His vaccine took the lives of many animals, but for their deaths ended up saving millions and millions of human lives. ... If animals can be used to find a vaccine for Polio in the 1960's, why can't they be used for find cures for all types of cancers and other death threatening sicknesses. ... A weak point in the idea of animal testing is how easily animals are tested and just pull to death. ... Even though the death of animals isn't good helping with the pain would be a plus. ... Is the suffering of animals more important then the death of millions of people across the worl...

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To test or not to test Have you eaten a hamburger recently? ... During a lethal dose test, the experimental substance is forced into the animals throats, or is pumped into their stomachs by a tube, sometimes causing death by stomach rupture or from the sheer bulk of the chemical dosage. ... Animal testing is cruel and merciless. ... To continue using animals as test subjects is both impractical and immoral. So, now I ask you the question, to test or not to test. ...

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Kinds of tests There is a test called a "draize test" and it is a test that is named after it's inventor. ... There is another test called LD50 test and it stands for lethal dose 50. ... Another test is called the "acute dermal toxicity test". ... Why test such things when not all the tests are acurate as said in 1974. both of these tests are pointless. ... Every day of the year animals, the animals that you have in your homes as pets are being scalded,beaten or crushed to death. ...

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Kinds of tests There is a test called a "draize test" and it is a test that is named after it's inventor. ... There is another test called LD50 test and it stands for lethal dose 50. ... Another test is called the "acute dermal toxicity test". ... Why test such things when not all the tests are acurate as said in 1974. both of these tests are pointless. ... Every day of the year animals, the animals that you have in your homes as pets are being scalded,beaten or crushed to death. ...

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Two of the most famous animal tests are the Draize, or eye irritancy test and the LD50, Lethal Dose 50. ... These tests continue until half of the test animals die. ... There is also a Lethal Dose 100 test that determines the amount of a test substance required to kill 100% of the test animals. ... The drugs Oraflex, Selacryn, Zomax, Suprol and Meritol produced such adverse side effects in humans, including death, that they were removed from the market, though animal experimentation had predicted them all to be safe. ... Alternatives to animal tests are efficient and reliable, bo...

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One major point discussed by all three authors is the cruelty used in animal testing. ... " There are minimal rules to these tests. ... The article, "Animal Testing," goes deeper and stirs more arguments by talking about the failed tests on animals. ... "Vioxx showed that it have protective effect on the hearts of mice, yet the drug went on to cause more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market.... Animal testing has become a worldwide debate. ...

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Animal Testing in Medical Research Animal testing in medical research. ... There is a history behind animal testing in research. ... I will start with those that support using animal testing. ... If the death of one rat cured all diseases it wouldn't make any difference to me. ... I found that animal testing has affected me personally. ...

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Drug testing on animals is inaccurate and does not benefit humans or animals at all. ... This is obvious proof that testing on animals is unreliable, but sadistic tests still go on every day. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use the more accurate alternatives such as 1. ... This is obvious proof that testing on animals is unreliable, but sadistic tests still go on every day. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use...

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Every year, millions of animals undergo painful suffering or death as a result of scientific research into the effects of drugs, food additives, cosmetics and other chemical products. ... Since animals share many features with humans, scientists use animals to test the safety and effectiveness of newly developed drugs before testing it on humans. ... Another concern for this group is that many of the tests are ineffective and are non-essential. ... This is called the Draize test. The Draize test does not guarantee human safety but is detrimental to these animal's lives. ...

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We do not think about the innocent, little bunnies that bleed from the lethal chemicals injected into their skin that lead to violent seizures and painful death. ... No product is worth the death of so many animals when there are many other, more efficient tests that do not involve or harm animals' lives. ... The most common tests are on the animal's skin and eyes. ... Cosmetic testing on animals is cruel and inhumane. ... Research methods such as human skin model tests and donated body parts could replace the skin corrosion tests on kittens. ...

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The largest and most useful area of testing is called Toxicity Testing. ... This method of toxicity tests is now used to test everything from shampoo to pesticides. ... A less painful area of testing is the sub-acute and sub-chronic tests. These tests last between one and three months and use slightly less toxic doses then toxicity tests. ... The lack of adequate ventilation and extremes in temperature caused death to over 55 percent of the guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits on their way to the research laboratory. ...

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Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances, there should be other means of research because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary. Perhaps it would be more beneficial and humane to test on violent criminals such as rapists, murderers, and others on death row. ... Many AIDS patients have said they are willing to try out new drugs, so why not let them volunteer for testing. In most cases the drugs will need to be tested on humans before the FDA will approve them anyway. ...

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ANIMAL TESTING (what exactly is the problem?)... With each "new and approved" item comes the death of millions of innocent animals. ... According to specific test animal tests and human results only match 5%-25% of the time. ... If anything animal testing only contributes to human despair. ... When replacing animal testing the three "Rs" must be taken into consideration. ...

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Test results will also be better because the animals aren't stressed (Newscientist.com). ... Many hundreds of veterinary medicines are produced yearly thanks to animal testing (Cothran 80). ... In the last interview before his death, televised on Dateline NBC, Dahmer stated, "In 9th grade, in biology class, we had the usual dissection of fetal pigs, and I took the remains of that pig home and kept the skeleton of it, and I just started branching out to dogs, cats." ... These tests are cruel on so many levels; for example, chimpanzees are highly active and socially oriented (PETA). ... Tox...

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The answer to this riddle is an animal that has undergone chemical testing. ... The question on animal testing was posed as early as the 17th century. ... A major issue of today is the cruel acts against test animals in class rooms and labs. These animals are literally being tortured to death by drugs, cosmetics, diseases, tobacco, alcohol, and other poisons. ... Scientists continue perform inaccurate and outdated tests that prove no benefit to humans or animals. ...

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Another fur rancher was exposed on animal cruelty charges after a PETA investigator videotaped him injecting minks with weed killer, causing them to die an agonizing death. ... The only visible drawback to this site and organization is the lack of acknowledgment concerning the good that has been a result of animal testing. Some animal testing can be both humane and beneficial in helping to develop vaccines and cures to many of the diseases in the world. ... At least some emphasis should be placed on the fact that some types of animal testing may be needed for the betterment of all. ... Th...

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According to this view, when the use of animals for human purposes is important enough, even when it involves some suffering and even death on the animals part, then using it is morally acceptable. Animals are needed for food and the experiments which use them save millions of human beings from suffering and death. ... They must be against any unnecessary and painful experiments, caging them up in zoos or circuses, hunting them for sport, or buying cosmetics that are tested on animals. ...

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The Smith Kline Beecham International Report shows that 95% of drugs passed by animal tests are immediately discarded as useless or dangerous to humans. ... In America, 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to medical treatment. ... Although animal testing continues to occur, the number of animals used for experiments has declined greatly over the last few decades. ...

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Along with laboratory testing, poor shelter conditions, and pet abuse, the idea that factory farming can be considered animal cruelty is a current debate in today's world. ... Millions of dogs and cats are bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and often skinned alive for their fur. ...

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Would You Wear Your Dog? "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."(Mahatma Gandhi) Being asked if they would wear dog or cat fur, most people would ...

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