Unfortunately, it appears that many researchers share that belief. Approximately 17 to 22 million animals are used for experimentation each year in the US alone. Of this massive number 90 percent were rodents, 173,000 rabbits, 75,000 dogs, 20,000 cats, and 25,000 primates. (Day 1994)

While in laboratories, animals can be put through numerous horrendous tests. Some of the most common things done to their alive or dead bodies are: injections, inserts, or infusions of drugs, poisons, or chemicals, deprivation of sleep, food, and water, electroshock, vivisecting brains and severing spinal cords, smashing their heads with large blunt objects, firing bullets, implanting electrodes, blinding, deafening, or silencing, overheating, or freezing, asphyxiating, bleeding, and maiming the animals. (Owen 1993)

Animal can feel just as much pain as any human can, so why are t

the eye of the naturalist, for this will enrich their lives in a permanent

In the labs, there are also many other alternatives to testing products without abusing animals. The most common type of alternative methods are: in-vitro tests, computer software, databases of tests already done (to avoid duplication), and even human "clinical trial" tests. Use of animal cells, organs, or tissue cultures are also deemed an alternative although, obviously, animal lives are sacrificed for the use of their parts. For example, Avon uses the Eytex test in place of the Draize test. Eytex is an in-vitro (test-tube) procedure that measures how irritated the eye is via a protein alteration system. A vegetable protein from the jack bean mimics the reaction of the cornea to an alien substance. This test can measure 5,000 different materials. *Allforanimals.com*

Owen, Marna. (1993). Animal Rights Yes or No?. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company.

obliged by the same tenure to be their guardians and benefactors,

Brestrup, Craig. (1997). Disposable Animal: Ending the Tragedy of Throwaway Pets. Leander, Texas: Camino Bay Books.

Rollin, Bernard E. (1992). Animal Rights & Human Morality Revised Ed. Buffalo: Prometheus Books

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