Benefits
All of these benefits have
come from animal testing, so why are so many people trying to get rid of
it especially when there are so many animals out there that aren’t taken
care of and even put to death? These are questions with very controversial
answers.
But just how many dogs
and cats and other animals are out there and how many are being used?
Let’s examine this argument. It is estimated that every hour about
2,000 cats and 3,500 dogs are born and between 10.1 and 16.7 million dogs
and cats are put to death annually. Of all of these, only 1 to 1.5%
of dogs and cats are research animals and only 0.5% are non-human primates.
These are just some statistics that were given by the Animal Research Database.
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Another good example
of the benefits of animal testing is illustrated in Mortality rates with
and without treatments as shown in this
table.
The American Heart Association
is a big supporter of Animal testing. The decline in U.S. death rates
from cardiovascular disease since the 1960s is the result of lifestyle
changes and of new methods of treatment. Many of those treatments
are based upon research requiring animals.
The American Heart Association
is specific about how research animals are to be used and treated.
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This
page was made by Stacy Kohle, a student at Wayne
State College, on April 20, 1999. If you have any questions or
comments e-mail me at stkohl02@willy.wsc.edu.