Should Animal Testing Be Banned

For several years there has been a debate about animal testing. Animal testing is controversial because it involves animals that are being tested on for chemical products. More than 100 million animals are used for testing worldwide. Animal testing is to test products that range from prescription drugs to cosmetics on animals. I believe people should be informed on how harmful the chemicals are in the products that they buy. A way to inform people on how harmful the chemicals are in the products is by explaining how the products are tested on animals. Medicine, household products, cosmetics, and drugs for treatments need to stop being tested on animals. With some preliminary research, I came up with a proposal. I want to research the effect of toxicity testing on animals. The subjection that animals should be tested on for research should be banned because it is ineffective, animal abuse, and there are alternative ways to test a product. …show more content…
I plan to answer questions such as: what toxicity tests are, why are these tests done, how harmful are they to animals, are the results from these valid, the cost of toxicity tests, and if alternative methods are better to use than animals. These questions will help me with my research on animal testing.
Animal testing is used all around the world for research. The animals that are tested are rats, mice, chimpanzees, dogs, and cats. Testing on animals has become a societal norm. These innocent animals go through procedures that tortures them for products such as shampoo, eyeliner, and soap. The main reason for animal testing is to make sure that the chemicals in the product will not irritate human skin or eyes. Animal testing is only beneficial if the results are valid and effective towards