Introduction

Animal testing is the use of animals in research and development projects to determining the condition of the substances in food and Drugs. “The animals commonly used in testing are mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, cats, dogs, frogs, and turtles, but many other species are also used” (Animal Experimentation 1). “In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, animals helped scientists discover the pathways of disease, and the techniques needed to perform organ transplants and other surgical procedures” (Animal Research and testing 2). In 1908, two doctors injected a monkey with polio, from a boy who had died from it; the animal helped them recognize the viruses that causes polio, and helped doctors latter find the vaccine for polio (Animal Research and testing 2). Animal testing should be allowed because animals make good research models at the fact that they have very similar genetic makeup as humans (Animal Research and testing 2). Animal testing should stay legal; it saves everyday lives, provides biological knowledge and animals are well suited for testing
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