1. Animal testing is cruel and inhumane
The animals are forced fed, deprived of food and water, wounds and burns inflicted on them. The Draize eye test is used by cosmetic companies to evaluate irritation caused by their products. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the animals suffer pain during experiment and are given no anesthesia.
2. There are alternative methods that existed
Examples are studying cell cultures in a petri dish, microdosing which can be used for human volunteers, artificial skin, microfluidic chips, and computer models.
3. Drugs that pass animal tests are sometimes not safe
Some drugs reacted to their body different than it would for human bodies. The thalidomide sleeping pill cause many babies to have deformities and Vioxx drug caused many heart attacks.
4. 95% of animals used in experiments are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) does not cover rats, mice, fish, and birds. They make up 95% of the animals used in research and are especially vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse.
5. Animal testing is very expensive
The animals have to be bought, fed, housed, cared for, and treated and all of that costs a lot of money which isn't necessary.
6. Animals and humans are not the same
Animals are in an unnatural environment and can become stressed so they won't react with drugs the same way compared to their potential reaction in a natural environment.
The animals are forced fed, deprived of food and water, wounds and burns inflicted on them. The Draize eye test is used by cosmetic companies to evaluate irritation caused by their products. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the animals suffer pain during experiment and are given no anesthesia.
2. There are alternative methods that existed
Examples are studying cell cultures in a petri dish, microdosing which can be used for human volunteers, artificial skin, microfluidic chips, and computer models.
3. Drugs that pass animal tests are sometimes not safe
Some drugs reacted to their body different than it would for human bodies. The thalidomide sleeping pill cause many babies to have deformities and Vioxx drug caused many heart attacks.
4. 95% of animals used in experiments are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) does not cover rats, mice, fish, and birds. They make up 95% of the animals used in research and are especially vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse.
5. Animal testing is very expensive
The animals have to be bought, fed, housed, cared for, and treated and all of that costs a lot of money which isn't necessary.
6. Animals and humans are not the same
Animals are in an unnatural environment and can become stressed so they won't react with drugs the same way compared to their potential reaction in a natural environment.