Have you ever really thought about what happens during animal testing? How are animals treated or what torture do they face on a daily basis? More than one hundred million animals suffer and die every year because of animal testing. Ninety-five percent of animals used in experiments are not even covered by the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates the treatment of animals used for testing purposes. Some animals are so abused and abused that they die before they are even tested on. Animal testing is a cruel procedure and should be banned. However, animal testing is very important for understanding the human body. Over the years, we owe most of the medical advances we have made to date to vivisection. Vivisection is the practice of performing testing procedures performed on live laboratory animals. Some say it is necessary to continue animal testing so that we can continue to advance in the medical field. However, this is a mistake because we have already gathered enough information to create alternatives to animal testing, and yet we continue to torment helpless animals. We should start using only alternatives other than animal testing, since we have them. They are cheaper, precise and more precise. Why continue to ruin the lives of millions of innocent animals every year when we have other options? Furthermore, “animals are not as important as humans.” In our society, animals have few, if any, rights because humans are the dominant species. It would be more moral to minimize human suffering rather than animal suffering. But that's not fair, because animals also have rights. But the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) excludes mice and rats from these edges...... middle of paper ...... U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. FDA, 050406. Web. December 08, 2011. .Dixon, Thomas. “Animal experimentation”. iDebate. Churchill College, 070409. web. December 7, 2013. Mullins, Alisa. “Taxpayer money is being wasted on unnecessary animal experiments.” Peta. Peta, September 21, 2013. Web. December 8, 2013. .Roppolo, Michael. “Stupid science: 4 stupid experiments carried out by scientists.” Fox News. Fox, June 20, 2013. Web. December 9, 2013. .Rouhi, Maureen. “Thalidomide.” Wikipedia. Np, December 2, 2013. Web. December 10 2013. .