie Stevenson | i think that animal testing is wrong it is not like they are our play toys or something i think that they are just as good as humans htye have feelings too! | 4/5/2010 |
| illie Stevenson | i think that animal cloning is very dangerous because sometimes the animals may have a different effect to the drugs and stuff than the humans and we may get hurt | 4/2/2010 |
| MrBread | BlAH BLAH BLAh I'm an anti animal testing person BLAH BLAH BLAh it's WRONG derpa derpa derpa | 4/2/2010 |
| hcfgdejhcvAGSDJ | go animal testing | 4/1/2010 |
| Ricky | for the awsome possum: you do realize why we test on animals right? cause to me it doesnt seem like u understand cause are you forgetting what happened in the hollocaust with the jews yea alot of breakthroughs came from hitlers experiments but think of the cruelty and condition they suffered from. because of the tests that were used on them. and the reason we use animals is to reduce the death rate of humans. and okay i see where your coming from with the animal abuse thing but you must realize that those animals are there because the people advertizing "ADVERTIZING" the animals on tv are tooo cheap to take care of the animals themselves when we the people dont have the money to spend on them cause we are going through a bad crisis right now and if you think about it those animals will probably die in like two days after those commercials and with animal experimentation it benifits not just us but the animals that u are sore hearted for because with testing we come up with something to bring those animals back to their feet and survive. and its good we are testing on some of the animals we are taking some of those animals off the dangerous streets where they can be ran over on. Ever Heard Of Road Kill? THANK YOU |
4/1/2010 |
| awesome possum | ok so im doing this project for animal experimentation for english class and i have to say im against it. animals dont want to be used as much as we dont want to be used. ive been looking at all the comments and some of them do make sense of why we do need to use the animals... but no. its wrong. have you SEEN those animals on the commercial about animal abuse, abandonment, and illnesses? the ones who need money to keep alive and the sad song playing in the back ground? its horrible and it reminds me a lot of the same things scientist use on the innocent lives of GODS creation for OUR lives. not all animals are as strong as humans. they could have used a perfectly fine n dandy cure for us HUMANS that killed a ANIMAL because its body couldnt handle it as much as a human could. is that right? do you honestly think that killing another species is solving anything if its technically not scientific enough for a proper result for a human being? if there are doners who are willing to use their lives for the animals then take advantage of it and save an innocent life of an animal! you may think me wrong and maybe im not the cleverest, but i know when something is so totally sick and cruel when i see it. and ill be damned if you think im going to change my mind about it. i would take my life for a million other lives of animals that have to suffer for the murder of our race. | 3/29/2010 |
| greg | i have an ulcer on my gums and i keep poking at it with my tongue but that's only making it worse. | 3/26/2010 |
| Rebecca | animal testing on animals is wrong on any level. Do you really want to force animals to be tested on so what? You can have new lipstick and cover up? Or so you can have a shot you don't need. Is that really necessary? I don't think so. Don't be for it be against it! | 3/26/2010 |
| jo | biocentrism not antropocentrism | 3/25/2010 |
| jo bio girl | bio rules | 3/25/2010 |
| Alex D | Inhuman, cruel, heartless. Animals are not ment for testing, all they want to do is love you. Taking them out of shelters? To TEST? Thats ruthless. 50% of the animals die in the first 2 days of testing. Thats horrid. They test on over 17 million animals a year. Dont you think thats wrong? If someone might die from the pill, why make it? Think about it... | 3/25/2010 |
| alex | EEEHEEEMM ANIMAL TESTING IS WRONG | 3/25/2010 |
| kk | i am a pro! | 3/25/2010 |
| HANNAH | I think animals being tested on is smart, but at the same time, very cruel. I understand why they are tested on, but, REALLY! NO PAIN MEDICATION! Scientista are going NUTS! | 3/25/2010 |
| mary | ur rite bout all dis. we all know dat most of dis labs dnt care of bout da animals nd treat dem bad its nt rite if we r going to use dem we should atleast give dem da room to enjoy der short time here | 3/24/2010 |
| nicole | that was a great summary but they should stop animal testing and try it differently without hurting the animals. | 3/23/2010 |
| Jake | 95% of animal testing is for cosmetics. 5% is for medical testing. So that botox you just got. Yea like 40 animals dead. They give more and more doses just to see when they will die. They don't try and save your brothers life they save you Moms youth. What's more important to you | 3/23/2010 |
| Bob | YOUR INJUSTICE TO ANIMALS WILL BE PAYED FOR IN KARMIC LAW YOU WILL PAY FOR THEIR PAIN | 3/23/2010 |
| accacia | animal testing is totally wrong, killing millions of animals each year for research isn't right! animals deserve the freedom we get and a happy home...not wires and k needles. |
3/22/2010 |
| diaz | animal testing shoul be supported by everyone | 3/18/2010 |
| Cassie Boyce | why don't you try using anaesthetic then? why don't the animals deserve to be pain free during the procedure? what's the excuse for that? and not having enough money is not an excuse, there is plenty of organisations that would happily donate money to ensure that the animal is pain free during these procedures. | 3/17/2010 |
| Student | informative, yes | 3/16/2010 |
| Bob K | what are your credentials to be writing this | 3/15/2010 |
| anonymous | I think that these people need to stop because its hurting the animals | 3/15/2010 |
| Hannah | Great article! I believe that to a certain extent animal testing is cruel, however I would rather see my brother's life saved than have a rat's life saved. | 3/11/2010 |
| hawk24 | i think there are other ways to test meds and chemicals rather than on animals that dont deserve to suffer. many people these days think of animals as their kids | 3/11/2010 |
| Courtney Bruce | To me. animal testing is animal abuse except you can get away with. the law always finds a loop-hole. i may be a teenager but i can tell when something isnt right. so before you know it, it'll be like another holocaust except its animal and thery're not creating genocide, they're testing on whatever animal they can. just because there are millions of animals doesnt mean you should use it against your own personal needs. if scientists are so smart, they'll create something just like a human body and use it on that. Animals may react different to an experiment than a human would | 3/11/2010 |
| gilberta | h8 u aminal testin | 3/10/2010 |
| Mallory | i think that animal testing is horrible and should be put to an end. you have to remember though-would you rather make up be tested on you? i would rather have animals be tested on but its hard to decide because they shouldn't have to go through that kind of torture. There should definitely be more regulations as to what animals can be used and their safety issues | 3/10/2010 |
| Kayla Johnson | Animal Testing is wrong and in my writing class I'm doing a essay about animal testing, fighting and testing you website has been a big help! | 3/9/2010 |
| Edward Elric | it is not cool for them to do that to animals. I would rather die then take something that was created with animal testing | 3/6/2010 |
| Jake Schenk 12 | why use animals? why not see if anyone wants to help to find cures have donaters? why use inoccent animals who can't tell you if they want to be tested on? so tell me why? Grade 7 student ntario school Cardinal Heights |
3/1/2010 |
| daisy | its stuipd and retared | 2/26/2010 |
| Alex | When was this article created? | 2/15/2010 |
| nabil nazri | i think that this statement is right. ps i have to have a debate on should we or shou we not allow animal testing and i am on the with the animal testing side. | 2/13/2010 |
| Ann | Okay. . . That was AWESOME! I'm on the Pro side of my debate class so that will help. | 2/13/2010 |
| Somber R. Dean | Animal testing helps save lives because animal researchers are working hard to cure breast cancer and AIDS and more... i would... my family works in the field... | 2/12/2010 |
| Somber R. Dean | this is very good... now give some good things on animal testing...♥♥♥♥♥♥Somber R. Dean♥♥♥♥♥♥ | 2/12/2010 |
| ummmm | i dont see why people test on animals. The animals have emotions and they can feel pain, regradless to what the studies have shwon. If the animals didnt feel pain then dogs would make noises when they get their collars pulled. You pole need to take a 2nd look on animal testing | 2/4/2010 |
| Lena | Animal testinq is very wronq. I aqreee. But it also is somethinq that should be done. Think about it, without it, we'd all be in huqe danqer because they're makinq all those vaccines that protect us aqainst thinqs like the H1N1 and a lot of other thinqs. Im a huqe animal lover, but I mean, it's necessary. Unless we decide to sacrifice our selves. Im also on both sides of this arqument only because I know how harmful it is to animals and I hate the thouqht of an animal in any sort of pain. But also, it is helpinq each and every one of us here. Say what you want. Think what you want. But you and us all know that we'd be no where or our whole population would be qone or very near extinction without it. | 2/3/2010 |
| iam u | hahahahaha u no what? animal testing is very awesome ! | 2/3/2010 |
| your father | u no what? im so genius | 2/3/2010 |
| Danielle s | animal testing is IMHUMAN, CRUEL AND HEARTLESS | 2/1/2010 |
| julia | Aw, but its so sad | 1/18/2010 |
| :O | animals are not death or blind or inadible they do see what we do they do get mistreated even though they are living creatures. No living thing should be used for testing just because they are small and were big. and we think we are more supereor than them. They were here first we are just giants that have taken over their home! | 1/12/2010 |
| Anne | thank you for you information on the pros of animal testing. | 1/11/2010 |
| ray | instead of using animals for testing we should use the bad guys who get penalties, then it woun't matter if they die. | 12/16/2009 |
| ray | i dont really like animal testing but i don't knowif there is another way to cure the discusting diseases. and it could help lots of people who are loved. | 12/16/2009 |
| mexican girl | Wuf wuf in those 2 seconds it took me to type this a animal in testing died think bout that sob. | 12/14/2009 |
| mothaeffers | I HATE HUMANS!WE SHOULD ALL DIE! ***meow*** |
12/14/2009 |
| Heather & ahndr | In my opinion animal testing is a cruel, selfish, and p**** act for all those weak people that need to feel power over smaller and helpless living creature. If i were to profile those individuals that torture animals in a lab every day i would have to see that they are either suffering from a depression issue or will soon evolve into a serial killer. Did you know that the first signs of a serial killer are abuse to animals? i hope that this fact and some of the other comments we have provided for you will help you to understand our point of view. Also i would like to add that these products are for the better of DIRTY HUMANS NOT ANIMALS!so here is a suggestion for all you dumb a**** out there how bout testing these products on criminals. Thank you for your time. I hope you will make the right decision and help my friend and I on our quest to save the animals in pain! | 12/14/2009 |
| kaitlyn moder | its pretty cool | 12/11/2009 |
| Micah | I think animal testing is bad. | 12/11/2009 |
| devin wolfe | i think we need animal testing, cause we have to test on something and if we dont test on animals, and we cant test on us, then what do we test on, trees? i dont think so... so who would you rather kill, us (the next generation) or them? | 12/9/2009 |
| silver | give more info. | 12/8/2009 |
| JOE | I think animal testing is horrible they should abolish it now. Animals are apart of a family. They have a life to you just cant take it away. | 12/3/2009 |
| Tyler | Animal testing is animal cruelty and it should be stopped now. animals are a part of the family too. Their just like another family member. They should be treated with respect just as well as we are. | 12/3/2009 |
| Eng Longheng | There are tons of unexpected ideas on the this site which are VERY good and useful. Keep up the good work! | 12/2/2009 |
| BHS | CHEESECAKE | 11/24/2009 |
| Kamila | Animal testing is wrong,but I think if it's used medically and they're given painkillers, it's alright. | 11/22/2009 |
| chloes | i love cameron bishop always and forever | 11/19/2009 |
| Sarah | doing this is really bad you should not hurt harmless animals like cats and dogs. | 11/19/2009 |
| Hannah P | A very good put argument | 11/18/2009 |
| elena | Animal testing is sooo wrong. Its sad what people like you do to animals. | 11/12/2009 |
| sean | i believe that animal testing is good like this statement says animal testing is a must for all kinds of medical resons not just for humans | 11/12/2009 |
| brittany harper | I LOVE KYLE SWAINN! LOVE FOR EVER | 11/10/2009 |
| BRITTANY | I am a swain lver | 11/10/2009 |
| cassidy jackson | \i think animal testing should be done on the computer so i doesnt hurt any one | 11/10/2009 |
| charlie | ya chloe nolan of south lake tahoe,,,,, id be okay with dat cause ive seen you round town lately | 11/10/2009 |
| icarly | i think animal testing is bad never have thought of changing my mind on the set of i carly we always have a pet that is so cute | 11/10/2009 |
| Chloe Nolan | animal testing should only be done to test medicine and NOT cosmetics or household products | 11/10/2009 |
| joe s | hi people | 11/4/2009 |
| Katie | i think that animal testing is a good thing. It has improved treatments and infections. It helps immunisation. It is improving cancer treatments. It also had a big impact on managing heart disease, brain disorder, arthritis and transplantation. It also is a prevention of genetic disorder in babies. | 11/4/2009 |
| katie | i think animal testing is bad when it comes to cosmetic products; and in all case ssenario its cruel, but the main problem i have is the abuse that goes on in the testing facilities to add to the pain. | 11/3/2009 |
| happy | Animal testing is good. Think of it this way, would you rather you go buh byes, or that little rat that came into your tent while you were camping last summer? I think we all know the answer! It saves lives! If you're so against it then why don't you step up to the plate and offer your life for testing? | 11/2/2009 |
| Nateasa Griffin | there aren't really pros to animal testing, but if there is one pro it is that testing on an animal can help prevent killing us,but thats not right still in any way i hope people take that in mind. | 10/26/2009 |
| Bella | I cant belive there are pros for animal testing! they are terrible who ever likes that! I would want mice going to animal test then die! | 10/22/2009 |
| enonamous | OMG i hate animal testing and anyone who does might as well just take your pet and give it chocolate because it could kill them! I love animals! | 10/22/2009 |
| Ash A Syd | i'm for animal testing because i would rather in animal die instead of my mommy. :) | 10/22/2009 |
| melissa | A pro? are you serios animal testing is herabul | 10/22/2009 |
| Hayden Manning | ANIMAL TESTING IS WRONG!there is no doubt about that. i love this site because it really gets to the point.(: | 10/21/2009 |
| charles | they make sure girls dont burn their faces off with powder and guys from burning off their arm pits from deodorants. but animals suffer. its really sad. but is there really another way? | 10/21/2009 |
| charles | i think animal cosmetics testings have its pros and cons. | 10/21/2009 |
| puffball | i feel bad for the animals who suffer this behavior. | 10/21/2009 |
| Beth C. | I think that some animal testing is okay, like for life saving human medications. But, for makeup testing, I think it is beyond ridiculous. | 10/12/2009 |
| mirley | i think animal research should not be allowed because the animals didnt do anything to humans | 10/6/2009 |
| Sarah.s age 12 | i still feel that animal testing is crule but it dose has it benafits. | 10/2/2009 |
| katie | animal testing is wrong and should be stoped | 10/1/2009 |
| lilly | i think we should test all of it out on humans instead of animals | 10/1/2009 |
| lilly | idk what to think animal testing is wrong | 10/1/2009 |
| brianna | why do you need animals to test on | 10/1/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Omg Cece. Why did Samantha get off? | 9/25/2009 |
| samantha | hey yall i gettin off... 2tules ttyl | 9/25/2009 |
| cesol | omg like im a prep woohoo lol not im a crazy blonde oh and yeah im very very mad! | 9/25/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | OMG. Ya'll are crazyy. | 9/25/2009 |
| college gurl | hey gurl cece here 2 gulr like lol | 9/25/2009 |
| cesol | hey im here to ariel! | 9/25/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Hey samantha | 9/25/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Oh, Yeah! I got a 95 on my details for animal testing! Woo! | 9/23/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | NO! I DON'T! Stalker. | 9/23/2009 |
| Ariel; | There are pros. Gosh | 9/23/2009 |
| jayden | to XxLeiraLovexX yes u do | 9/23/2009 |
| ArielApocalypse | I don't know who you are 'Jayden' | 9/23/2009 |
| sam | let me tell yall sumthin animal testing is wrong...u can really tell this being that the fact tht evolution is fake also... god made humans and animal different.. not in a way tht u can test them tha same or what ever... if sum 1 has a desiese or sumthin then all they need to do is pray to god tht they get better... not rush to tha hospital like sum idiot... so trust in god and 4 get about harming poor little animals | 9/23/2009 |
| jayden | like umm tha prep is back... like y didnt like cece cum 2 umm like school 2day ariel | 9/23/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | To "Darlene": You obviously didn't research the topic very well. Because actually animal testing has helped find life saving vaccines for animals, too. Like the rabies shot. |
9/23/2009 |
| jayden | hey yall like i am a prep and i like cant stop saying like but anyway like help me to know like the pros and cons of like animal testing like lol this stuff is like hard lol like ttyl i like love yall | 9/23/2009 |
| samantha | yall need 2 help me if possible... i really need to know the pros and cons of animal testing... like i need to know by tomorrow... for my debate... so like if any1 even gets on here pleez let me know... ily & ttyl | 9/23/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Is there any more information about the pros? I need pros ONLY. I have to debate the pros of it & also write an essay. | 9/23/2009 |
| estrella | hey does like any1 get on heeer anymore... like lol this is loco... | 9/23/2009 |
| college gurl | i will recommened this website to everyone i know... this is very helpful to me and my roommates in college.. thanks alot... ttyl | 9/22/2009 |
| cecil | omg ariel like yeah i cant get on myspace anymore cuz uh the comments and the whole alexis bishop! blah blah blah! | 9/22/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Does anyone even get on this anymore.? Oh, dude. This is like getting on myspace at school. Well, not really. |
9/22/2009 |
| cece | oh wow hey samantha and ariel and hey heather even though she cant see this but yup this was the best website ever email me at | 9/22/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Okay. I need pros and cons people. HELP ME OUT! Love, Ariel(: |
9/22/2009 |
| samantha | if u have any info about the pros and cons of animal testin then pleez let me know... my email is sammymarie... yahoo is the place... sorry it made me spell out every word cuz links aint aloud lol but if possible email me.. or jus comment this page in tha next 5 mins... so ttyl i guess | 9/22/2009 |
| CECE | YAYA IT WAS AWESOME I GUESS I WOULD NEVER HARM MY ANIMALS EVA YOU BEST BELIEVE THAT I AM A TRUE ANIMAL LOVA AND IF THAY TOUCH MY LIL ROMEO I WILL DROP KICK THA U NO WHAT OUT OF THEM PEOPLE!1 | 9/22/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Anyone got anymore details? My teacher is telling me to write more details, even know I have a whole page; Email me if you do. yahoo:trentariel MSN:arielrawrr |
9/22/2009 |
| cece | UMM WHAT UP MY PEEPS LOL IT WAS AN AWESOME WEBSITE LOVED IT! | 9/22/2009 |
| samantha | hey cece wat up gurl lol | 9/22/2009 |
| XxLeiraLovexX | Oh hey, Samantha. I see you there. & yes it was very useful.(: | 9/22/2009 |
| samantha | this was ummm... not bad... iguess | 9/22/2009 |
| xXLeiraLovexX | Animal testing is wrong. There is only one reasonable pro, it could save our lives or our loved ones lives.You know they have found it successful alternatives like test tube studies on human tissue cultures, statistics, and computer models. Animal testing is WRONG. Everytime I think of it I think of sad little puppies dying./: | 9/22/2009 |
| samantha | ummm this website was very useful... i had to write and essay on the topic of the pros and cons of animal testing... this made it alot easier... thanks | 9/22/2009 |
| CA | This article was very informtive and well written. | 9/14/2009 |
| Jo | "The main reason behind this is the fact that scientists have found that there is very little or difference between the lab animals and humans." if it's unethical to test on humans, and humans are "like" animals, why shouldn't testing on animals be unethical too? by the way, animals are NOT like humans. |
9/9/2009 |
| Aidan.W 12 | I think this information is very ethical and helpful, especially because im doing a debate on it. I think they should extend animal testing even further but not to the point where we start testing on larger smarter animals like gorillas and chimpanzees | 8/25/2009 |
| asdfghjk | i thinks aniaml testing is still wrong no matter what the pro's and i think alternatives like extremely small doses on humans and animals should be done. i also think only certain animal should be used that for example feel no pain, have no emotions (fish?) and animals that are extremely uninteligent like invertabrits (please excuse spelling!) and fish or flies and similar aniamls. | 8/23/2009 |
| santa | ho ho ho merry christmas | 7/8/2009 |
| NELLIE. | YODA: WHOMEVER YOU ARE YOU ARE TRULY STUPID. I FEEL BAD THAT YOU ARE SO IGNORANT AND UNEDUCATED. AND I HOPE THAT YOU GET ATTACKED BY A MONKEY. ANIMAL TESTING IS WRONG AND IDC WHAT YOU SAY TO TRY & CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE I SAY AND DO WHAT I WANT. AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND THAT ANIMAL TESTING IS EVIL! | 6/15/2009 |
| nellie | animal testing is wrong! how would you like all kinds of things tested on you & you have no say? i guarantee you wouldn't like it one bit. and for the person who said monkeys should die, you have no heart and you should burn in hell. | 6/15/2009 |
| mariah | animal testing is wrong i wouldnt care if i were sick its CRULTY! | 6/10/2009 |
| Lola | animal testing is not done to purposly hurt the animals (as some people think it is) it is done because it helps the lives of people and sometimes helps the lives of animals. In most cases it is a good thing. | 6/4/2009 |
| rica | animal testingg is wrongg | 6/2/2009 |
| Julie | These information was quite informative. | 5/29/2009 |
| joe | very good | 5/27/2009 |
| Valery | animal testing is wrong and grose ! :{ :{ x{ | 5/26/2009 |
| Valery | I think animal testing is WRONG! | 5/26/2009 |
| orange face | I think animals are good freinds of mine exept when they hump my leg | 5/26/2009 |
| Animal Rights | Even if 15 out of 20 million are used for medical research, that still leaves 5 million animals. That is ALOT. Does medical research count psychological and other bogus research projects such as testing how much radiation a monkey can take or using substances we know are harmful on animals? So much of what we use animal testing can be tested otherwise or worked around by using different ingredients. | 5/25/2009 |
| butt monkey | i think you should go eat your arm | 5/21/2009 |
| yoda | monkeys eat apples with there tails for no reson therfore they need to die. | 5/21/2009 |
| yoda | I think the animals should die becase they are evil and eat people like monkeys who eat apples. | 5/21/2009 |
| carlos | I think that it is so wrong to test on anmials. alex | 5/20/2009 |
| tara | why should we be testing on innocent animals when we have thousands of dangerous criminals living the high life in climate controled prisons that provide free food rooms and colledge education? why should we treat these people so well! in my opnion we should test on them! it would save millions of innocent lives as well as a ton of tax payers dollars that get dumped into these completly worthless people. and for any of you who will claim this is an atrocity to human rights just think of the person or people who were raped beaten or killed by these heartless cold blooded people. they had no concern for the rights of their victims so why should we care about theirs? i dont want to spend my hard earned money to house and feed dangerous criminals and if you do honestly you need to pull your head from your behind and face reality. | 5/19/2009 |
| VeganToHelp | how could you say that hurting God's creatures is a good thing? you evil, evil, people make me sick | 5/13/2009 |
| Peter J. Mooney | Even Spongebob is better than this article. And even Harry Potter. Peter Joseph Mooney |
5/7/2009 |
| Aspiring Poet | animal testing poem: animal testing is cruel, and very wrong inteed animal testing is not so kind, and there is no need people should stop, before its too late a poor little animal, would cry for its fate |
5/5/2009 |
| ghandijifan1234 | long live! ghandiji | 5/5/2009 |
| ghandifan90210 | thanks for the article bill, it was helpful to me because i found my fav toothpaste easier! TY :D I LOVE GHANDIJI |
5/5/2009 |
| Lanea Mitchell | Animal testing should be banned period its just cruel and barbaric to do tests on animals. Animals should be treated right,not tortured.They have rights like us "barbaric" human beings.I'm doing a essay on animal testing and if it should be banned or not. I now know what humans really put animals through, we put them through hell. ANIMAL TESTING SHOULD NO LONGER EXIST! | 5/4/2009 |
| Nifty | This, isnt what i needed. | 5/1/2009 |
| kaelynn | sue they test animal | 5/1/2009 |
| megan m. | i feel sad for the animals, and i do value the human life but what if you were the animal, then how would you feel. This site does have information but where did you get it from i do not see any info of where you got it. But i do agree animal testing is good and bad. i am still against it though. | 4/30/2009 |
| basketball2511 | THERE ARE NO PROS IN ANIMAL TESTING! only one! it can save ur lives SOMETIMES! over 1000000 people died because of animal testing! tests pass through animals but kill and harm MANY humans! and they test make-up also and un-nessesary things! dont belive me? UGHHH srry i cant prove it links arnt allowed in comments but theres this really good site tht tells u everything! try geocities. c-o-m and then try 2 find animal testing srry i had 2 dash it it wont let me right the real word lol so dont dash it when u go on though | 4/28/2009 |
| Jordyn | living locked inside a closet without control over any aspect of your life. You can't choose when and what you eat, how you will spend your time, whether or not you will have a partner and children, and if you do, who that partner will be. You can't even decide when the lights go on and off. Think about spending your entire life like this, even though you have committed no crime. | 4/28/2009 |
| Trevor | i like pie | 4/28/2009 |
| BOBO NELIS SIST | NELLY IS WRONG STOP ANIMAL TESTING | 4/28/2009 |
| maddie | dont do something to others that you wouldn't want others to do to you. that goes for animals too! lol i could be a poet! tee hee! :-) |
4/28/2009 |
| gigi | please stop animal testing it is not right | 4/28/2009 |
| lala angora | stop animal testing what if youre babby was token away and experimented on | 4/28/2009 |
| bobo nelis | stop animal testing nowwwwwwww!1 | 4/28/2009 |
| Nelly | I believe that if the treatment is for the human it should be tested on the human itself and animal testing is very wrong and immoral. If you people wont test on humans because it's painful then now you fell now how painful it is. | 4/28/2009 |
| CS | I have done reasearch, and many sources say that a CON of animal testing is that animal and human systems are different and may affect each of us differently | 4/23/2009 |
| Kia | Yes, i see that but what about all the inaccurate results. It seems to me testing with animals is useless - if the results come out that the drugs are clear then that is STILL a gamble. According to results, lemon juice is a deadly poision, arsenic is fine and thalidomine was deamed unharmful. As you can clearly see these above results, teated on animals are very very very wrong. Therefore, how can you back a scheme that not only harms thousands of animals, but its rediculously innacurate. |
4/21/2009 |
| Michigan Stinks | GO STATE GO STATE | 4/20/2009 |
| Markus | This writing helped me with my debate, thank you! | 4/20/2009 |
| Dr.Phil & tyra | well..i would like to say you need jesus in your life.. may be even tyra banks... Some dr.phil... and OPRAH! what are you think...turn on the television and look for us... we help you in need... DUCES! |
4/20/2009 |
| rubber duck fac | we love rubber duckies... please don't hurt them... we will eat you |
4/20/2009 |
| spongebob | i think this article is good and gives information that is needed. =] |
4/20/2009 |
| lauren saunders | how can we stop them? | 4/14/2009 |
| Brandon M. | I think that Animal Testing is completely right because if we couldn't test on animals, we would have to test on humans. Just think about the person you love the most... If they were perfectly healthy would you allow them to test on them? It is a chance that they may die. That is one of the best reasons for me to be for animal testing. | 4/9/2009 |
| Magdalene | Please. Animal testing is cruel and wrong. True, you'll be grateful for it if you become ill. But if some animal got sick, would you want to be forced to be tested in the likelihood that you'd die and the animal would live? | 4/8/2009 |
| Shanaynay | HORIIBLE! i found cons in your pro! just deal with it! you stink! rethink your thesis! rethink it! | 4/7/2009 |
| Elenha | what if animal testing could cure cancer? then wouldn't you want a 6 year old child to survive a cancerous brain tumor and have a few rats die or would you rather her die and the animals live? its a touchy subject but because of testing on animals, they found a cure for a certain cancerous tumor recently. It was too late however, she passed away last year. If only they could have found it sooner you know? | 4/7/2009 |
| jason zimmerman | these people who r willing 2 hurt innocent animals for their freaking MAKEUP r uncaring and have no heart. | 4/6/2009 |
| Kenzie | I don't see how anyone can LIKE animal testing. It stinks, and it's dumb. Barely any animals even help the world. Poor animals shouldn't be killed for makeup or any of that stuff. It's not fair for their life to be thrown away like that. | 4/6/2009 |
| Anonymous | I'm not against animal testing, but I am against the animals being tortured in the process. | 4/3/2009 |
| Mrs. Efron | 95% of medicines that pass are not used on humans because of harmfulness. DON'T KILL ANIMALS! | 3/27/2009 |
| billy bob billy | its horrible! | 3/25/2009 |
| jimbo ringo | You're wrong! Check out aavs.org for some accurate info on alternatives for animal testing. Also check out idausa.org/facts/contesting.html | 3/18/2009 |
| sally S | chocolet tastes very good and so does bananas | 3/17/2009 |
| dearest connor | so now erin hater is a little perv with herpes who wants to save the animals aww thats so cute SCREW the animals they can all go die ya little GIRL | 3/17/2009 |
| erin hater | dear "erin" if you have genitial herpes i am sorry but it is still okay ifyou wanna bang someone to do me |
3/17/2009 |
| Erin Hater | i no that cows make a rather tasty meat, i have nothing against eating them "erin." im just saying that torchuring animals is terrible and cruel. Do u want me to go stabbing u with needles and constantly doing surgery on you? ya eh eh? | 3/17/2009 |
| dearest connor | The animals can all go die for all i care and i will kill them if you want they taste good and are fun to shoot and listen to them squeel in pain | 3/17/2009 |
| erin | animal testing makes me happy. | 3/17/2009 |
| ButterFLY | i think animal testing is stupid and WRONG! | 3/13/2009 |
| ALLI | KILL THE ANIMALS | 3/12/2009 |
| Jarrod Drury | I agree with you totally. With out animal testing what would we do. It would be like being in the Dark Ages again. | 3/11/2009 |
| pablo | who is this wesite sponsered by? | 3/10/2009 |
| Joe S | testing for medicine is understandable. but testing for cosmetics is not. on your page, you only have pros for medical testing, not cosmetic testing. | 3/2/2009 |
| lols | WowZ nothing should be put thu that.WE NEED TO STOP | 3/2/2009 |
| b9620 | animals should not be torcherd | 3/2/2009 |
| mean ppl r mean | if any scientist had any human feelings common sense or any pets of their own then maybe...just maybe they would understand how hot i am right now. there is no reason for the nonsense of lab testing on poor creatures. They are God's creations and we are supposed to care for them not kill them with scientific poison. It makes me so disapointed in my country that the government would approve of such thing. Ever heard of "go green" or Protect the rainforest? well what in the world do you think we are protecting? the little animals that are in the rainforest. inclusing those of the labs sitting in there wishing that they were in a family that loves them instead of a evil scientist is going to inject in them...way to go scientists! | 2/27/2009 |
| Morgan Taylor | i think that animal testing is wrong and cruel. no animal should have to suffer the pain of meds and other products. Scientists should be ashamed of theirselves for risking innocent animals. | 2/27/2009 |
| Obama Yo Momma | This is very confusing. | 2/25/2009 |
| chelsea | It has been a very common practice to test a household compounds, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products on animals for a very long time. As a matter if fact, it has been estimated that nearly 20 million animals are used for testing and are killed annually. Out of these, 15 million are tested for medication and 5 million are tested for other products. Reports also indicate that about 10% of these animals are not administered with adequate pain killers. Across the world, new products ranging from cancer drugs to soaps and shampoos are tested on the animals. There are many questions regarding the ethics of using animals for testing. Hence, several regulations have been put in place that evaluate and control the animals that are being used for testing purposes. It is believed that these regulations will ensure that research is carried out in as humane and as ethical manner as possible. However, these regulations are also under a lot of argumentation. A survey conducted in the American Medical Association indicates that 99% of all active physicians in the United States believe that animal research has given rise to medical advancements. In fact, about 97% of the physicians also supported the continuous use if animals for clinical and basic research. The main reason behind this is the fact that scientists have found that there is very little or difference between the lab animals and humans. A British organization by the name Research Defense Society (RDS) that was instituted to defend animal testing indicates that most of the complaints made against animal testing are not correct and also that animal testing generates invaluable information about how new drugs would react inside a living body. The tests have to be continued in order to detect information of any major health problems that can be caused by the drugs like liver damage, enhanced blood pressure, nerve damage and damages to the fetus Animal Testing Pros When every member in our family is hale and hearty, it is very difficult to understand as to why the innocent animals are used for testing purposes that usually ends up killing them. But it usually starts to make more sense when someone in the family or you yourself starts suffering from a life threatening disease. It is a very symbiotic relationship that is also a very integral part of medical research. Testing on animals has helped develop vaccines for many life threatening diseases like Herpes Simplex, Hepatitis B, Polio, rabies, malaria, mumps and virus related to organ transplantation rejection. In addition to this, animal testing has also helped in the refinement of procedures related to measuring the blood pressure, pacemaker technology and the perfection of the heart and lung diseases. You will be surprised to read that anesthesia which is used to numb the body during surgery and acute pain is available today after it was successfully tested on animals first. Human beings are not the only living creatures that have benefited from animal testing. Heart worm medication was devised from research on animals and has to day helped in saving the lives of many dogs. Animal research has also provided better understanding of cat nutrition and the reasons behind as to why cats live longer and remain healthier are better understood. Finding a cure and a vaccine for AIDS has become one of the most important goals of the medical research industry. The animal models for AIDS are a very important part of the research as they help in understanding the biology of immune-deficiency viruses. The fact of the matter is that to make advances in the field of medicines, animal testing is a must. Restraining or banning the testing by animal activists will not help in any way. It is up to us and all individuals belonging to animal organizations and medical research to ensure that the same is carried out in a safe, ethical manner causing as little pain and discomfort possible to the animal. If animal testing was to be outlawed then there would be very little scope of obtaining information that would be very necessary to eliminate suffering and premature deaths in both humans and animals. |
2/24/2009 |
| Anonymous | I definitely agree with this article. Would you prefer a million children to die in Africa to save a few animals raised for the purpose of testing? | 2/23/2009 |
| Bill H | This was a very well-informed essay and I would use these points to argue any case. Very good. | 2/21/2009 |
| ruber | sup sup sup i luv... rubber duckys! | 2/20/2009 |
| Bre Hamlett | well aniaml testing is good and bad in so many reasons , But its most likely good becuase it finds cures and help people survive like every day and i have a question for whoever said "how would it feel to let them do it on you" well most likely without animal testing YOU will be sufering the pain soona or later.Animal testing has brought the old peoples dying rate up and thats a good thing cause now we kan live longer duhhh! | 2/17/2009 |
| Lilly | Britt,i jst red yur entry and i ttly agree : ) | 2/15/2009 |
| Lilly | i thnk animl tstng is inhumane & jerkish! I would LOVE to see some one who supports animl tstng go gt tstd on & see how it fls | 2/15/2009 |
| Darlene | To Fitch: Animals DONT like getting hurt. Totally against animal-testing. I can understand why people would be for it with medical purposes, but come on now. There's so many new technologies and if we tried instead of testing our own pets, we'd find new and even better alternatives. Animal testing is very pricey too, and is totally inhumane! We're being so selfish. Just because it helps our human race, don't you ever think about the animals? It's sick. | 2/13/2009 |
| Bananie | Very helpful for my report. thank you! Although animal testing is very wrong. |
2/13/2009 |
| Michael Meyers | Animal testing is wrong, but after seeing how one of the test found a cure for my grandfather's sickness my opinion on it has changed. Animal testing will help the human species and will help us create a better world for all people. | 2/12/2009 |
| elizabeth | i think this essay explain alot but i need the con of animal testing., SORRY |
2/11/2009 |
| Isabel | how about the millions of animals tested for products like make-up and house-hold products? how do their miserable death's save ours? Oh wait, it doesn't save our lives =) | 2/10/2009 |
| Jamie | I can understand why people would see how there are some benefits from animal testing, but I am against it. The animals could be experiencing unshown pain, not to mention the psychological effects, from the unknown items entering their systems. In my opinion, it's wrong. | 2/7/2009 |
| Sandra | i think that animal testing is a very good investment to give to the human society and rase. | 2/3/2009 |
| Kiana | And to the person named Ashley who posted this: " think that this article was excellent because it helped me with a debate in my science class." You need help to relize that animal testing is NOT okay, it's murder and people should not be apart of it...I WON'T BUY WHILE ANIMALS DIE! | 2/3/2009 |
| Cesar Burrito | I think it wrong | 1/30/2009 |
| like its mehhhh | uh yeah like i think that if like you like animals you should like stop like testing crap on them cause like its mean. kay? | 1/27/2009 |
| Aly denardo | i think that animal testing is sick and cruel and should be stopped NOW! i mean come on what if it were you? think bout it then change your mind instantly! |
1/27/2009 |
| armando sandova | I think animal testing is good so we could know in the future what to do | 1/27/2009 |
| chris c | it is very sad that the animals are tested on but it does make a good point in if we test it on ourselves we might die but the animlas die as well as we do and for animals you have to reduse the dose to give them because they are much smaller. im not saying its right to test products on animals but it does help us live as long as possable. | 1/22/2009 |
| kassie | i think that animal testing is WRONG! | 1/22/2009 |
| i am angry | its horrible animals should never be tested on it's cruel and in humane | 1/20/2009 |
| Student | Theres other methods...but this did help with my debate. | 1/19/2009 |
| Natalie | so, you think that we should put animals under us, and hurt milons of them every year when there are other more reliable ways like useing our own skins cells to test cures which can be costume, and is quicker and saves lives? | 1/18/2009 |
| Lucas Rosen | Animal Test For the win | 1/16/2009 |
| Ashley | I think that this article was excellent because it helped me with a debate in my science class. | 1/16/2009 |
| LOVE samamtha | i think dattt ummmum um um it could kill us all! AND IT COULD CREATE SOMETHING DAT EATS US FO SNACKS! | 1/12/2009 |
| Ken Ro | Just let them go & nothing will happen! We dont understand how the animals feel while getting tested! |
1/9/2009 |
| frank | animal testing is a crime why should they die for our diseases1 |
1/7/2009 |
| pj | love em | 1/6/2009 |
| fitch | why do animals like geting hurt | 1/6/2009 |
| Student | Thank you. I shall use this for my class debate. | 12/18/2008 |
| sadie | i think your stupid. animals have feelings too. i wish someone would inject something into your blood stream not knowing what it could do. :) | 12/15/2008 |
| Harry Potter | I love animal testing. It's good for the human race and good for the soul. Happy Christmas! | 12/8/2008 |
| mary | This was a very useful article. | 12/6/2008 |
| Cinderella | this is some good facts about animal testing and i approve for all your facts about animal testing | 12/3/2008 |
| Derek | WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO ANIMAL TESTING JUST ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION. Which do you value more, Human life? or animal life | 11/26/2008 |
| Edward Cullen | I still think that animal testing should be banned. But it wuz still a good website. | 11/24/2008 |
| Amber-Marie | I think animal testing is wrong, we could have completed these same acomplishments testing on people. Just because animals can't scream or cry, dosn't mean they can't feel how much it hurts. I've always beleived, ANYTHING WITH A HEART CAN FEEL PAIN. | 11/11/2008 |
| bobby | i think animal testing should be banned | 11/10/2008 |
| Dr. Rinehart | Animal testing is hurtful to the animal. However, my wife recently became diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Now I've had my views completely twisted. It may hurt the animals, but my wife is more important than an animal. And so are your loved ones. If animal testing is ceased, then your wife or husband will recieve old, unreliable medicine, or unsafe medicine. Please think of the consequences of discontinuing animal testing before you decide. Thank You. |
11/3/2008 |
| billyjackinheim | i think its bad | 11/2/2008 |
| bun | yo its me | 11/2/2008 |
| daisy | this helped me loads, thanks :) X | 11/2/2008 |
| bunn | its bunn | 10/31/2008 |
| ketchup | it's ketchup again baby! | 10/31/2008 |
| Professor N. | This article was great, although I do not support most animal testing I was put on an opposite debate team. But not all testing is bad. Most people go straight to the horrible profane side of animal testing instead of thinking of all the harmless tests some are as easy as playing fetch with a dog to check mental response times. But there are a few pretty horrible tests that I would like to end. The kind of tests that we kill animals with by testing poisons on for effectiveness. That kind of testing is pretty cruel and unusual. We as humans are allowed to thrive at the top of the food chain, and animals help us live better and more comfortably by letting us experiment without killing an actual person. Which is the whole point of testing. If humans were immortal then animal testing would be totally obsolete. Sorry! My other one had incorrect spelling. Professor N. |
10/30/2008 |
| Proffessor N. | This article was great, although I do not support most animal testing I was put on an opposite debate team. But not all testing is bad. Most people go straight to the horrible profane side of animal testing instead of thinking of all the harmless tests such are as easy as playing fetch with a dog to check mental response times. But there are a few pretty horrible tests that I would like to end. The kind of tests that we kill animals with by testing poisons on for effectiveness. That kind of testing is pretty cruel and unusual. We as humans are allowed to thrive at the top of the food chain, and animals help us live better and more comfortably by letting us experiment without killing an actual person. Which is the whole point of testing. If humans were immortal, then animal testing would be almost totally obsolete. |
10/30/2008 |
| mustard | Im leaving | 10/28/2008 |
| dave H | I hate animal testing | 10/28/2008 |
| Hajbal | This was a good article, with great descriptions. Great article, the kind of website that you can actually learn something on. Thanks! |
10/28/2008 |
| THE BOSS | by doing animal testing we can find new drugs to save people do you rather 2 mice to die or someone you love | 10/27/2008 |
| AGUYINLOVE | wifout animal testing we wudnt have most of wat we do now | 10/27/2008 |
| John | I believe animal testing for midicinal purposes are ok. But for things like cosmetics,thats just unnessary life waisting. We don't NEED make up. but a Cancer cure would save lives. | 10/24/2008 |
| Michaela | Animal testing- I'm NOT pro for it, Just as Obama or McCain are ot pro for many thing, I am NOT pro for animal testing for many reasons- If your using it for medical reason, and the animal ends up dyeing, then we just killed a living thing, of course, I like o compare those who think its ok to canibles. Since we're all living things. Now, some medical reasons I would accept, but to just use it on minor things, like cough meds, pain, tyonle(sp?) and cold med, then why do it? If its for like a speed spreading sickness, then yes. Its ok. But why animals? Why not trees, and or flowers, see how it effects them. Sure they are also living tings, but, flowers and plants grow all around us. Animals, and no just pop right out of the ground with a huge smile saying "I got killed because of testing, and i'm back yay!" No. they can't do that, read the law of nature/phisics idiots, And another thing, that really isnt all that right is...testing on make-up. Why? Do we need make-up? NO. To be personal about it, I think make-up is a nasty way of making yourself look wore then what you are. it makes you no different, but this is about animal testing. so lets not get into that. People everydaym cut open, lock up, and murder animals everyday because they absulutly have no life. to put it point blank: I hope all you animal testers, and idiot, bums, who just love to make yourselve look good with a knife cutting through an animal go die! ANIMAL TESTING IS WRONG! |
10/24/2008 |
| annonymous | I think animal testing is good when your trying to find cures for certain deiseases but when the animal wont take the vacine and they kill it that is just cruelty | 10/24/2008 |
| Kaila | this is a very good website that holds holds good information. the only problem i have with it is you don't state where you get your information. | 10/16/2008 |
| me | I HATE ANIMAL TESTING! its absolutely cruel and you should burn in hell if you do it. |
10/15/2008 |
| Brooke | animal testing is wrong but we need it to discover medication and to cure bad diseases like caner! ! glamorous! |
10/14/2008 |
| nobody | good forme bad for them huhuhuhuhuhhuhuhuhuhhuh | 10/9/2008 |
| Mickey M. | This article gets my thanx b/c alot of ppl think that animal testing is wrong but it is needed for medication and other things. | 10/7/2008 |
| Tammy | Animal testing is fine, as long as the test subjects don't suffer. However, people should be making an effort to find alternatives that will work better and not hurt animals. [RE: Britt & Hayley] Testing on criminals does not fit in that category; it's still torture. From what I interpret in your suggestion to test on criminals, you're also lopping all criminals into one category labelled "Bad Guys". It sounds rather close-minded, personally. Performing tests on any living organism, humans included, that inflict unecessary pain is a dark age that we should be attempting to escape. But that's just my opinion. |
10/5/2008 |
| spud | that guys picture looks scary | 10/3/2008 |
| Casey | I think that animals should not be tested because it will really hear them | 10/3/2008 |
| Jenny Weaver | if youre trying to prove a point ou set up the begining paragraph wrong by saying: "...it has been estimated that nearly 20 million animals are used for testing and are killed annually" and also: "Reports also indicate that about 10% of these animals are not administered with adequate pain killers. if you want to make a point, wich im sure you are. state the point you are making FIRST. that makes it clear to the readers where you stand. |
10/2/2008 |
| cheyyene | are you a proffessional | 9/24/2008 |
| Jenny | well, all thse things that were sucessfully tested on animals HAD to fail a few times first! | 9/19/2008 |
| Stefani | i dis agree with this article there are other ways to test mediie and such and it shouldn't cause any living creatures life people that do animal testing have no right to harm other creatures just cause they can how would you like it if someone used you for those cruel so called humane experiments shame on you | 9/5/2008 |
| carly | say no to animal testing | 9/4/2008 |
| Hayley | animal testing is disgusting britt right do it on murderers not on defenceless animals its mainly for our benefit surely there are humans that are willing to be tested on instead of these poor animals that dont have a say in the matter we should be ashamed of ourselfs! | 8/28/2008 |
| Britt | Why can't they just test on the serial killers, terrorists and other high risk criminals? We already spend $32,000 annually to house them in prisons. Animals are innocent. They haven't raped little girls or committed mass murders on a whim. | 5/14/2008 |
| blabla | Animal testing is neccesary, besides how would you feel if it was human testing eh? | 5/2/2008 |
| molly~polly | When you hear about the cons of animal testing you never hear about the medical reasons. Its always about harming an adorable wittle bunny wabbit (: its a good point. | 5/1/2008 |
| barbie | animal testing should be illegal! |
5/1/2008 |
| BOB | great! i'm doing a debate | 4/22/2008 |
| matt | i support animal testing | 4/17/2008 |
| Stephanie Horn | There are many other alternatives though...alternatives that dont involve cruelty to animals. For example, in Europe at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute there has been a very beneficial discovery pertaining to animal research; Jonathan Dordic has invented the use of human cell research. Basically, there are hundreds of tiny human cells on a microscope slide, and it is designed to mimic human reactions to potentially toxic chemical compounds. Animal testing is not a must...there are many other alternatives such as this one...do your research before you decide that animal testing is the only way. Maybe you should take a trip to a research lab and experience this first hand. It's just wrong. | 4/17/2008 |
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