Annotated Bibliography and Executive Summary for Proposal
Proposal Outline 4
Purpose
Stop animal testing.
Find alternate ways to test medicine and products.
Problem
Animal Testing is wasteful and unreliable.
It’s unethical.
92% of drugs that pass animal tests fail in humans.
Animals testing to research cures.
Does not contribute to improving human health
Animal experimentation in medical advances is questionable.
Diseases that are artificially induced in animals in a laboratory, are never identical to those that occur naturally in human beings.
Solution
Find a replacement for animal testing.
Computational Models.
Bioinformatics.
Systems Biology.
In vitro techniques
Tissue engineering.
Microfluidics (organ-on-a-chip).
Stem cell methods.
Epidemiology.
Human tissue studies.
Genetic methods.
Advanced imaging technologies.
Speed up the transition to safer, more humane science by spreading awareness and information regarding more effective, reliable alternatives.
Conclusion
Instead of animal testing, we can use a different methods for testing medicine or products.
The world does not need another perfume, eyeliner, hand soap, food ingredient, or pesticide so badly that it should come at the expense of animals’ lives (PETA, 2011).
References
Mason Kiefer, H. (2004, 05 25). Americans Unruffled by Animal Testing. Retrieved from GALLUP: http://www.gallup.com/poll/11767/americans-unruffled-animal-testing.aspx
PETA. (2011, 05 11). Top Five Reasons to Stop Animal Testing. Retrieved from PETA: http://www.peta.org/blog/top-five-reasons-stop-animal-testing/
PETA. (n.d.). Experiments on Animals: Overview. Retrieved from PETA: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-experimentation-factsheets/animal-experiments-overview/
Problems Associated with Animal Experimentation. (n.d.). Retrieved from The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: http://www.pcrm.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/research/research/Problems-Associated-with-Animal-Experimentation.pdf
