Vivisection

... issue on which many members of the public are un-decided. Animal testing sounds so innocent and may appear to be necessary, however the reality is quite different. Supporters of vivisection argue that animals are anaesthetised during procedures. Polly Toynbee from "The Guardian" states that "animals in experiments are anaesthetised" whereas the "Animal Aid" leaflet informs us that "two thirds will ... thirds), and also offers pictures, to add weight and back up its argument. The next claim is again from Polly Toynbee and "The Guardian". The journalist makes her point that vivisection is...

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... the act of experimenting on animals. Dr. Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, said of vivisection,"It should be abolished. I know of no achievement through vivisection. Every scientific discovery could have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil". I believe vivisection is wrong because it is very cruel to the animals, experts say it is inaccurate, and there ... are humane alternatives. First, vivisection is very cruel and painful for the animals. Two main forms of product testing are the Draize Eye Irritancy Test and toxicity test. The Draize test...

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... this is that we as taxpayers are paying for the inhumane and cruel treatment of animals. Every time we pay our taxes we are supporting Vivisection. The American Anti-vivisection Society states that, "These animals can be subjected to a mydraid of painful procedures. They are burned, starved, irradiated, shocked, mutilated, kept ... because their tear ducts are too inefficient to dilute the harmful substances being drained into their eyes. One of the most common arguments for Vivisection would have to be the scientific fable of the impression of helping mankind. This point is not valid, f...

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... be examined, particularly in regard to their effects on experimental animals. To further support the premise that vivisection is unnecessary, alternatives that are rapidly gaining support in the scientific community will also be explored. For decades it has been believed that ... massacre animals, they will kill each other." Centuries later, Charles Mayo, founder of the highly regarded Mayo Clinic said, "I abhor vivisection. I know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil...

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... all. Animals including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rhesus monkeys, imported primates, owls, deer, sheep, llama, and cattle are commonly used for vivisection. Vivisection is the medical term for the practice of experimenting on animals. Charles River Breeding Laboratories, a company owned by Bausch and Lomb, provides 40-50% of the animals used in experiments ... each year in numerous unreliable tests. More than 205,000 new drugs are marketed worldwide every year, most after undergoing the most common unreliable test method still in use: anim...

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... to specific test animal tests and human results only match 5%-25% of the time. Drugs that pass animal tests end up harming or killing humans about 61% of the time. Vivisection only gives scientists the false accusation that animals can work as promising experimental models for humans and help rid disease. If anything animal testing only contributes to human despair. More ... is at significantly smaller amount then humans. When in reality equal suffering should be considered no matter whom is bearing the suffering man or beast. Alternatives to Animal Testing: Banning vivisection is a top...

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... discovery process is much more efficient with human tissues. Long before the famous "smoking beagle" experiments began, statisticians and epidemiologists knew that cigarette smoking caused cancer in humans. Vivisection, the practice of experimenting on animals, began because of religious prohibitions against the dissection of human corpses. When religious leaders finally lifted these prohibitions, it was too late ... - vivisection was already entrenched in medical and educational institutions. Vivisectors are using more and more animals whom they consider less "cute" because although they...

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... million rats and mice; 60,000 primates; 180,000 dogs, and 50,000 cats(Dietrich, A1). Animal testing comes in many different forms. Vivisection is animal experimentation by burning, shocking, blinding, drugging, starving, irradiating, blinding and killing animals. Vivisection began because of religious prohibitions against the use of human corpses. The religious leaders finally removed these prohibitions but it was too late ... . Vivisection was already entrenched in medical and educational institutions(NEAVS). The largest breeding company in the United States is Charles River Breeding La...

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... to find a cure by experimenting on a healthy human? Of coarse not! Yet, we, the public have been led to believe that vivisection, more commonly known as animal testing and dissection, is responsible for "mericle cures" and "medical breakthroughs." Actually vivisection has not cured a single human. The reason is simple, animal experimentation cannot produce cures because it is based on a principle that is ... if the blood were very similar, such as monkey blood? I don't think anyone in their right mind would. "Similar" in the scientific community has no meaning. Although people think tha...

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