Should Animals Be Used In Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keys

Every year several million animals die due to animal testing in for medical, psychological, and products research. Moreover, animal testing is something that shouldn’t be continued and for it is completely wrong and cruel. Animal testing started in the late 300’s BC. Aristotle and Erasistratus performed many experiments that involved living animals. Similarly, Galen, a greek physician, conducted animals research to explore the field of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology.

“A Question of Ethics” by Jane Goodall and “Animal Research Saves Lives” by Heloisa Sabin presents two sides of the same coin in regards to Animal testing. Thereby, questioning the validity or necessity of animal research and testing today. In “A Question of Ethics” by Goodall she presents a scenery of the living conditions of the animals which are often isolated; posing the ultimate questions of, whether animal research is essential to medical research? Or How many tests are performed only to conform to laws and not out of scientific merit? The Suggestion was made that scientists should explore alternative options, such as testing on cell and tissue cultures.

Without animal research there would have never been the development of multiple medications for breast cancer. These medications have saved the lives of thousands of men and women with breast cancer, including my Grandma’s whose life was extended a little extra time due to the medications that she was taking that was developed by animal testing. All mammals have the same organs- hearts, lungs, kidneys, etc-

After Sun reassures readers that the animals are completely safe and pain-free, she is able to reinforce how animal testing is beneficial through sound research. “The truth behind animal testing,” explains how specific discoveries such as insulin, blood transfusions, penicillin, so on and so forth have been unearthed because of animal testing. Today, many people can relate to these medical advances because they are so commonly used in hospitals and the medical field. Sun’s research even introduces multiple cases where animal testing was successful. One such case included Charles Chamberland who was able to find a vaccine for both cholera and anthrax through animal experimentation with little harm to the chickens he was testing.

In March of 1998 their Alec Baldwin stated that animals had a great essential to the development of Herceptin and Tamoxifen, medication that has saved many women’s life as well as men. Researched relied major of the understanding of lung cancer by using mice. The lung models of mice had a great role so researchers could have understanding on preventing and creating therapies. There were other multiple accomplishments by using animals in 1940 penicillin was testing on mice and its success alternatives they started using it on solders in 1941 to treat many soldiers during the war. Also animal testing has helped to develop vaccines against diseases like rabies, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and TB.

Then again, medical examinations involving animal testing have greatly improved the health being of humans. Surgical methods and medications nowadays would not be discovered if it was not for the understanding of the diseases and how the body works. This can be approached by using animal testing. Animal experimentation has contributed to the abundance of medication we now have in the palm of our hands. For instance, we have treatments for asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes which were all discovered using animal testing.

Joseph Lister, a British surgeon, said that “animal experiments had been essential to his own work… and that to restrict research with animals would prevent discoveries” (Botting, Morrison 1). Animal testing has been essential for a long time and will continue to be that way. Therefore, animal testing can help make discoveries that will overall help mankind.

However, “the mounting evidence shows that using animals today is largely ineffective in helping us understand human physiology, predicting human toxins and finding useful drugs.’’ (Animals and Public

Imagine an enraged animal rights activist charging toward a scientist in a white lab coat, desperate to free the little mice that are being used as test subjects. Although comical, this scene may be quite accurate when describing the passion that animal lovers have when it comes to the touchy subject of animal testing. For centuries, animal testing has been used in the medical research field, however many are now beginning to question whether it is ethical. Millions of animals are killed per year due to animal testing, so is this practice worth banning? Animal testing is a controversial subject, with supporters pointing out the medical advances that have stemmed from animal research and animal rights activists declaring it cruel and immoral.

Many people have different ideas on animal testing and if it is or is not appropriate for medical research. Many disagree, but there are some that think it’s necessary for testing to be done. Animal testing is necessary because it helps develop life saving medical treatments for not only humans, but animals, and it helps determine how medicine will react to the human body. Animal testing is appropriate for medical research because testing helps develop life saving medical treatments for humans. Without testing, scientist wouldn’t have found ways to help people with breast cancer or childhood Leukemia.

For many years animals have been experimented on for the hope of finding cures for many illnesses that plague society. There has been a significant amount of research that shows that many diseases have been cured because of experimenting on animals ( Source B). Out of the population, 17 17 million people are diagnosed with diabetes that is 6.2% of all American ( Source A). "Dogs were crucial to the research that identified the cause of diabetes, which led to the development of insulin" (Source A).

Pew Research Center had done a survey and found out that 50 percent of U.S. adults are against the use of animals in scientific research (Pew Research Center 2015). While some animal testing is used to see if medication or other products would affect humans, it is unnecessary because animals react differently than human bodies to medication or other products. For example, Aspirin helps people when they are sick but went given to a rat the side effects are deadly and may lead to other negative health effects. An animal's system is so different from a human’s system. In today’s world, testing on animals is unnecessary.

Moreover, animals are used to develop medical treatments, check the safety of any products before people can use it and in science education. Therefore, without using animals in the medical and scientific studies the products and all the medicine would be based on theory only. Furthermore, people will use something that may cause serious damages to them. Animal testing has provided many

It is true that animal testing requires a lot of investment. Not only that money is spent on advanced technologies, it is also spent to pay for scientists’ expertise on this particular field. In order for the scientists to do their research, they need suitable equipment and substances. Every year, the National institutes of Health finances between $12 billion to $14.5 billion on animal testing as indicated in a study done by the government (Bastach, 2013). Besides, scientists need to consider the fact that animals need to be sheltered, fed and cared for to keep them alive.

Animal testing is a phrase that most people have heard but are perhaps still unsure of exactly what it involve. Whether it is called animal testing, experimentation or research, it should be defined as all testing methods on animals including, medical exploration, cosmetics, toxicology trialing, and psychological examination involving animal subjects. It is used to assess the safety and effectiveness of medications and beauty products as well as understanding how the human physiology works. While supporters believe it is necessary practice, those against animal testing believe that it involves torture and suffering to animals. Medical research is the hardest case of proposition in the debate whether animal testing should be banned or not, since it has previously yielded substantial benefits for humanity.