Media
Books
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Animal Testing
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Call Number: 179 SEPISBN: 9780756550455Publication Date: 2015-01-01Should animal testing be banned? Is animal testing necessary to save human lives? Or is it too cruel to animals? -
Animal Rights
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Call Number: 179.3 WOOISBN: 9780749654627Publication Date: 2004The 21st Century series focuses on social concerns, political problems and new scientific developments in a rapidly changing world. Ages 11-14. -
Animal Rights
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Call Number: 179 TRIISBN: 9781841388762Publication Date: 2003This "World Issues" series examines some of the most important and contentious issues facing the world in the 21st century. It presents facts, figures and arguments in order to enable children to make up their own minds about these important questions. -
Animal Welfare
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Call Number: 179.3 BROISBN: 9780431161419Publication Date: 2002Based on our popular "Need to Know" series, "Just the Facts" aims to educate teenagers about a wide range of issues without patronizing the reader or simplifying the issue. -
Animal Rights
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Call Number: 179 ANIISBN: 9781920801151Publication Date: 2004Raises concerns such as: As the most successful animal on the planet, do human beings have more rights than other animals? Do animals in fact have rights, and what is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights? What are the ethical dilemmas in testing cosmetic products and experimenting on animals for scientific and medical purposes?
Arguments Against Animal Testing
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Animal experimentation
This is an ethical and moral issue of the first order. If animals are so like us that we can substitute them for testing instead of using humans, then surely those animals have the very attributes (ability to suffer physically and psychologically, conscious awareness) that mean they deserve to be respected and protected from harm — as we would wish for ourselves. -
Animal Testing
Every year, in laboratories around the world, ‘scientists’ poison, torture and kill millions of defenceless animals in the name of ‘safety’. But, there’s nothing safe about ‘safety’ tests on animals! With poorer accuracy than many non-animal alternatives—it’s certainly not safe for the animals and it’s not safe for us.
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Animal Experiments
As far back as the 2nd Century, Roman physician, Galen falsely believed that animals possessed the same physiology as humans and performed many animal experiments. However it was not until the 19th century that a market for animal experimentation was developed. Today, sadly it is big business and in Australia up to 6.5 million animals annually are used in futile and cruel experiments. Most animals are killed during or after experiments. The public is generally denied access to the facts around animal experiments in any real detail. Animal experimentation is not only cruel but also bad science and a waste of resources.
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Using Animals for Testing: Pros Versus Cons
There are many pros and cons to the practice of animal testing. Unfortunately, neither seem to fully tip the scale to a side that pleases everyone – including the general public, government and scientists. -
Experimenting on animals
Animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products.
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Cosmetics and Household-Product Animal Testing
In a huge victory for animals, as of March 2013, the European Union (EU) has banned the sale of any cosmetics or cosmetics ingredients that have been tested on animals. This marketing ban means that companies all around the world will have to abandon animal testing for cosmetics that they want to sell in the EU. The decision follows vigorous campaigning by PETA and its international affiliates that included public protests, phone calls, and more than 20,000 e-mails.
