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Isitmoraltoexperimentonanimals?Everydaypeoplearesavedwithmedicationsresultingfromtestingdoneonbetween17millionand22millionanimalsayear.Yet,controversyremainsastohowcrucialitistocontinueusinghealthyanimalsforsuchtests.Althoughresearchershavedependedonanimaltestingformedicaladvances,thereshouldbeotherwaysofresearchbecauseanimaltestingisinhumaneandoftenunnecessary.Scientistshavearguedthatitisimpossibletoknowwhenananimalissufferingbecausetheyhavenolanguage.However,LudwigWittgenstein,aninfluentialAustrianphilosopherofthe20thcenturyargued,Ifsomeoneisscreaming,clutchingapartoftheirbody,moaningquietly,orapparentlyunabletofunction,especiallywhenfollowedbyaneventthatwebelievewouldcausepaininourselves,thatisinlargemeasurewhatitmeanstobeinpain.Animalshavealimitedcapacitytosufferbecauseoftheabsenceofacentralnervoussystem.However,allanimalshavetherighttobetreatedasvaluablebeings.InfectinganimalswithAIDS,noxiouschemicalsandradiationshouldnotbetolerated.scientistsshouldputequaleffortintoinventingnewtestingmethodsandsavetheanimals.Duringthistest,albinorabbitsarerestrainedandchemicalsaredroppedintotheireyes.Notonlycantherabbitsbreaktheirneckstryingtoescapefromtheirrestraints,butthechemicalscancauseseverepainandblindness.Notonlyismakeupnotimportanttosociety,usinganimalstotestitisveryunnecessary.TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationdoesnotrequirecosmeticcompaniestotestonanimalsandcompanieslikeAvonandMaryKayhaveeliminatedanimaltestingontheirproducts.TheEuropeanUnionhasbannedanimaltestingforallbeautyandhygieneproductsInmyopinion,Ithinkitisimmoraltouseanimalformedicalresearch.Istronglyurgeeveryonetobuyanimal-friendlycosmeticsandhouseholdproductsforthesakeofendinganimaltesting.Weshouldtakestrictlaws.Inanyexperiment,allanimalsshouldbeshownthesamerespectanyhumanbeingwouldbegiven.Sinceanimalcrueltypersiststoday,societymustrecognizeandpreventthem.