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Topic: Animal testing is benefit for medical research

Everyday, millions of people are saved from diseases by new medical drugs; everyday, millions of animals are suffered as a medical result for testing. The definition of animal testing is about use of animals in experiments and development projects usually to determine toxicity,dosing efficacy of test drugs before proceeding to human clinical trials(The definition:annimal testing). However, some people think that animal testing is unnecessary and cruel. I disagree completely, medical research involving animals has improved very fast the health of the humans. Many new drugs would be extremely unsafe, therefore people will suffer from diseases. In my opinion, animal testing is benefit for medical research. This essay will describe the benefits of animal testing for medical research in recent years. Then it will examine advantage aspect about animal testing. After that, it will examine disadvantage and negative aspect. Finally, I will conclude my ideas.

There are many reasons that why animal testing is so important. The article gives some explain and interpret. Animals can help medical professionals improve their skills and knowledges before testing on human patients. According to UK home office surveys in 2008, 3.7 million procedures using animals were carried out in the UK,representing an increase by 455,000 or 14% in 2007. According the report, medical research and pharmaceuticals safety dominate by far(Gerhard,2009). Many people agree and support the use of animals in research that helps scientists learn how to treat disease. They are especially accepting of animal testing when its purpose is to study deadly diseases, such as cancer(Chris,2000)

Animal testing help scientists to test and create the safety and effectivenessof the new drugs. There are some benefit and advantages for medical research. According to the report, I can know the advantages from different ways. 1) the live animals are the most reliable subjects for testing medicines for toxicity. In many countries( eg,the UK and US) all prescription drugs must be tested on animals before they are allowed onto the market. 2) human beings share about 99%of genes with monkeys. As a result, the reactions of animals are a very good guide to possible reactions of humans. 3) animal testing is cheap and Convenience. Animals are easily bred, and maintained safely in controlled labs. The costs of testing on humans should be very high. However, it is more important to reduce human suffering, and also keep animal suffering to an absolute minimum(Thomas,2009).

In the meanwhile, some people who are against animal testing. When the antivivisection movement began in Europe in the 1800s, people started protesting against it. Ihis movement spread to the US and helped lead to the passage of animal protection and anti-cruelty laws. From the article's ideas, we can know the main reasons from the ethics and problems of animal testing. It is wasteful the test results can be unreliable. However, there are many better experimental methods compare with animal testing. Such as computer simulation programs which testing on human patients. This program not only can save animals' lives but also can get more accurate scientific results. Computer models also can save money and time. On the other hand, the article describe the law regulating animal research is the Animal Welfare Act in USA. The law regulates how testing facilities should be dept clean, and what role eterinarians are to play in the process(Stephanie,2009).
Some people think animal testing also has some disadvantages and negative influences medical research, and animals are suffering unnecessarily and cruelly(argument against animal testing.2004). The Uk government annual statistics 2007 reveal that over 3.2 illion animals suffer and die in British in experiments. Many different kind of experiments take place- painful and lethal diseases are inflicted on animals. Differences between the complex biological systems of different species of animals mean that data gained from experiments on nohumans are an unreliable and dangerous guide to the huaman condition( animal experiments). The result from animal is not match with humans. For example, HIV, is deadly to humans but not to most laboratory animals. so studying HIV in other species not produce results that are fit and match to humans. "the animals rpovide data-but it is the wrong data," said Andre Menache from animal Aid(Peter,2009).
However, in my personal opinion, the computer programme is better way to take place of the animal testing, but the computer models are not advanced enough in today(Grahame,2001). Until we invent a better system, we have to use animals for medical research. On the other hand, some people may think that is cruel, and animal has the right as human being(arguments against animal testing,2004). But I think it would be much crueller to test new drugs on humans, or let people die just because there was not successful research of new drugs.

Animal testing is needed in the whole world. The animal studies have contributed to our understanding of many topics in psychology. However, I agree that we need to make sure that animals are used for testing new drugs have the minimum of suffering. Furthermore, in most countries sets standards for animal treatment, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dedicate to establishng and protecting the rights of all animals. The laboratories also have guidelines to prevent cruelty(PERA's mission). Pople on the both sides of the debate, until scientists can eliminate the need for medical research. The scientists are finding many new ways to test products without animals. They have created artificial skin and organs that can mimic the response of a human's body( Stephanie,2009).The day might come when laboratories do not need to use the animals. I still have convinced that animal testing is necessary, and will continue to benefit humans in the near future.

Reference:

The definition: animal testing
www.biology-online.org/dictionary/animal-testing
Thomas, D, 2009,Internatinal debate educatin association:animal experimentation
www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details
Peter.T,2009, The long fight against animal tesiting
www.guardian.co.uk./commentisfree/2009/jul/23/animal-research-rate-rising
Arguments against animal testing, 2004
www.news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/citizenship_11_14/subject_areas/scientific_development/newsid_3430000/3430187.stm
animal experiments
http://www.uncaged.co.uk/
PETA's mission statement
http://www.peta.org/about.htm
Gerhard,G 2009, what do the latest animal testing figures tell us?
www.blog.accelrys.com/2009/07/latest-animal-testing-figures.htm

Chris, H 2000, animal testing: the animal rights debate, published by Rosen publishing group, New York, p27-29
Grahame, H 2001, a level psychology through diagrams, published by Oxford University press,
Oxford.
Stephanie,W 2009, animal testing: issues and ethics, published by Rosen publishing group,
New York, p28-33