... Mass testing on animals is inhumane there is no reason animals should suffer and die for new cosmetic products to be brought into the market; there must already be enough shampoos to choose from. Animal testing in many cases can yield false and misleading results. ... 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 ...

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... animals to cutting operations, especially in order to advance physiological and pathological knowledge (878). Vivisection is the word that explains animal testing and it can be found throughout our society. In the classroom, young people take part in dissection of frogs, bugs, worms, and other creatures in order to gain understanding of the particular body systems. It is used in some cases to understand ... the cause of death of an individual and scientists use animal testing to gain understanding to the cause and treatment of many common ailments ... . The safety testing of chemicals a...

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... Scientists use rodents rather than dogs and cats, and have been able to develop alternatives and somewhat humane ways of testing on them such as the duplication of human cells through computer technology. Some companies in the United States have already begun research on alternative methods. MatTek, a government-run corporation, grows human tissues that take only 4 weeks to be ready ... testing on animals first, then on humans, for the obvious reason that human life is considered more precious than animals. The truth is that many different animals are utilized for scientific experiments...

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... exposed to chemicals in ways that are meant to mimic human exposure, by ingestion, inhalation, skin contact and contact with the eyes. The type of animals used in this field include rodents, dogs, cats, fish, birds (chickens, hens, pigeons) rabbits, frogs, pigs, sheep, and primates. Toxicity testing is aimed at providing information, which can be used to attempt to protect ... society and the environment against the harmful effects of chemicals. (Boyd, 184) Eye irritancy tests, the largest and most controversial area in toxcity testing, began in 1920. It was introduced ... no control on...

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