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Reasons to Stop Animal Testing

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at MNSU chapter.

Reasons to stop Animal Testing

Animal testing is something a lot of us don’t really think about on a daily basis. Whether you think about it or not, it’s happening all over the world, and for what? To make sure our makeup, our shampoo or any other product is safe for us to use. What we don’t realize is how harmful animal testing really is for the animals themselves, and we have to raise our voice to stop this cruel act from happening.

 

Reason Number 1: It’s just wrong, plain and simple.

The animals do not have any say in this happening to them, obviously. But they still feel the same pain that humans do. They get tortured and it often leads to the death of the animal. How would you feel if your pet had this happen to them?

Reason Number 2:  The biology of animals differs from humans.

We are testing on animals for diseases, makeup, etc. that are going to be used on humans. Animals have different skin than us, and different genetics, so why test on an animal when it won’t be 100% accurate?

Reason Number 3: It’s wasteful

The testing done on animals is misleading and can lead to incorrect results regarding a certain product. The money spent on the testing could have been used for something more meaningful that doesn’t harm animals.

Animals testing needs to end now and it’s up to us to do something about it. The lives of animals are worth just as much as the lives of humans. So take a stand and do something about Animal Testing.