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ElizabethHop
Ms.Fougerousse
English10HOutline
17November2015
AnimalTestingOntheRiseBecauseofConsumerism
Consumerismpromotestheuseofanimalsincrueltesting.Thistiesalmostdirectlyinto
animaltesting.MedicineandBeautyproductsarethemostfamouslytestedonanimals,butthere
aremoreproductsthataretestedonanimals.Therearethousandsofproductsthatarepumped
outtoconsumerseveryyear.ApieceofevidenceIfoundontheinspiredatabase,"
Themost
reliableestimate,basedondatafroma2005,suggest115.3million(animals)areusedin
experimentsannually(likelytobeanunderestimate)."
(2),Accordingtomyevidencethenumber
riseseachyear.Overmillionsofanimalsareusedayearformedicaltest,makeuptests,and
more.Britainisamajorcontributortothisepidemic.

WhileGreatBritainisoneofthemostcommoncountriestouseanimaltesting.Theysay
theytrytolimittheiruseofanimalsunlesscompletelynecessary,unlikemanyothercountries.
Theyarestilloneoftheleadingcontributorstoanimaltestinguse.Astudyoveranimalusewas
doneandtheyconcludedsomeofinformationregardingnumbersofanimalsovertime
"2.73
millionexperimentsin12monthsof2002.Totalnumberofproceduresroseby4.2%in2001."
(5).Theevidenceconcludesthatprocedurescontinuetoriseovertimeandtheywerelowerin
earlieryearsthentheyarenow.Thenextpieceoftextstatesasimplefactaboutoneoftherules
onanimaltestinginGreatBritain"
UKlawbothrequiresandregulatesexperimentson
animals."
(3)

Itisapparentthattheytrytoreducetheuse,buttheyarefailingbecausetheexact
oppositeishappening.

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ThroughoutBritainthereareseveralkindsofanimalsthatareusedintheexperiments,as
wellasseveralguidelinesandmethodsforcertainanimalsandexperimentaltests.

"Anynew
drugmustbetestedonatleasttwodifferentspeciesoflivemammal,oneofwhichmustbea
largenonrodent."
(3)Thisisanexampleof
theguidelinessetforexperimentationofdrugsis
anexampleofonerulethatappliestomedicalexperiments.ThislawwasorderedbytheHouse
ofLordscommittee.Thislawisoneofmanysetforthbecauseofcrueltyshownin
experimentationandinaccurateresults.ThefollowingpieceoftextIreceivedfromBBCwithan
articletitled
AnimalExperimentsTheFacts
fromtheonlineBBCnewspaper.
"
Whichanimalsareused?

Rodents84%

Fish,amphibians,reptiles12%

Largemammals2.1%

Smallmammals1.4%

Dogsandcats0.3%

Primates0.1%

Greatapessuchaschimpanzeescannotbeusedinexperiments."
(4)

ThischartIfoundinmyresearch,itclearlyshowstheactualuseofdifferentspeciesof
animalsusedinexperiments.
Whilethestatisticsonwhatanimalsareusedmayhavechange
overtheyears.ThesearethemostrecentnumbersIfound.

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Myresearchrevealedthatmedicalproductsarethemostlikelyofallproductstobetested
onanimalsformultiplereasons.

About80%areforresearchanddrugdevelopment.Safety
testingaccountsformostoftherest.
(5)Thisquoteisaprimeexampleofmydiscoveries
provingthatmedicalresearchisthemostabundantformofteststhatrequireanimalsubjects.
Of
toxicologicaltestslastyear,61%wereforpharmacologicalsafetyandefficiency.
(7)Thisis
anotherpieceofsupportingtexttomytheory.

Theysuggestthatnewclassesofdrugsnowin
developmentthatactinveryspecificwaysinthebodymayleadtomoreanimalsbeingusedin
futureyears,andtotheuseofmoreprimates.Forexample,asscienceseekstotacklethe
neurologicaldiseasesafflictingagreyingpopulation,itissaidwewillneedasteadysupplyof
monkeysonwhichtotestthesafetyandeffectivenessofthenextgenerationpills.
(6)Thiswill
mostlikelyincreasetheuseofanimalsexponentiallyovertheyearstocome.
Testingcosmetics
onanimalswasoutlawedinBritainintwophasesbetween199798.
(7)Italsostatesthat
cosmetictestingisillegalandthatautomaticallyremovesitformtherunning.Leavingfew
optionsforothertypesoftesting.Thislawwaspassedbecausethepublicandlawofficials
thoughttestingcosmeticsonanimalswasinhumaneandpointless.
Therearelargegroupsofpeoplewhoareagainstandwhoareforanimaltesting,butthe
questionhereiswhatwillbetheverdictoftheBritishcitizens?Dotheyapproveor
disapprove?

Attitudestowardanimaltestingfactoredintotwointerpretablefactors:General
attitudestowardanimaltesting,andanimalwelfareandconditionsoftesting.Overall,therewas
supportforanimaltestingundertherightconditions,althoughtherewasalsoconcernforthe
welfareofanimalsandconditionsunderwhichtestingtookplace.
(1)
OveralltheBritish
citizensseemtofinditmoreinhumanethanmorallyacceptableacrosstheboard.Theiralso

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seemstobeanincreaseoffemaleconcern.

MajorityofBritainsareopposedtomedicaltesting
onanimals
(8)
clearlystatingthemostcommonopinionoftheBritishcitizens.

Only37%of
Britishrespondandsaidmedicaltestingonanimalsismorallyacceptable,and54%saiditis
morallywrong.

ThisstudycitesrealevidencethatwaspoledfromrealcitizensofGreatBritain,
andthereforeisthemostaccurateverdicttheycouldgetonthesubject.Onlythepeoplecansay
howtheytrulyfeelonthesubject.
Consumerismisslowlyincreasingtheamountofanimalusedayearthroughtheproduct
ofmedicaldrugs.Britain,andnotonlyBritain,isusinganimalsaresourcethatcannotbe
replenishedwithoutharmingmoreanimalsintheprocess.Evengeneticallycreatedanimalscant
trulymakeupfortheotheranimals.

Millionsofanimalsarebeingusedeveryyearfor
experimentationandBritainisoneofthemainissuesleadingtopossibleanimalsextinction
someday.

PossiblyifBritaincouldfindanalternativewayoftestingdrugswecouldreducethe
amountofanimalsusedeachyear.

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