Category: Animal Testing

In Korea, 41.4 million animals have reportedly been mobilized and victimized in animal experiments in 2019 according to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Animal experimentation has been a controversy for decades. While Korean public awareness of animal rights has heightened so far compared to the past, still under the circumstances, it needs to be…

When you use the cosmetic products, perfumes, hygiene products, and pharmaceutical drugs you see in your local drugstores, supermarkets, etc., there is a big chance that animal test subjects went through the pains of being abused, tortured, or poisoned in order for those said products to be able to be put on the shelves and…

Is morality valuable when it comes to medical progression or human success? Animal testing is a familiar concept but many do not know the extent of what is involved when it comes down to what the scientists use or how they experiment. Whether it is called animal testing, research, or killing, it is a cruel…

Animal testing was first introduced around 300 BCE when the Greek Philosopher Aristotle performed tests on them. This practice became widely known in the 17th century when Charles Darwins theory of evolution was put forth. Approximately 26 million animals are tested each year in the United States. Animal experimentation has been used to create treatments…

Have you ever wondered how producers of food products, cosmetics, and medicines make sure their products are safe to use or consume? Most of them test their products on animals even though the idea of animals suffering in the name of beauty is not well-accepted. Its hard to condemn scientists who want to search for…

Animal testing has long been a social issue among the masses. It is a method of medical and biological research that investigates the reaction of drugging living animals on behalf of humans. These experiments greatly contributed to the functional explanation of life, but on the other hand, the cruelty of the experiments raised the question…

The beginning stages of testing involve a process called Vitro (Read). When you think of the common everyday products such as cosmetic companies, medical research, and even new forms of technology people are quick to assume it involves abusive animal testing. In many cases, people choose not to support these types of companies. They assume…

Over the past few years, animals have been exploited for testing purposes, experiments for medicinal safety, and other scientific methods have been conducted on these animals to confirm that these methods are safe for mankind. In 2017 statistics show that over 3 million animals were tested in England (Understanding animal research,2018, Para. 3). Animal testing…

In Korea, 41.4 million animals have reportedly been mobilized and victimized in animal experiments in 2019 according to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Animal experimentation has been a controversy for decades. While Korean public awareness of animal rights has heightened so far compared to the past, still under the circumstances, it needs to be…

All medical products and drugs require preliminary testing to prove their effectiveness and safety for public use. This testing is conducted primarily on animals to prove their safety, then transferred to human subjects. Animal testing is not only safer than using human subjects, however, it is also more cost-effective. Businesses forced to undertake this animal…