... and harming animals in order to market new cosmetic or household products. It raises the question of whether or not the data from these tests is applicable to humans. Although animal experimentation is responsible for a variety of medical breakthroughs, many arguments discredit animal research. Activists claim that ... each year. Another disease that animal testing has helped is heart disease. According to a report from the American Heart Association the decline of death rates from heart disease since the 1960's is a result of new methods of treatment. Many of the treatments are based on...

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... of this, despite the fact that the test results don't help prevent or treat human illness or injury. Some of the tests used on animals are eye irritancy tests, acute toxicity tests, and skin irritancy tests. For centuries, animals have been used in these types of research. (1) A restrained dog waits in a laboratory. Within the ... testing of cosmetics on animals is to end as soon as possible. There are only three remaining companies authorized by the government to carry out tests, and these also have agreed to stop, and no more licenses will be granted. The government in Britain is keen ...

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... liquid drain cleaner in order to determine the toxicity. This causes their internal organs to rupture causing convulsions, massive bleeding, and eventual death. Both of these tests are cruel because they are very painful for the animals. Next, experts say animal testing is inaccurate and unnecessary. They say the ... Draize test is inaccurate because rabbits" cornea is thinner and more sensitive than a human's eye. Consequently, results of these tests cannot accurately be compare to humans. Toxicity tests are inaccurate because many animals actually die from the shear volume of the dosa...

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... for her, his big brown eyes just stares into the darkness. Animal testing is a cruel process in which scientists expose animals to painful, cruel the unnecessary tests often without the use of pain killers. Animal tests are done in order to help a company find out the possible harmful effect of their products on humans. Take for example the Draize test. Rabbits are ... ' of science. Substances that we use every day such as eye shadow, soap, furniture polish , may be tested on rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, cats and many other animals These tests are mainly used to test the degree of h...

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... with him or when I take him out for a run, actually he takes me; I can't help but wonder how someone could possibly do harmful tests on innocent animals like Gordon. 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. While some people think animal testing ... that every new drug that is produced or every new operating procedure that is discovered should be tested on animals. Another concern for this group is that many of the tests are ineffective and are n...

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... researched, it becomes one of the major problems is caused by the Draize Test. "Liquid, flake, granule, and deterioration is recorded. The Draize test is responsible for the suffering and death of thousands of rabbits each year in the United States but does not prevent or help cure human injury." With no benefits to using this test it is apparent that ... last up to 14 days, during which time animals experience symptoms such as lung hemorrhage, breathing difficulties, kidney and liver damage, tremor, incontinence, convulsions, stomach distension and ulceration, coma and death. No pain r...

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