Research Intro #2

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

In this country, we often take animals for granted. We see them as objects that we can kill of our pleasure and that don’t have the ability to do anything great for this world. However, animals have done much more for the world than you would ever think. Besides being great companions and interesting creatures, they have changed the scientific world and have modernized it from the stone age. Now today in present day, the scientific community uses animals as test subjects, scientific models, and donors. We have learned that humans and some animals such as pigs have many things in common that can be switched between bodies and still work. This has revolutionized how and where we can implant organs into people that would otherwise wait months of a new heart or liver. We have also found that some animals, such as dogs, are extremely sensitive to chemicals put out in the air that would suggest that a human has an illness or problem. These are often used to help people who suffer from epilepsies know when they will experience an epilepsy and hopefully prevent it if caught soon enough. It is unbelievable how we, as humans, have completely overlooked how much animals really do for us on a daily basis. If we come to understand why animals are so important in our society, then I believe that the amount of animal cruelty and neglect would decrease because who would honestly want to hurt something that could potentially save them in the future.

Research Intro 1

When was the last time you told you cat or dog “thank you?” They, along with countless other species, have helped keep your family and friend’s health and safe for longer than you would think. Sure, they calm you down when your stressed or make you get exercise when they want to go for a walk, but have you ever stopped to think how much more they have done for the medical and scientific community. Animals are often test subjects in scientific experiments or sources of products that are used in medicine and medical procedures. Because their bodies tend to be more sensitive than humans, if there are any negative effects cause by drugs or health products on the animals, than they know that the product is not suitable for human use and the product must either be abandoned completely or refined so that little to no negative side effects are experienced. Animals are also used for their products that they naturally produce or have in their body such as the blood of horseshoe crabs which is used to detect for potentially dangerous bacteria growth in vaccine and other medical products. However, many people question how ethical it is to possible put animals in pain or kill them for the benefit of human beings. There must be a balance between human’s welfare and animal welfare, otherwise the practices are not efficient. Without animals, we would probably be decades behind what we have already scientifically discovered.