The use of animals in experiments at leading federally-funded labs have increased nearly 73 percent in the past 15 years because of the progress they have made. The animals have made it so we do not have to research and experiment on humans. Animals have made huge improvements to our lives. Animal testing does many tests on huge problems we have, like cancer and harmful diseases. It has prevented many sicknesses. Animal testing is not just in the United states, it has also been carried out to Europe because of its effect. Animal testing is not cruel, and is necessary for the health of humans; and without animal testing we would not know about the harmful things to us.
Safety is very important to humans. The humans are affected by many things around the world going on. When a human is sick and the doctor doesn't know how to cure the sickness, it can spread very easily and be harmful to other people. Many scientists are trying to find ways to prevent the harmful things to humans. In the United states, scientists found a way to help prevent disease, cancers and many other illnesses by using animal testing. Dr.Robert, from the Understanding Animal Research Program, says “Americans are living longer, healthier lives and we owe much of that success to the biomedical research”.(Understanding Animal Research) Doctors are using many helpful things that scientists have researched on, to make sure they have an effect on the humans and are not harmful. Many people have taken pills that have been tested by animals to make sure they are safe and effective. Animals being tested every day on new diseases and cancers have made people survive. Animal testing allows people to stay out of harm. When an animal is experimented on to see if a disease can be cured, the animal is sacrificing its life, but saving so many people. If the animal test fails in the lab, the scientist knows that they need to come up with another way to fight a disease, cancer, or sickness. Scientists need animal testing to find out how to cure the many sicknesses and to keep humans safe and healthy. Animal testing is used in experiments that are important to people. When a patient is in the hospital, and needs medical help, you can rely on the drugs being used to work, if they were tested in a lab by an animal. Scientists are discovering drugs that have been tested by animals that are very effective. Many people that need medical help take the drugs and have survived many intense illnesses. Understanding Animal Research says, “we would be very unlikely to achieve many scientific understandings or preventions and treatments of diseases or cancers without animal research”.(animal research) When people are coming into hospitals with new diseases, scientists will have a head start and know how to prevent it. Animal testing for experiment tests allows to see if the drugs have an effect on the disease or on any other sickness. The experiments will tell if a drug is not working and if it is not helping the animal. This will allow people to take the drugs they need without any risk. Scientists need animals to be able to do research on the drugs they are making to prevent the harmful diseases in the world. Regardless of the support from scientists and researchers, many people disagree and think that animals should not take tests for humans health and safety. Animals should not be used in lab research, and they say scientists should have found another way to prevent diseases and sicknesses without using animals. Also, why should they have to get punished and be used in animal research labs. People are missing something huge, animals are the closest things to a human on earth. Animals are not used in the lab just for no reason. Animals have some of the same body features as we do and work just like ours. The use of animals in the lab is very important because they have solved many problems we have faced and we could not have solved them if it was not for animal testing. The Animals for Medical Progress say, “despite claims by animal rights activists, it is undeniable that animal based research has contributed to scientific improvements in the length and quality of our lives”. (AMP) The Improvements on the medicine that they have been able to make is huge and has made a big difference in people's lives. Animal testing is the most effective way to prevent the harmful diseases, illnesses, and cancers to people. The use of animals in the lab is so important, because of the improvements that they have made in our daily lives. Animal testing has given great information for scientific research and is not cruel due to the prevention of the harmful illnesses and the health to people. Doctors depend on scientists to get research from the animals to create new drugs and cures for diseases, sicknesses, and many harmful cancers to keep people living healthy lives. If scientists have been using animal testing to see if the drugs that scientists make can prevent the harmful things, doctors and more scientists should be able to use animal testing because of its major effect. Scientists do not use animal testing to abuse the animal for no reason. Scientists are trying to make sure that when a deadly sickness comes they are going to know how to fight and prevent it. The most effective way to do this is by using animal testing to help doctors and other scientists help keep humans healthy in their lives.