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To even suggest that animal testing should be banned; first of all you’ve got to denote whether animals have rights. At this time of... more

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  • 58 of 58 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 moistbabe

    Member since 10/05/2008

    Reviews written: 301

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Some animal testing has led to significant medical advancement

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some animal testing has led to medical error. It is inhumane.

    In discussing this issue I will focus on three areas. First I will examine the arguments for and against animal testing then consider whether ALL types of animal testing should be banned. Finally, I will consider the possible impact on scientific investigation of such a ban. Is vivisection essential to medical progress? Many scientists argue that animal testing is the best way to carry out research and has led to significant developments in drug treatments, vaccines and product safety. They claim that animals make good research subjects and that no computer simulation could ever adequately ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 1475

    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages We live longer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cute animals die

    So, why do we only want to save cute animals? If a poor old Woodlice is flipped up on its back with its little legs going like crazy do we help? No. Do 200 students rush down to the beach to throw buckets of water over exhausted mud flappers? No. Animal charities know that beauty sells and so love to put cute and majestic animals on their literature and envelopes, those imploring TV ads aimed to part us from our money, not so much save the Indian Tiger. I wonder how rural Indians feel about westerners giving money to preserve the Indian Tiger, an animal that likes eating rural Indians. Cute v ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Jennster85

    Member since 11/05/2011

    Reviews written: 702

    2 Stars Would you be a human guinea pig? Review with images 09/05/2012
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages helps find cures for deadly diseases

    Disadvantages Disadvantages fine line between medical and cosmetic research

    Sacrifice for the common good? Animal testing has been around for hundreds of years yet it still crops up as a question of morality. The general consensus appears to be that animal testing for medical purposes is acceptable; the misery and demise of animals are for the common good, to end human suffering and enhance our health. Despite there being plenty of arguments raised by animal rights activists that testing could be done on cellular or computerised models, it still remains the preferred choice. Of the innumerable medical advancements that have been made over time, many have been achieved ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 1st2thebar

    Member since 11/05/2005

    Reviews written: 461

    5 Stars Rationalizing the Irrational Review with images 14/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Prolong human longevity.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Orwell's 'Animal Farm' isn't fiction for some people.

    To even suggest that animal testing should be banned; first of all you’ve got to denote whether animals have rights. At this time of year, you’ll witness many dead animals, at the side of roads, all victims of ‘hit and run’. Yet I’ve never seen anyone standing over the animal corpse showing remorse, deep regret, at the brutal death. It is a fact we all look, and choose to ignore the agony the animal had to endure; at our hands. By just going a mile down the road in the 4X4, to get some groceries - many insects and small animals would’ve perished on the journeys so that you could continue a ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 Coolchris330

    Member since 14/09/2010

    Reviews written: 93

    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Animal testing is inhumane, and animals are regularly mistreated

    Disadvantages Disadvantages There are not many alternatives, and they're all equally controversial

    In 2012, animal testing is – and has been for quite some time – one of the most common methods for developing products like cosmetics and medicines. You may think that this sounds like a good thing, producing medicines to help the sick in the future and cosmetics to make yourself look a few years younger: and maybe it is, but the way that animal testing has, and still is being carried out is disgraceful and unacceptable.'Forced euthanasia'Now, you're probably wondering why they don't test medicines and cosmetics and whatever else industry is producing for human consumption on just that – ... more

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