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Jocelyn Halkovics  

Joyce Barnes 

English 1201 Online  

18 January 2019 

Research Proposal 

I have always had an interest in animal research/experimentation 

because I am an animal lover. In High School my close friend introduced me to 

the many injustices that animals are subjected to, experimenting is one. She is 

very creative and did a art project devoted to animal testing. The project 

included paintings of animals “imprisoned” by large company testing. One 

example is a rabbit that appeared to be in a cage however, the bars of the cage 

were made up of different products made by a cosmetic company. Through her 

I learned more about the companies that participate in animal testing and how 

harmful or even fatal it can be to animals. I am happy to see that more 

cosmetic companies today are focusing on organic ingredients that do not 

require testing to find out its effect. I think it is better to use products that are 

derived from a natural source rather than chemicals, especially on your face.In 

my opinion animals are not able to speak to defend themselves so humans 

need to do it for them. 

Pharmaceutical companies are another perpetrator in animal testing. I 

know this first hand because my mom is a nurse and she has done research on 

this topic when she was in nursing school. Most pharmaceutical companies 
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test new medications on animals before they are able to pilot them on humans. 

Once a new drug is considered safe for a animal they will run trials on humans. 

Most companies test on animals to determine if the drug is toxic or harmful. 

The issue that I have with this process is, an animal’s system may not react to 

the drug the same as a human's system. What may be successful in animal 

trials may fail in human trials. In my opinion animals and humans are very 

different and it is hard to predict a reaction to a medication through animal 

testing. 

1. How do I ​feel​ about this topic? Animals aren't able to defend themselves 

and I believe it's wrong for companies to use these animals to their 

advantage in very cruel ways. Their are companies researching 

alternatives to animal testing and I believe more attention and money 

needs to be given to these companies.  

2. What do I ​think​ about this topic before doing the research? I think that 

this practice is very inhumane and needs to be changed. There is no 

benefit to the animals from testing, they are subjected to dangerous tests 

that may take their lives. 

3. What do I ​believe​ about this topic? I believe that animal testing is not 

necessary and there are alternative methods to testing cosmetics and 

drugs.  

4. What do I already k
​ now ​about this topic? In almost all circumstances 

testing has a very negative effect on the animal being tested. Some 
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animals are becoming more of a rarity due to the demand of using 

certain types of animals for testing.  

I want to research deeper into the alternative methods of testing other than on 

animals. I also want to educate those who don't understand the negative and 

harmful effects testing has on animals. My main source of research will be 

scholarly websites because they are the most reliable. Questions I have about 

this topic are, what is the effect of using animals in scientific and medical 

testing? Is this practice morally acceptable? And what are the alternative 

testing and are they as effective?