... more applicable for human benefit. With new ways to perform these tests and get the results we need we shouldn't have to harm animals anymore. Animal testing is an inhumane act; the barbaric tortures we conflict on the innocent animals annually must be abolished. "Each year, more than 100 million animals including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys ... , fish, and birds are killed in U.S. laboratories for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing."[http://www.peta.org]Countless more ... glaucoma experiments on animals began. A chimpanzee was chosen ...

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... . Can Species studied: horses cause death. Species studied: monkeys Antibiotics: 1990's Development of penicillin and other antibiotics Breast cancer links: revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infection Scientists are closing in on the genetic and in humans and other animal. Species studies: environmental factors of breast cancer, which is the many including rats, mice and rabbits leading cause of death of American women ages 35-54. Species studied: fruitflies ... DNA. So it could be wise to study and experiment on these primates. Our closest evolutionary cousins are chimpanzees. H...

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... a man would under similar circumstances. Everything possible is done to ensure that animals experience the minimum discomfort or pain. Any experiments which are liable to cause pain must be carried out under anesthesia. The great majority of experiments involve no operative procedure more severe than a simple inoculation or the taking of a blood sample. What sort of animals are used in tests? Rats and mice make up the ... , chimpanzees, baboons, snakes, bats, guinea pigs, dolphins, gorillas, lemurs and seals. Though the first three types of animals - rats, mice and pigeons. Constitute fo...

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... have used animals of all kinds. Most of the animals are small ones like rodents - rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs, cats and a variety of goats, monkeys and rabbits have also been used. "Of animals currently being used today, about 80% of these are rats and mice, and less than 3% are cats and dogs while non-human primates account for 2%" ( ). The animal rights issue is an emotional one. ... has been grossly overrated. Many corporations test on animals, but probably the largest is Proctor & Gamble. People may think they aren"t contributing to the torture of animals, but Proctor...

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... . Based upon this popular belief, new treatment methods and drugs were developed, while at the same time, many others were left undeveloped because of contradictory results from animal testing. New, in-depth research has proven that this philosophy is erroneous and has resulted in misleading information. "Animals are totally different from man and from each other, genetically, histologically, anatomically it is ... can reach is that tremendous pain and suffering are being inflicted upon helpless dogs under the guise of research, and the results being attained are admittedly of no benefit...

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... . They want an abolition of all experiments on live animals. At the other extreme there are those who say that it is quite all right for us to do whatever we like to animals. They say that God gave us such a right, since it is written in the bible (Genesis 1:26) that man has dominion over all creatures. If what is done to ... the animal may produce something of educational value, adds to scientific knowledge, or can help improve human health, they argue that it is worth ... used in products such as laundry bleach and detergents and cologne. There are variations to this test which includ...

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... . They want an abolition of all experiments on live animals. At the other extreme there are those who say that it is quite all right for us to do whatever we like to animals. They say that God gave us such a right, since it is written in the bible (Genesis 1:26) that man has dominion over all creatures. If what is done to ... the animal may produce something of educational value, adds to scientific knowledge, or can help improve human health, they argue that it is worth ... used in products such as laundry bleach and detergents and cologne. There are variations to this test which includ...

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... way, "It is a code of values to guide a man's choices and actions that determine the purpose of his life" (Rand 13). Can the common animal lover really love animals that much and is it in their moral code to protect the living? Maybe they would if they were presented with the facts about vivisection and the meat industry. The truth of the matter is, people don't love animals as much as ... each Year"(www.aavs.org/Doc). Animal's such as mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, cats, dogs, primates, sheep, cows, and pigs are subjected to the effects of Vivisection. The tests are conducted by ...

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