Arguments Against Animal Testing

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“The question is not “can they reason?” nor “can they talk?”, but rather, “can they suffer?” said Jeremy Bentham an English philosopher. Animals should not be used in medical or scientific research. They do not have a choice or voice to say no. Although, it has its benefits of helping solve few diseases, it’s not right to abuse them. And also these experiment are very expensive and not they are not used for medical research.
J.Jennings said “Animal studies can neither prove or guarantee the safety of any drug. They are not substitute for testing in humans.” Medical and scientific research in animals are inadequate, they do not have the same diseases that humans have. For example, HIV, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s diseases and many types of cancer. Despite many treatment functioning in animals it does not mean it will necessarily work in humans. Even though there are alternative testing methods now that can replace the need for animals, scientist insist in prolonging the cruelty. The drugs that pass animal test are not necessarily safe for human. Also, animal testing may mislead researchers into ignoring potention cures and treatments. Meaning that animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings.
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It’s unknown how many animal are been used because they not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Animal experiment are not just used in medical researcher but universities are using it for dissection. The experiment and testing in animal cost an enormous amount of money, money from taxpayers. There are other methods like the in vitro, which does not harm animals and cost less. The Humane Society International has a chart where it shows that in vitro cost less than actually animal testing. For example; a “chromosome aberration cost $30,000 in animal testing, but in vitro it only cost $20,000”(