Animal Torture

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally” (Day 60). Abraham Lincoln stated this in view of slavery, but it can also apply to animal experimentation. Millions of animals each year are used in research. They are treated cruelly because humans believe that animals are inferior to us. Animal experimentation should be prohibited because of the excessive amount money and animals are used in unethical and inhumane testing.
Animals have been used in testing for over 2500 years. Alcamaeon of Croton (born about 500 BC) was a Greek doctor. He tested on the animals he owned by cutting a nerve behind the eye in order to study vision. Through many years, animals have been used to find out information about the heart, brain, stomachs, nerves, and vaccines. Today animals are also used for many household products such as makeup, cleaners, shampoo, and other items. The Food and Drug Administration requires animal tests for medicines an...