Animal Testing and what we can do instead!
WARNING: IMAGES THAT MIGHT BE HARD TO SWALLOW
Look at this little guy! Do you see how cute his teensy little hands are? Doesn't he look like he just wants to be loved?
Now look at this guy. This is image they want you to see. This is what they want you to think animal testing looks like.
This is what it ACTUALLY looks like.
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. Scientists like to use the excuse that it's a small price to pay for science but these animals are forced to pay by inhaling toxic fumes, having to endure getting their skulls drilled in, and have their skin burned off.
They are treated as if they are disposible. They are forced to live in cages, aren't allowed to socialize, and are tortured.
IT'S JUST NOT NECESSARY!!!
Animals are biologically different than people. The test results are unreliable and inaccurate. The drugs/cosmetics they try on animals just can cause a different reaction in people!
Aysha Aktar (a neurologist) states: No two humans are alike in their physiology. Even identical twins differ in their susceptibility to diseases and their responses to medications. If we can't reliably extrapolate from one identical twin to another, how can we expect to extrapolate results from different species to humans?
ALTERNATIVES
Scientists could use more modern vitro/silico methods which consist of studies with human volunteers, advanced computer modeling techniques, and using human cells/ tissues. By doing these methods, studies would be more cost/time efficient and more accurate.
YAY!!!!!
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