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I firmly stand for the topic, animal testing is something that's all the rise, as people around us have now taken up the trend of veganism. Veganism that mainly is abstaining from anything that is obtained from animals, particularly in diet. A follower of such a practice is known as a vegan. These people to has resorted to other options that favour this practice as they are against animal cruelty. Due to this emerging trend, many people have taken up organic farming as a result which is something that is on the rise. Now in a country like India, many people have favoured this trend as now they have also banned beef in some parts of the country, that was just adding fuel to the fire.
This culture is beginning to find its way on how animals are treated in testing. As most our medicines and cosmetic products are being tested on animals first .Now because of the rise veganism people are beginning to take a stand against testing. Personally I feel, that this is necessary because if a product comes into the market without being tested, there is a bigger risk as it might cost a person his/ her life if the product is not tested. Animals are the substitute by which these products are tested upon, as it's cost effective and also easily available. Another argument that comes up is, human testing why this isn't viable that is because a human still has a life, with which he/ she can achieve or reach a certain level of satisfaction, but taking away that right isn't in our hands. Some say it can be tested on prisoners but at the same time, it's life. The prisoner maybe at some point has the benefit of facing parole and through that find freedom, by testing or a prisoner or any person for that matter and that is cruelty.
Animals that undergo such testing, the test is over watched by an authority or supervision to ensure that the animal wasn't harmed during the test, animals are treated as humanely as possible because of the sake of the animals and the reliability for the test. The animals are given anaesthesia and only then the test is carried out. Animals are used because of its close similarities to human beings in so many ways (chimpanzees) sometimes the animals also benefit from such injections example: the cure of rabies for the dog. So there are so many good causes for the animal as they are taking care of animals and also produces the perfect result. Most of the products that we enjoy today are always tested sometimes on animals. It is essential, it is necessary.

Varun Samuel 

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The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel, but also often ineffective. Animals do not get many of the human diseases that people do, such as major types of heart disease, many types of cancer, Parkinson’s disease. We humans are also part of the animal kingdom, and to suggest that there is a great gulf between us would be nonsense. Of course, we are more cultured, civilized and have a greater intellectual capacity, but the essence is that we're all part of the animal kingdom. Like us, animals to have sentiments, they too can feel pain and suffering. They are aware of their surroundings, and just because they are able to express only their basic emotions, does not give us the right to treat them as objects. It is morally wrong.

The argument of the opposition would be that Animal Testing is justified for the greater good of mankind and that protective measures are used, such as 'Anastasia’. Imagine this, if I gave you anaesthetics and I started to gouge your eyes out, cut open your skull, electrocute you to see how your body would react or if it would react differently. Would that make it right, just because you were under Anastasia?

There are many alternatives. Around 95% of animal testing fails and it doesn't get past the next stage. In conclusion I think that we need to be a voice for the voiceless, because we cannot keep testing on animals. We need to find and pick out a successful alternative that will help us in the future.

Dylan Dmonte