Introduction to Animal Testing:What is Animal Testing?

Animal testing is testing drugs on animals. It may also include testing cosmetic products on animals. However, this was banned in Europe by the European Union’s vote in 1993. It was officially banned in Europe by 1998. Drug Testing (scientific testing) is usually done on apes as they are the most primitive species to us humans.

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What Makes Animal Testing a Moral Issue?

Animal testing has become a moral issue. This is because some people believe it is right, but others believe it is wrong. Animal right abolitionists want to put an end to animal testing as they think it is completely wrong. They refer to it as vivisection! However, the government and the scientific community insist that it is essential for the development of the human race; developing new medical cures to aid our survival.

Global Questions: Do Animals Have Rights?

What is the current legal status of this in the UK?

In the UK, scientific testing on animals is currently legal. However, the testing of cosmetics on animals is illegal due to the European Union ban established in 1998.

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World Legal Status:

The current world legal status is that animal testing is legal except on cosmetic testing as this is illegal in Europe, Israel, India and other countries too. Views have changed about animal testing over time. For example, people believed that is was ok to test cosmetics on animals before selling them but now the laws have changed and made it illegal. Cosmetic products tested on animals outside the UK were banned in the UK altogether in 2013 – they wouldn’t even be sold in the UK. This ban is still in place today. However scientific testing is currently legal.