Title: 9 reasons why experiments on animals must stop | Metro News
Headings: 9 reasons why experiments on animals must stop
9 reasons why experiments on animals must stop
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1. Animals are not test tubes with tails
2. Experimenting on animals is cruel
3. It’s bad science
4. It’s unethical
5. Animals are still being killed for lipstick
6. There are other methods available
7. It causes suffering on a massive scale
8. Rats are smart – and they giggle
9. The choice is not between animals and humans
Should animal testing be banned?

Content: It’s bad science
It’s difficult to take results from experiments on animals and apply them reliably to humans, because we’re different – physiologically, biochemically, metabolically, and so on – from other species. That’s why some drugs that are tested on animals fail in humans. 4. It’s unethical
Whichever way you slice it, it’s wrong to sentence thinking, feeling beings to a lonely life in a laboratory cage and subject them to terrifying, painful experiments. 5. Animals are still being killed for lipstick
Animal testing for cosmetics and toiletries has long been banned in the UK, and as of March 2013, the sale of cosmetics whose ingredients have been tested on animals has also been banned across the European Union – a huge step forward. Unfortunately, in some countries – China, for example – it’s compulsory for any company that sells cosmetics to pay for its products to be tested on animals. This means that some businesses that were cruelty-free for years have turned their backs on their ethical policies and started testing on animals in order to reach this lucrative market. PETA US’ Beauty Without Bunnies is a database of cruelty-free brands. 6.