I was asked a question recently "Are animal experiments necessary to medical science?" My immediate answer was,"No!"
Animals are individuals who experience pain just like you. An animal that is tested on in a lab goes through hell everyday of it's short life. Even animals that you share your house with like dogs and cats. Those animals are sometimes purchased from an animal shelters or stolen from backyards!
It breaks my heart every time I hear about the tests that these animals are used in. I heard of lab workers BURN live conscious dogs. Could you imagine the pain of being burning alive and still be able to feel it?!
There are also tests were dogs, apes, pigeons, rats, and bunnies are given a gas mask and are forced to breathe in cigarette smoke 6 hours a day until they are killed and dissected. These tests are pointless due to the fact that we already know what tobacco can do to your body.
Animals are not needed for testing. We already have super advanced technology, and previous research. If you still don't realize the importance of animal testing please watch this video, and maybe you will have a change of heart.
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