Animal Experimentation May 21st 2009

Because of the precarious line that scientists are working beside, it is a huge debate as to whether animals should be used in experiments or not. So many animals die each year because of what we do to them. In 1995, around 1,395, 463 animals were killed. Animals are used for numerous things, such as developing the artificial hip. This was developed in dogs and later led to the array of artificial joints. This is why people say, yes, animals should be tested because of how much we have accomplished in doing this. Another example is the primate (ape or monkey). These animals are often used in testing because of how closely they resemble human beings. Some people actually think that we evolved from primates. Personally, I think that scientists are using that as another excuse to test on primates. This is most of what I learned today.