Animal Testing

I apologize for my hastily made arguments, as I have been very busy. 1. Animal testing has cured a plethora of diseases. It is thanks to animal testing that we have the cure to rabies, anthrax, some forms of arthritis, whooping cough, leprosy, diphtheria, rubella, polio, and measles [2]. Nearly all of these diseases used to be fatal and without proper treatment could kill or cripple you for life. Let’s take polio, for example. Polio was a historically devastating disease. In 1952, there were over 60,000 cases with more than 3,000 deaths in the U.S alone [3]. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a president of the U.S, suffered from polio before [4]. He truly was a great president, for he took presidency at one of the hardest times in history for the U.S. The time I speak of was the Great Depression. He helped Americans regain faith in themselves and brought hope as he promised [5]. However, half of his body was paralyzed during his presidency and after quite some time, he died. He could have continued to do many great things for the people of America, but this disease had robbed him of his life. Now, of course, we have cures to polio, and this is thanks to animal testing. We can prevent deaths such as those of Franklin D. Roosevelt; however, my opponent feels that animal testing should no longer be allowed. He feels that animal testing, which has cured so many diseases that have robbed so many peoples’ lives, should be abolished. He might as well be asking that we get rid of the world’s doctors. Moreover, if animal testing has cured so many diseases in the past, then it is only logical to conclude that it will cure many more diseases in the future. By getting rid of animal testing, my opponent would be putting humanity through many years of pain, sorrow, and death. 2. Animal testing not only helps humanity, it also helps animals themselves. To help readers understand my arguments, I will break this into sub-groups. 2a. We have medications and treatments for animals. There are a plethora of treatments, medicines, and even health care for animals [6], [7], [8]. When you take your pet to the vet, how do you think the vet knows what to give your pet to make it better? How do you think we, humans, can save animal’s lives? We do this through animal testing. We test on the animals to make their own medications and treatments. It is thanks to animal testing that animals can be cured from skin problems, pain, lameness, reproductive problems, respiratory diseases, and more. Therefore, if we get rid of animal testing, then we aren’t only hurting ourselves, we are hurting animals themselves. 2b. Genetic engineering can bring back endangered or even extinct animals [9]. Genetic engineering is another form of animal testing that gives animals another chance at life. There isn’t much to say here; however, the enormity of this must be understood by everyone who reads this. Why should animal testing be abolished if we can accomplish saving endangered species? Should we not rectify the mistakes that we have made and help animals for once? Or should we simply care for ourselves until we are the last species on earth? Conclusion: I have proved how animal testing is not only beneficial to humans, but it is also beneficial to animals as well. Therefore, I stand firm in the resolution, "Animal testing should be allowed". Once again, I apologize for a lack of arguments. I wish my opponent luck in the next round and hopefully he will have an abundance of time due to the festive holidays that are coming (Thanksgiving Break). [1] http://medicineamigo.com... [2] http://kidshealth.org... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org... [4] http://www.whitehouse.gov... [5] http://www.holisticanimalmedicines.com... [6] http://harmonyacupuncturefortcollins.com... [7] http://animalhealthcare.com... [8] http://en.wikipedia.org... [9] http://www.brighthub.com...