There are millions of animals not only in New Zealand but all around the world that suffer from the experimentation of scientists. From cats and dogs to mice and rabbits, these animals are used to test medicines, vaccines and other medical experimentation that can result in numerous amounts of deaths of animals that have been killed because of pointless reasoning. For example, polar bears from the Antarctic were plunged into a tank full of salt water and oil just to see if they would stay alive. Experiments such as these and many more are the reasons animal testing should be illegal all around the world.
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Really like your post and your writing style.
ReplyDeleteYou have picked a really interesting topic and you have picked a really good visual to back up your point.
You have stated your view very well and I enjoyed reading this.
No grammar errors or anything to pick up on that is negative.
Overall, good job :)
Hi Shelby,
ReplyDeleteYou've picked a topic which has a lot of debate on both sides, so I'm sure you'll find plenty of links to back up your arguments.
I know it's just the introduction post so far and you may already be planning to cover this, but I'm wondering whether you'll be making a distinction between animal testing for medical research and animal testing for cosmetics?
I think for a lot of people, including myself, the issue of animal testing for cosmetics is very morally very black and white, in that there is no justification for putting animals through horrific and unnecessary torture for a new brand of lipstick.
But when it comes to medical research things become much more of a morally grey area because of the advances that have been made as a result of e.g. genetic research using mice. My gut says that I hate animal testing no matter what the scenario, but if I had a family member who was very sick and could be made well as a result of medical advances from animal testing, I would find it very hard not to feel very conflicted about that. I imagine that this would be the case for many people, so this might be a perspective you want to put forward (whether to acknowledge it or argue against it is up to you).
Also, there are varying degrees of animal testing. There is a substantial amount of medical research which uses animal subjects but in far tamer experiments than in the 'experiment' you mentioned with the polar bear. I think it'd be useful to distinguish between more reputable medical facilities and the type of tests they do and the highly disreputable places who ignore any kind of humane consideration, which essentially is just animal abuse with no purpose.
I'm sure you are very passionate about this subject, which is great, but I imagine that if it was me then I'd find it hard not to get too emotional about it and lose focus of the logic to back up the argument, so this might be something you want to watch out for.
Good luck with the rest of your posts, I'm sure they'll be great.
Julia :)
Hi Shelby
ReplyDeleteI like the look of your blog and your position comes across very clearly. I don't like to think of any creature suffering, so this topic is of interest to me
I like Julia's comment regarding what type of animal testing - could be good to clarify that in your intro. I also agree with her caution about emotion possibly over-riding factual support of your position.
Some things that interrupted my flow of reading:
"...test medicines, vaccines and other medical tests..." - sounded a little strange to me, as in how can you test medical tests?
"...deaths of animals that died with no particular intention..." - repetitious sound of 'deaths' and 'died'. I would also counter that the scientists who conducted the tests must surely have had some intention, or else why would they be doing the tests in the first place? In fact, your use of an example actually contradicts your statement because you tell the reader why they dunked the polar bears in the contaminated water.
Also, I'd find your post more credible if you had a hyperlink or two to support your statements eg a link to a website with actual statistics of animal experimentation to back up your claim that "millions" suffer - each month, each year, what?
I'm interested to see your next posts :)
Jenette
This is a very neutral topic that can be balanced between on both sides. To one degree i believe potentially sacrificing a dog for a result that will benefit other dogs globally is one i agree with. However tests that relate to the polar bear seems very pointless and cruel. Great topic, Looking forward to see the next blog :)
ReplyDeletePS: I also really agree with Julia's comment about making a distinction between animal testing for medical reasons and animal testing for cosmetic reasons. Will be interesting to see where you go with this.
ReplyDeleteI really like your blog topic and your writing style.
ReplyDeleteYou have picked a really interesting topic and you have picked a really good visual to back up your point.
You have stated your view very well and I enjoyed reading this.
No grammar errors or anything to pick up on that is negative.
My favourite part about this blog is the fact that you give alternatives! not only do you say why it is wrong, but you give a way for testing to still be held without harm being caused to animal or human alike!
It is such a smart thing to do as a main argument against your topic is the fact that if not animals then it would have to be humans, so it is more ethical to practice on animals! this way, your blog not only informs people without a view on this topic and people who are already against animal testing, but you also inform people who are all for animal testing! very clever!
Your blog has made me very aware of what is going on with this, as before I read your blog I never gave much thought on this as this topic is a very hush-hush type of topic, but I love the fact that you add a list of products not using animal testing! and seeing Johnson & Johnson on that list was great as they are such a big company and yet they have no problem not using animals for tests! your blog really does address all issues on this topic and makes it hard for anyone to disagree with you!
I know I keep saying 'I love this part where...' but I must continue to do so as I keep reading more and more parts that are so great! I really love how you even add in a link for SAFE shopper! as after reading your blog I feel like I must do something to help and yet I don't know where to start!
Your blog is definitely one of the best ones I have read so far!
There really is no comments I have to make on things to improve!