Animal Testing in Medical Research Animal testing in medical research. ... Animals form the bulk of medical research subjects. ... Another group is the Americans for Medical Progress (AMP), created to ensure that the public supports the vital role of animals in medical research and that scientists are able to continue their quest for cures and improved methods of treatment for illness, injury, and disease. ... There is a lengthy list of discoveries and technologies that have been attributed to work with animals, such as surgical techniques, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatments. .....

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One argument against medical research on animals is the extreme cruelty that an animal undergoes during testing. ... Another argument against medical research on animals is the inconsistencies of the effects that a drug tested on animals will have on humans. ... Another way that animals are experiencing horrifying treatment is that they are being injected with various diseases. ... Another reason which makes animal research unnecessary is that there are cheaper and more humane ways to carry out medical research. ... According to the Webster's Dictionary, humane treatment is marked by ...

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For animal rights activists, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the answer is no. ... (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 2-3). ... PETA's position is based on the belief that "humans are not superior to animals (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)." ... However, there are laws in place to minimize discomfort and inhumane treatment. ... With lab animals the complete medical history is known, the entire life of each animal is documented. ...

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Are medical experiments on animals justified? ... (Www.amprogress.org) Thanks to animal-based research there is a new molecular and genetic understanding of a tumors biology and allows for doctors to set up treatment to more directly kill cancer cells. ... Baldwin, received PETAs Humanitarian Award in 2005, but broke off with PETA over the value of animal research in developing treatments for breast cancer and served on the advisory board for the Carol M. ... Now comes the argument of the morality of eating meat which no doubt touches on the debate of animal rights and has a far less positive...

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As an animal rights proponent, my commitment is to stand firm against the unjust cruelty and inhumane treatment of all animals. ... Many farm animals used in the production of food, and factory food products go through horrendous and inhumane treatment. ... The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Americans for Responsible Medical Advancement, disagree with dog labs which many medical schools use, arguing that there are more humane and applicable options to animal dissection. ... Harvard University Medical school no longer uses dog labs. ... Therefore, we as humans should ...

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Animal Ethics The Controversial Issue of Animal Ethics The struggle against sickness and disease is not over, yet medical progress is being threatened by activists who would end the use of laboratory animals in the search for treatment and cures. ... They were strictly being used for medical purposes. ... The use of animals in the life sciences goes back to ancient Greece and the earliest medical experiments. ... Misleading results derived from animal experiments have delayed important medical advances. ... In addition medical research is used in la...

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The same tests are performed on every medical procedure that is introduced to surgeons. ... That is where animals were introduced to the medical profession. ... Although this is a drastic drop in animals used there have been many medical advances; virtually every medical break through this century has come about as the result of research with animals. ... It covers the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of these small laboratory animals. ... It is treatment like this that makes the question of weather animal research should be continued come about. ...

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Vivisection is the medical term for the practice of experimenting on animals. ... 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. ... It would free up 6.8 billion dollars that could be used for educational programs and medical assistance programs for low-income individuals. ... Vivisection is the medical term for the practice of experimenting on animals. ... Fewer accidental deaths caused by drugs and treatments would occur if stubborn bureaucrats and wealthy vivisects would use...

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Vivisection experiments fall into three categories: animal testing (attempts to test the toxicity of drugs and substances), experimental research on animals (study of human disease), dissection and Practice Surgery (teaching medical students anatomy and surgical techniques). ... In conclusion animal testing only results in false information and a delay in medical performances, it does nothing for the actual improvement of human health and disease. ... Animals in today's society are treated as the inferior creatures they are, but how far can we take this inferior treatment? ... For ...

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There are around 500 billion animals in the world. 65 billion of these animals are used, abused and killed for entertainment, clothing, and military experimentation, medical testing and breeding (Answers.com). ... Or should we face the facts and take responsibility for the inhumane treatment of animals that we so selfishly portray on them every single day? ... The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), are constantly fighting against the cruelty of animals and raising awareness on the pain and suffering millions of humans bestow upon animals daily. ... Not only does PETA use the medi...

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I participated in my first service learning course during my second year of college. Prior to taking the course, I was completely ignorant about the course's focus, Animal Rights and the activism involved with it. I simply needed an English class to fulfill some of the general education courses required at my university. Through out the course I was constantly coming to new realizations and discovering how unjustly our society has been treating animals. To my surprise, I was finding out that this really was an issue that played a major role in the lives of everyone on the planet. ...

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Rabbits immobilized in wooden stocks with ulcers in their eyes; baby seals being clubbed over the head, and the infamous shock treatment. ... Laboratory research involving animals is cruel and merciless treatment of helpless creatures. ... As a result of pressures from animal advocacy groups such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and AAVS (American Anti-Vivisection Society), a number of large corporations have ceased all animal testing in recent years. ... Alternatives to animal tests are efficient and reliable, both for cosmetics and household product tests...

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It is used in some cases to understand the cause of death of an individual and scientists use animal testing to gain understanding to the cause and treatment of many common ailments. ... Even though pharmaceuticals are routinely tested on animals, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported, "that 100,000 people every year are killed by prescription drugs and more than 2 million are hospitalized as a result of prescription drugs." ...

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Theoretically, Animal Rights are recognized as the rights to humane treatment claimed on behalf of animals, especially the right not to be exploited for human purposes. ... Secondly, the Animal Welfare Act seeks to protect animals used for scientific and medical research by limiting the procedures that can be performed. ...

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At best, the Draize test yields a crude measure of a substance's irritancy; it is not designed to yield information about possible treatments or antidotes. the Draize is inhumane. ... Because animal and humans differ in medically important ways, results from the Draize test do not necessarily apply to humans. ... Since the animals are not treated, these tests provide little useful knowledge for the treatment of humans who are exposed to the harmful substances. ...

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Besides the money, and the inaccurate results of animal experimentation, there is a big controversy with such practices: the cruel treatment of animals. ... The process of making engineer tissue is much faster than animal testing, and it also decreases the medical costs dramatically. ...

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Though many of these animal protection programs promote humane treatment of animals, they do not fully oppose animal testing. ... It is considered, by some, more humane to do medical testing on animals first, then on humans, for the obvious reason that human life is considered more precious than animals. ...

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