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Animal Experimentation

Animal Experimentation. Tommie Clark. introduction. There are extremely different perspectives when looking at animal testing A proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research. Thesis.

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Animal Experimentation

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  1. Animal Experimentation Tommie Clark

  2. introduction • There are extremely different perspectives when looking at animal testing • A proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research

  3. Thesis • One perspective is that any type of experimentation performed on any type of animal is cruel and unethical while also being executed without proper constraints. With this being said, animal experimentation does aid the advancement in the world of science while allowing investigation into scientific questions. Therefore a proper compromise would involve a set of measures being put in place in order to secure the future use of animals in research.

  4. Against Animal Experimentation Cruel and unethical to animals Animals rarely serve as good models for the human body Condition of animals does not add up to real life scenarios Executed without proper restraints Test drugs on humans anyway Animal Welfare Act- allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, and more

  5. Examples • Penicillin kills guinea pigs but is inactive in rabbits • Aspirin kills cats and causes birth defects in rats, mice, guinea pigs, dogs, and monkeys • Morphine, a depressant in humans, stimulates goats, cats, and horses • Most of the drugs used on animals have different responses from those on humans

  6. Pro animal experimentation • Advancement due to animal experimentation • We are affected every day by at least one thing that has been influenced by animal testing • Many of the things we take for granted would not exist • Allows investigation of scientific questions • Medical field impacted by use of animals- discoveries and treatments

  7. examples • Discovery of diabetes cure by dog experimentation with insulin • Treatment of rabies, arthritis, whooping cough, leprosy, diphtheria, rubella, measles, and anthrax due to animal experimentation

  8. There is a “brighter future” for all animals and animal activists due to the “cutting-edge” technology we have today, such as “human clinical and epidemiological studies, human tissue- and cell-based research methods, cadavers, sophisticated high-fidelity human patient simulators and computational models that are more reliable, more precise, less expensive, and more humane than animal experiments,” (Animal). mediation Improve conditions for lab animals Reduce the number of animals used in experiment Investigate alternative approach

  9. Pictures Works cited "Animal Testing." AboutMyPlanet.com. Amp Blogs Network. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. <http:// www.aboutmyplanet.com/science-technology/animal-testing/>. “English Bulldog Puppy." Funny Pet Wallpapers. 25 Oct. 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. <http:// funniespet.com/english-bulldog-puppy.html>. "Government Aims to Cut Misuse of Prescription Drugs by 15 Percent in Five Years." The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Join Together Staff, 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. <http:// www.drugfree.org/join-together/addiction/government-aims-to-cut-misuse-of- prescription-drugs-by-15-percent-in-five-years>. "Health." HatTrick Dalmatians. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. http://www.hattrickdalmatians.com/ Health.html. "Myspace." Myspace. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. <http://www.myspace.com/kakashimaniac/photos/ 26982862>. "Society for the Advancement of Animal Wellbeing." Home. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. <http:// www.saawinternational.org/animalexperimentation.htm>.

  10. Essay Works cited "Animal Testing Is Bad Science: Point/Counterpoint." Peta: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals- used-for-experimentation/animal-testing-bad-science.aspx>. Dixon, Thomas. "Animal Experimentation: Debatabase - Debate Topics and Debate Motions." IDEA: International Debate Education Association. 28 June 2000. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php? topicID=7>. Nelson, Laura. "Britain Seeks Compromise on Animal Research." Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://www.nature.com/drugdisc/news/articles/428882a.html>. "The Joys of Animal Research, Testing, and Experimentation." 123HelpMe.com. 19 Mar 2012. <http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=19866>.

  11. Overall Comments • “Overall Comments: Tommie, as you see from the Response Team report below, I’m not the only one you’ve impressed with your Mediation. What immediately strikes a teacher is the PowerPoint’s firm grounding in research; that list of sources at the end (for both pictures and texts) sheds light on the detail that came before, the slides of “Examples,” for instance — both for animal testing and against. The quotation cited in the “Mediation” slide, too, has a mature balance. Really, you’re good at this. A or 95.”

  12. Response Team reportSummary • Response Team: Carly Colosimo, Derrick Lawrence • Summary: • “Tommie presented both the pros and cons about animal experimentation. She first looked at the cons of animal experimentation, stating that it is both cruel and unethical to animals and executed without proper restraints. An example she listed of not using restraints included starvation. Tommie also pointed out that the reaction of a drug in an animal's body is quite different from the reaction in a human, meaning animal testing is unreliable. The pro animal experimentation side believes there has been advancement due to experimentation, such as the discovery of diabetes cure by dog experimentation with insulin. Her mediation suggested that there should be improved conditions for lab animals, reduce the number of animals used in experiments and experiment in alternate approaches.”

  13. Response Team ReportCritique •  Response Team: Carly Colosimo, Derrick Lawrence • Critique: • “Tommie had very good examples of what animal experimentation has discovered and informative easy read slides to follow. However, I would have like to see what is happening with animal experimentation today versus the past…has anything changed? Is it still effective? Are there any restrictions now? But overall, the mediation was well thought out because she noted how animal experimentation is needed but not in such cruel matters. She played neutral researching her topic just how a mediator should, and presented very comfortably.”

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