Animal testing essay

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Animal testing.

Animal research, or animal testing, is the use of animals in scientific researches to develop drugs for the life-taking diseases that human beings contract. It has been practiced for hundreds of years. Animal testing helps producing many vaccines and other drugs, like penicillin, and thus, save many human lives. On the other hand, animal testing also causes pain and kills a lot of animals used during the researches that many people oppose this practice. Supporters show their support, while opponents show their oppositions toward this controversial issue that is still in debates today. Now, before I write this essay, I am a opponent of animal testing because it takes away the life of the animals and it hurts them. I think we should think of solutions like tissues to test on. I just don’t think it is fair to say “let’s just take an animal to test on” because to me animals matter as much as (or even more..) humans. In this essay I will first show the pro’s and after these will follow the con’s of animal testing. After I have done this I will again give my opinion on the subject.

The first argument against animal testing is that; In a laboratory for animals, all sorts of animals, such as cats, rats, dogs, mice and chimpanzees, can be found. The animals are locked in small cages individually, kept away from the natural world of where they should have belonged. In addition, they may be connected to wires or may look aberrant because they are infected with “human diseases.” Animals need to be in their own environment and it is very cruel to test on them.

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Secondly, chemical testing on animals is poisoning them. Their bloodstream is tainted with massive doses of various chemicals in order to see what the results will be. Most of the time, these doses of chemicals overwhelm the animal, causing it to die a painful and stressful death.

Third, the fact that the results attained from experiments on animal testing do not accurately portray their influence on humans is considered to be a one of the serious argument against the testing on animals. Humans are quite different from other animals, so the consequences of animal testing may not applicable to humans. ...

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As previously mentioned, the structure of the essay works well; each paragraph makes a seperate point which together contributes to the argument. Furthermore, the language used is specific to the area covered with technical terms being used when necessary. This shows the student has a good understanding of the subject. A sources used is a good addition and shows high-level thinking; remember, it is always important to cite where any statistics come from to show their reliability.

The candidate shows their understanding of the subject by choosing relevant points to make and the level of analysis is sufficient. The main area for improvement is that there needs to be a better balance of pros and cons. most of the way through the scientific points, it is suggested that animal testing is evil, but there is a little inconsistency as he/she writes 'until we have a better system, we must use animal testing'. A more effective method would be to introduce counterpoints to each of the pros of using animal testing, which would show a strong understanding of both sides of the argument and make their point-of-view more convincing. It is also probably better to have the pros first and the cons second as it will lead into the conclusion better and the cons will stick in the reader's memory more.

In this essay, the candidate argues against using animals for testing, he/she offers both the pros and cons, before explaining why he/she is against it. The content of the essay is all relevant to the question scientifically, with the structure being in a very easy-to-follow and logical order. The introduction works well, but perhaps, it is better not to reveal the final conclusion until after the points have been made.