Animal Testing and Why it is Wrong
By Adalyn Bowelet
All of the product testing humans do to animals would be considered wrong to do to humans unless they had done something bad. In order to be tested, animals get unnecessarily poked, prodded, and ripped away from their mothers. What did they do to deserve this? This doesn’t make any sense if you think about it. Animals are living creatures too. They feel emotions and pain just like we do. Like I stated before, the animals that are getting tested on haven’t done anything bad.
A lot of people think it is necessary for animals to be tested on to ensure safety of certain products. That’s confusing if you think about it. If these products are intended for humans and not animals, how can we accurately test the effectiveness of a product on an animal when it is made for humans? We do not have the same body make up or functions. It seems these animals are being used for a purpose that was never intended.
There are also a lot of companies and businesses that don’t test on animals to make their products. Some of these companies include Dove, Lush, and CoverGirl. If these companies are doing fine, then animal testing is not necessary to be successful.
There are a lot of companies that do require testing on animals to make a lot of their products. I have an idea! Instead of testing on animals, let’s test on criminals! Perhaps people who have committed crimes like Jeffrey Dahmer should be tested on instead.
Allow me to explain! When you are in court for a crime you committed, there are different types of punishments: prison time, the electric chair, community service, etc. Well, I think there should be a new punishment: TESTING. After all, if we want to ensure the most accurate test results of a product intended for humans, then the product should be tested on HUMANS, not animals. If it’s ok to test an innocent animal, shouldn’t it be ok to test a human who has committed a terrible crime? This also gives the criminal a way to do something positive for his or her fellow man.
In conclusion, instead of testing on animals that have done nothing wrong, we should test on humans who HAVE done something wrong.