Animal Testing DocumentEvidence of animal testing can be found in Greek writings as early as 500 BC This clearly shows that animal testing has been around for a long time, but has only recently become a topic of real concern. Used for the purpose of developing medical treatments that may one day benefit humanity, determining the toxicity of drugs (usually in at least two animal species), and testing the safety of products intended for human use. http://animal-testing.procon.org/ Animal testing has sparked debate among the human population. Supporters of animal testing argue that animal testing is necessary to obtain medical discoveries, without animal testing who would they use for experiments, and that animal testing is important for learning. Arguments in favor of those against animal testing include the fact that animals are biologically different from humans, are kept in cages in inhumane living conditions, have to undergo painful experiments, and is extremely expensive. In ancient Rome and Alexandria vivisections were performed on human criminals until there were bans against human mutilation in ancient Greece. It was then that there was a change that led to a huge dependence on animals for vivisections. Aristotle, who was a doctor-scientist, performed experiments to discover the functions of living organisms, believing that animals lacked intelligence, so it was justified for him that animals had no rights. While Theophrastus, Aristotle's successor, believed that since animals can feel pain, they have rights. Theophrastus opposed the vivisection of animals. Galen, a Roman physician and philosopher was well known for his theories on medicine. His theories... middle of the paper... you have to be unaffiliated with the institution. regulates the housing and transportation of animals used for research, it does not regulate the experiments themselves. The introduction: purpose of animal testing: medical products, beauty products, household products. develop medical treatments, determine the toxicity of drugs (usually in at least two animal species), monitor the safety of products intended for human use and other biomedical, commercial and healthcare uses http://animal-testing.procon. org/ May 2013 A Gallup poll found that 56% of Americans believe medical testing on animals is morally acceptable (down from 65% in 2001), while 39% believe it is morally wrong. 18-34 say animal testing is morally acceptable, while 60% of people aged 35-54 and 61% of people aged 55 and over say it is morally acceptableYoung people less acceptable, older people more