Should animal testing be banned?

 

We human beings enjoy life on this planet and feel the joy and pride in things we have created and discovered for our comfort and luxury. But many of these inventions have claimed the lives of those countless animals with which we have to share this beautiful planet. We have sent monkeys and dogs to space and the depth of sea just to check if we can survive there.  We breed rats, rabbits, and other rodents so that we can test drugs that can save us. Our desire to look beautiful is the reason for the suffering of those helpless animals on which those cosmetics are used before they are declared safe for human use. There are many other ways we use these animals so that we can continue living happily and forget about their right to live and breathe freely in their own habitats.

Laika was the name of the dog that was sent to space. Laika survived for four days then died due to overheating of the cabin and some say Laika died within hours of the launch. We have sent many others to space just to test and make our journey to space more safe and comfortable. Similarly, we conduct a drug test on animals to find new drugs to prolong our life span, rats are infected with pathogens and then starts the circle of trial and error until the scientist get the desired results. Sometimes even used for creating more deadly viruses that can be used as a weapon. During all this, many of these animals lost their lives suffering from the diseases. As many countries have banned the use of animals in testing cosmetics that we use for making ourselves more radiant than others. These cosmetics are responsible for the deaths of many animals and have made many crippled, blind, and burned their skin so that our eyes come out more beautiful and our skin is fairer and smoother.

Now the world has seen these horrors. Many have stood up for these animals and raising voices to stop these tests. There are some who are finding other ways like using supercomputers to predict the effect of drugs, using lab-grown meat for testing of cosmetics, and so on. There is constant effort to get these animals their freedom and a life in the wild where they belong.