General thoughts against animal testing

ravs2k6 · 05-09-2006, 11:03 PM

Animal testing is cruel and inhuman! It is morally wrong to torture animals for our own benefit. Over 3 million animals have been tormented all in the name of research. It has been found that only 5-25% of side effects caused by medicines are accurately predicted. This leads me to wonder what is actually being gained by animal experimentation? Everyday a human being will talk about his or her rights. If a person feels their rights have been taken away from them they will fight back. Therefore is it not hypercritical for humans -who are generally obsessed with their own rights- to torment and kill, innocent and defenseless animals? Why shouldn't animals recieve the same rights as humans?
Hundreds of animals die daily for scientific research. People seem to find this acceptable and turn a blind eye, but if the same number of humans were to die at the same time, wouldn't it be considered tragic? It can argued that animal experimentation can be beneficial and has helped find cures for some diseases. However the number of successes are very small. This could be due to differences between species, or due to the fact that these illnesses have been placed in the animals deliberatly.
Humans don't catch diseases in this way! Therefore would it not be more logical to use alternatives such as laboratory tests or computer simulators? These will do the job without any slaughter of innocent animals and it will stop inaccuracies caused by differences between species.
So why are animals used when the more logical solution would be to use alternative methods? the answer is simple - money. Animal experimantation is much cheaper - and what is the cruel destruction of animals compared to a pile of cash?
Imagine if this were happening to your own pets, to your cat or dog. Is the scientific benefits still the top priority?
What would happen if I were to deliberatley give another human a fatal disease, if i were to electrocute, shoot or poison them? This would be considered immorally wrong and I would be labeled as a psycho, and I would most certainly be jailed for it. Yet scientists can do this on a daily basis and no one thinks twice. Are these scientist labeled in this way? No - if they do manage to get lucky and create something beneficial from the torture, then they are seen as heroes.
We need to put an end to this cruelty, in the end what is more important, money or life?

insensible · 05-11-2006, 06:14 PM

wow great .. thanks for sharing

naidu · 05-12-2006, 03:40 AM

I agree that animal testing is one of the cruel things humans do, but where do you want them to test these life saving drugs. Do you think that humans come forward as voluntary to get tests done on them? We humans rare animals in poultry and kill them and eat, I think nothing is worse then rare a life and eat them. Though we have many other things to eat.

PCWebAdvice · 06-19-2006, 02:24 PM

Would you rather get them tested on humans? I have nothing wrong with testing it on animals. Why don't we just make robots and test it on them?

Left wingers....eep. Lets hug trees and have world peace at the same time, hey?

tfw_c · 06-20-2006, 02:10 PM

different people got different view on this...but I strongly believe that the animals are the greatest life saviour in our life... They save more people than we though they could save...

Gmason · 06-20-2006, 06:48 PM

i donated some money to them last year.. i saw that show on tlc about animal cops going after people neglicting pets

RainMan · 06-21-2006, 12:12 PM

Umm, I'm with and against animal testing. I dont want to see testing on dogs or cats etc. Mice and rats? fine, but not the every day animals we see and live with.

Thats just screwed.

Gmason · 06-21-2006, 07:24 PM

yeah animal testing is very cruel but where would we be today without it? lot of medicine works now because of animal testing.. so this goes both ways

sunfowerggs · 08-18-2009, 02:20 AM

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skysoldier · 08-24-2009, 02:58 AM

I hope they will realize how cruel are they, in their next life I hope they are the animals and those animals they hurt are the humans.

05-09-2006, 11:03 PM	#1
ravs2k6 Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 100 My Photos: (0)	General thoughts against animal testing Animal testing is cruel and inhuman! It is morally wrong to torture animals for our own benefit. Over 3 million animals have been tormented all in the name of research. It has been found that only 5-25% of side effects caused by medicines are accurately predicted. This leads me to wonder what is actually being gained by animal experimentation? Everyday a human being will talk about his or her rights. If a person feels their rights have been taken away from them they will fight back. Therefore is it not hypercritical for humans -who are generally obsessed with their own rights- to torment and kill, innocent and defenseless animals? Why shouldn't animals recieve the same rights as humans? Hundreds of animals die daily for scientific research. People seem to find this acceptable and turn a blind eye, but if the same number of humans were to die at the same time, wouldn't it be considered tragic? It can argued that animal experimentation can be beneficial and has helped find cures for some diseases. However the number of successes are very small. This could be due to differences between species, or due to the fact that these illnesses have been placed in the animals deliberatly. Humans don't catch diseases in this way! Therefore would it not be more logical to use alternatives such as laboratory tests or computer simulators? These will do the job without any slaughter of innocent animals and it will stop inaccuracies caused by differences between species. So why are animals used when the more logical solution would be to use alternative methods? the answer is simple - money. Animal experimantation is much cheaper - and what is the cruel destruction of animals compared to a pile of cash? Imagine if this were happening to your own pets, to your cat or dog. Is the scientific benefits still the top priority? What would happen if I were to deliberatley give another human a fatal disease, if i were to electrocute, shoot or poison them? This would be considered immorally wrong and I would be labeled as a psycho, and I would most certainly be jailed for it. Yet scientists can do this on a daily basis and no one thinks twice. Are these scientist labeled in this way? No - if they do manage to get lucky and create something beneficial from the torture, then they are seen as heroes. We need to put an end to this cruelty, in the end what is more important, money or life?

06-19-2006, 02:24 PM	#4
PCWebAdvice Beginner Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 23 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing Would you rather get them tested on humans? I have nothing wrong with testing it on animals. Why don't we just make robots and test it on them? Left wingers....eep. Lets hug trees and have world peace at the same time, hey? __________________ ~Bryan I'm a PCWebAdvice user! Join today!

06-20-2006, 02:10 PM	#5
tfw_c Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 17 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing different people got different view on this...but I strongly believe that the animals are the greatest life saviour in our life... They save more people than we though they could save...

06-20-2006, 06:48 PM	#6
Gmason Learner Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 48 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing i donated some money to them last year.. i saw that show on tlc about animal cops going after people neglicting pets __________________ StubHub Tickets I made my first $8 commission! Sweet

06-21-2006, 12:12 PM	#7
RainMan Beginner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 23 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing Umm, I'm with and against animal testing. I dont want to see testing on dogs or cats etc. Mice and rats? fine, but not the every day animals we see and live with. Thats just screwed. __________________ RainMan Aka Saint Michael

05-11-2006, 06:14 PM	#2
insensible Learner Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47 My Photos: (0)	wow great .. thanks for sharing

05-12-2006, 03:40 AM	#3
naidu Learner Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 60 My Photos: (0)	I agree that animal testing is one of the cruel things humans do, but where do you want them to test these life saving drugs. Do you think that humans come forward as voluntary to get tests done on them? We humans rare animals in poultry and kill them and eat, I think nothing is worse then rare a life and eat them. Though we have many other things to eat.

06-21-2006, 07:24 PM	#8
Gmason Learner Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 48 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing yeah animal testing is very cruel but where would we be today without it? lot of medicine works now because of animal testing.. so this goes both ways __________________ StubHub Tickets I made my first $8 commission! Sweet

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08-24-2009, 02:58 AM	#10
skysoldier Amateur Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 80 My Photos: (0)	Re: General thoughts against animal testing I hope they will realize how cruel are they, in their next life I hope they are the animals and those animals they hurt are the humans. __________________ Our Daily Health Information around the Globe and Medical Advice.

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