2012年12月22日土曜日

Introduction: Animal Testing



Behind medicines and cosmetics that people are using in everyday life, there are a great number of animals suffering from great pains and itchiness imposed by humans.

Fig.1. A rabbit applied cosmetic products in his/her eyes for the Draize test to examine eye irritancy. Photograph by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Today, approximately 100 million of animals are used for Animal Testing around the world (NAVS). The purpose of these testing involved animals can be classified into three main categoriesto advance scientific research, to study disease and develop medicine and to confirm the safety of chemicals. Owing to these researches, people could discover effective preventives and treatments for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, polio and hepatitis C. The results of animal testing have also been prevented people from facing harmful effects of products (NCB).

     {I need something to change the main topic into animal testing for products!!!!!!}

It is true that Animal Testing confirm the safety of products people use, however, the experiment inflict great pain on animals. Even though the testing is needed for people not to be hurt by using products, is it humane not to take measures to diminish animals’ pain coased by the experiment and just sacrifice them? In order to improve treatment of animals involved in Animal Testing for products, Japanese government should obligate companies 1) to promote its treatment according to the principle of “3Rs” (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement)and 2)to improve the availability of information related to Animal Testing.

1 件のコメント:

  1. Basically a nice intro, Kana! Good use of an image to start.

    As you wrote, some statistic or fact related to product testing would be a good addition.

    Your outline also looks basically good! Perhaps the regulations of other countries and Japan should only shortly be mentioned in the introduction?? Go into your main argument as quickly as possible.

    Good luck with the research and writing and have a great winter break!

    Mark

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