earch Act of1986 most scientists would have been charged with cruelty to animals by now. Because ofthese laws new drugs are tested on approximately 1,000 animals before they can bereleased on the market(McCarty 81). This law would not exist if government officialsthought these experiments would harm their citizens. In fact due to animal research thehuman life-span has been increased by an average of 28 years(McCarty 15). Thoughanimal research has benefited millions of people world-wide it has its detractors.Hollywood celebrities are using their free time to pose naked for billboards. To protest theuse of animals in their make up and garments creation PETA organizes protest marchesand other more extreme groups preach of Specieism. While these events look good forpublic exposure and no one likes to see innocent creatures harmed for no reason, the factremains that animal research saves lives. Animal research must continue if we wish tocombat the various diseases which plague us today....
