Awful Truth on Animal Experimentation
The use of animals for medical experimentation has been one of the most controversial issues in our world since the seventeenth century. Edward Augustus Freeman stated, “The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole worlds history. ... Throughout years of practicing animal experimentation, researchers have stumbled across findings that have promoted the well being of humans and animals alike. ... An animal is no less sensible of pain than a man. ... Is animal experimentation a price too high for some to pay? I guess the answer would depend on whether you were asking a human, a researcher, or an animal. Animal experiments occur when a researcher has an educated “guess. ... When asked if they agreed that animal experiments can be misleading ‘because of anatomical and physiological differences between animals and humans’, 88% of doctors agreed. The Smith Kline Beecham International Report shows that 95% of drugs passed by animal tests are immediately discarded as useless or dangerous to humans. ... In essence, researchers waste hundreds of animal lives to find that the results will harm or even kill humans. ... Not only is animal research harmful to animals, it is harmful to humans as well.