ITT-Technical Institute, Torrance 1 Should Animal Experimentation continue? By: Marina Umana Instructor: Kenneth Frawley Research Methods

ITT-Technical Institute, Torrance 1

Should Animal Experimentation Should Animal Experimentation continue?continue?

By: Marina UmanaBy: Marina Umana

Instructor: Kenneth FrawleyInstructor: Kenneth Frawley

Research MethodsResearch Methods

2ITT-Technical Institute, Torrance

Table of ContentsTable of Contents IntroductionIntroduction What is Animal Experimentation?What is Animal Experimentation? The Organizations against it and what they doThe Organizations against it and what they do The Organizations for it and what they doThe Organizations for it and what they do IAMS ShockerIAMS Shocker Does the community know about this?Does the community know about this? BrochuresBrochures What does the community think about this?What does the community think about this? Columbia University CrueltyColumbia University Cruelty Dog, Monkeys, Cat, IguanaDog, Monkeys, Cat, Iguana Graphic Images (Very frightening images)Graphic Images (Very frightening images) ConclusionConclusion


IntroductionIntroduction

““In the end, we will remember not the In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”our friends”

- Martin Luther King Jr.- Martin Luther King Jr.


What is Animal What is Animal Experimentation?Experimentation?

Animal testing, or animal research, refers Animal testing, or animal research, refers to the use of animals in experiments. to the use of animals in experiments.


Who is experimented?Who is experimented?

68%

8%

1%

4%

3%

15%1%

MiceFishReptiles/ amphibiansBirdsOther MammalsRatsOther Rodents


Con OrganizationsCon Organizations Animal Animal

Welfare Welfare InstituteInstitute

Humane Humane Society of the Society of the United StatesUnited States

Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins Center for Center for Alternatives to Alternatives to Animal TestingAnimal Testing

People for the People for the Ethical Ethical Treatment of Treatment of AnimalsAnimals

Psychologists Psychologists for the Ethical for the Ethical Treatment of Treatment of AnimalsAnimals


Con ArgumentsCon Arguments Animal suffering is excessive in Animal suffering is excessive in

regardless of possible benefits. regardless of possible benefits. Opponents, particularly supporters Opponents, particularly supporters

of animal rights, argue further that of animal rights, argue further that benefits to human beings cannot benefits to human beings cannot outweigh the suffering of animals.outweigh the suffering of animals.

Human beings have no moral right Human beings have no moral right to use individual animals in ways to use individual animals in ways that do not benefit that individual. that do not benefit that individual.

In practice there is widespread abuse In practice there is widespread abuse of animalsof animals

Animals do not consent to being Animals do not consent to being tested upon. tested upon.

Animal testing is bad scienceAnimal testing is bad science


Pro OrganizationsPro Organizations

American Association for Laboratory American Association for Laboratory Animal ScienceAnimal Science

Americans for Medical ProgressAmericans for Medical Progress Michigan Society for Medical ResearchMichigan Society for Medical Research National Association for Biomedical National Association for Biomedical

ResearchResearch


Pro ArgumentsPro Arguments It is unethical to test the side-effects of

drugs on human beings. Humans that use medicine derived from

animal research are healthier. Animals receive better care due to

advances in veterinary medicine. 10 X more animals are used by humans

for other purposes: agriculture, hunting, pest control, than in animal testing.

150 million large mammals are used in agriculture each year.

Over 7 million dogs/cats euthanised in animal shelters each year,

1 million animals are killed each day by automobiles.


IAMS ShockerIAMS Shocker For nearly 10 months in 2002 and For nearly 10 months in 2002 and

early 2003, a PETA investigator early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an IAMS testing went undercover at an IAMS testing laboratorylaboratory

Investigator found dogs who had Investigator found dogs who had gone crazy from intense gone crazy from intense confinement in barren steel cages confinement in barren steel cages and cement cellsand cement cells

Dogs had been left on a filthy paint-Dogs had been left on a filthy paint-chipped floor after muscle chunks chipped floor after muscle chunks had been hacked from their thighshad been hacked from their thighs

Horribly sick dogs and cats who Horribly sick dogs and cats who were suffering in their cageswere suffering in their cages

Dogs and cats neglected and left to Dogs and cats neglected and left to suffer without veterinary care. suffer without veterinary care.

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Does the community know about Does the community know about this?this?

30 people were asked30 people were asked 23 were women (76%)23 were women (76%) 7 were men (23%)7 were men (23%)

25 of 30 people 25 of 30 people knewknew 83.3% 83.3%

5 of 30 people didn’t 5 of 30 people didn’t know know 16.6% 16.6%


BrochuresBrochures Used Brochures to Educate the CommunityUsed Brochures to Educate the Community

19 of 25 19 of 25 76% Against it 76% Against it 6 of 25 6 of 25 24% For Testing 24% For Testing

BEFORE BROCHURES

22 of 25 22 of 25 88% Against it 88% Against it 3 of 25 3 of 25 12% For Testing 12% For Testing

AFTER BROCHURES

What about the 5 who What about the 5 who didn’t know?didn’t know?

4 of 5 4 of 5 80% Against it 80% Against it 1of 5 1of 5 20% For 20% For

TestingTesting


What does the community What does the community think about this?think about this?

““This is wrong! Animals don’t This is wrong! Animals don’t deserve this treatment”- deserve this treatment”- Marlene Miranda, age 20 (CON)Marlene Miranda, age 20 (CON)

““It is easier because animals It is easier because animals don’t last long” – Mary Stevens, don’t last long” – Mary Stevens, age 56 (PRO)age 56 (PRO)

““I didn’t know about these I didn’t know about these treatments of cruelty. I thought treatments of cruelty. I thought it was just blood tests on mice…it was just blood tests on mice…I didn’t know they did it on I didn’t know they did it on dogs as well”- Matt Thacker, dogs as well”- Matt Thacker, age 26 (CON)age 26 (CON)

““Some sacrifices have to be Some sacrifices have to be made” – Andrew Nelson, age 25 made” – Andrew Nelson, age 25 (PRO)(PRO)


Columbia University Columbia University CrueltyCruelty PETA alerted the PETA alerted the

United States United States Department of Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Agriculture (USDA) on September 25September 25thth, 2003, 2003

Columbia University Columbia University paid a fine of $2,000 to paid a fine of $2,000 to United States United States Department of Department of Agriculture for Agriculture for violating the act of violating the act of killing an entire litter killing an entire litter of puppies through of puppies through cardiac puncturecardiac puncture

No sedative was given No sedative was given to the litter after their to the litter after their hearts were punctured hearts were punctured with a large syringewith a large syringe


Dog, Monkeys, Cat, Dog, Monkeys, Cat, IguanaIguana


Graphic ImagesGraphic Images


ConclusionConclusion

The suffering of the animals is excessive The suffering of the animals is excessive compared to the benefits may be gatheredcompared to the benefits may be gathered

““No human has the right to make animals suffer”No human has the right to make animals suffer”


ResourcesResources

www.www.novivisezionenovivisezione.org/.org/mostramostra/pan2_en./pan2_en.htmhtm

http://www.http://www.iamscrueltyiamscruelty.com/.com/

http://www.columbiacruelty.com/feat-pupkillings.asphttp://www.columbiacruelty.com/feat-pupkillings.asp

http://www.http://www.petapeta-online.org/-online.org/

http://www.sac.http://www.sac.eduedu/students/library//students/library/nealleynealley/websites/controversial./websites/controversial.htmhtm#animal#animal

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