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only 17-22 million animals are used for lab research annually. But there are approximately 5 billion animals consumed for food annually. Maybe these are the same people who wear leather and fur coats. (#1) Animal testing has contributed a great deal to both animals and humans. Albert Sabin, the developer of oral polio vaccine stated: “Without the use of animals and human beings, it would have been impossible to acquire the important knowledge needed to prevent much suffering and premature death not only among humans, but also among animals.” Experimentation on animals was essential to the development of Dr. Sabin’s oral polio vaccine, which has virtually eradicated poliomyelitis in the Western Hemisphere, saved over 500,000 lives, and millions from the debilitating effects

of polio. The transplantation of major organs, and many other surgical techniques, depends on the ability to join blood vessels. An effective method was developed by Alexis Carrel using cats and dogs, and for this he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1912. Today transplants are far more common than in his day. Even on the back of one’s drivers license there is a organ donor program portion to fill out. Which means one can give their organs to a hospital for transplant. (#2) Animal testing is a highly debatable issue in today’s society. There are many people who are against animal testing, but actually have no knowledge of the subject. I was against animal testing prior to researching this subject. Hopefully with a bit of knowledge on the subject one can decide for themselves.

Who knows, maybe someday with the help of animals we can eradicate all disease. Which would give us no further reason to perform these animal testings. We have held ourselves back for long enough. It is now time to move forward. 1. Thomas, Allen. ?Animals in America? Discover Magazine 9 October 1995 2. Davies, Barbara. ?Understanding Animal Research in Labs? RDS. Online. AOL. Nov. 1995