In the United States, it is estimated that twenty to seventy million animals including cats, dogs, primates, rabbits, rats, and mice suffer and die in the name of research. ... About 40 years of research using monkeys, rats and mice led directly to the introduction of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines in the 1950s. ... An animal is no less sensible of pain than a man. ... A man can have no right to abuse and torment a beast. ... Until we can all agree on the right choices to make regarding animal experimentation, we must trust that our fellow historian Albert Einstein was correct by saying,...

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According to Collins, "each year over 100 million animals-including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing"(1). ... For example, millions of mice and rats are used for experiments to find a cure for different types of cancers, yet we still do not have a cure. ... Like in the "Sea Devil" written by Arthur Gordon, the man tries to dominate by fishing and is not successful as the fish lures him in...

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Species 1900's studied: rabbits, monkeys, and rodents Cardiac Catheterization Techniques: Discovery of DNA A procedure which allows doctors to Determines individual hereditary characteristics. insert a flexible tube into an artery or vein Species studied: rats and mice to the heart, used for injecting drugs directly Development of Open Heart Surgery and into the heart to measure blood flow and Cardiac Pacemaker: pressure, diagnose and treat congenital Revolutionized treatment for people suffering from heart disease and narrowed passages. sever heart disease. ... Species studies: environme...

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If you think about the concept of animal testing you will realize that everything learned for the benefit of man through animal experimentation is of the same benefit to animals. ... In one typical experiment scientists accomplished the successful transplantation of growth hormone genes into mice, producing mice twice the normal weight that could pass on the new genes to their offspring. ...

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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.(8) If these tests give some educational value, add to scientific knowledge, or can help improve human health, they argue that it is worth killing animals or subjecting them to painful experiments. ... Of the many animals used for experiments, about 90 percent are rats, mice and other rodents, while dogs, cats, and primates make up about 1 percent.(2) The animals are used to screen new drug treatments for toxicity. Animals such as mice and rats are used for two reaso...

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Each year in the United States an estimated 20-70 million animals from cats, dogs and primates, to rabbits, rats and mice suffer and die in the name of research. ... Experimental animals have helped us in countless ways from developing life-saving drugs and making vaccines to safety-testing equipment so that man can explore outer space. ...

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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. ... Each year in the United States an estimated 20-70 million animals-from cats, dogs and primates, to rabbits, rats and mice-suffer and die in the name of research. ... Millions of rats, rabbits, mice and guinea pigs have been used in these tests, which purportedly assure the safety of cosmetics and household products. ...

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We have all used some types of man-made product, if not hundreds throughout our lives. ... "Vioxx showed that it have protective effect on the hearts of mice, yet the drug went on to cause more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market....

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"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.... Dogs, apparently man's best friend are even forced to undergo toxic experiments having chemicals pumped into their stomachs until they die. ...

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