Preliminary Research Exercise

Part1(FurtherReadings)
Topic #2- Animal Testing
Article 1: ULAR Facility Access-UCIrvine| Office of Research
UCI animal facilities are locked 24 hours a day, and are subject to
patrol by the UCI Police Department and UCIMC Security.
Article 2: Dont Let Animal Rights Restrict Biomedical ResearchNYTimes.com [Frankie Trull]
Scientists have and continue to strive to reduce the number of
animals in research, but the assistance of animals today remains
essential. So while we must protect pets from cruelty, we must also
ensure research is not mistakenly handcuffed in the process.
I have always been an animal lover and I have always been against
animal research. I know that there are other ways to find cures for the
medical world. Animals should not be kept as prisoners. There is a lot
of harm when these animals are used as research.
Part 2 (Keywords)
Topic

#2- Animal Testing

Animal Research
Animals Science and Medicine
Biomedical Research Animals
Laboratory Animals
Animal experimentation

Part 3 (Google Research)

Topic#2AnimalTesting
Source1AnimalTesting101[PETA]
http://www.peta.org/issues/animalsusedforexperimentation/animaltesting101/
Source2Animal testing [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing
Source3AlternativesinTesting[neavs]
http://www.neavs.org/alternatives/intesting

Indeedtherearealternativesforanimaltesting.Therearemanyanimalsusedinanimal
testingeveryyear.IntheUnitedStatesanapproximateof26millionanimalsareusedin
scientificresearch.Therearemanytypesofanimalsbeingusedinthistypeofresearch.
Fromrats,cats,dogs,toevenmonkeys.Animalshavefeelingsandtheyfeelwhen
somethingisdonetothem.Manyoftheseanimalsareputunderverystrongchemicals
thatirritatetheirskin.
Part4(CredibleArticles)
Topic#2AnimalTesting
Source1TheCrueltyofAnimalExperiments
TheWashingtonPost
HopeFerdowsian
Published:April17,2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp
dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041603282.html
Source2InU.S.,FewAlternativesToTestingOnAnimals
TheWashingtonPost
GilbertM.Gaul
Published:April12,2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp
dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103733.html
Thereisalotofcrueltyinanimalexperimentation.InthisnewresearchIdidIfounda
newkeyword,Laboratoryanimals.AsIwasdoingresearchIthoughtaboutthewords.
Theymakeitsoundsasiflaboratoriesownanimals.Therearealternativesforthisaction
thathasbeentakenformanyyearsnow.
Part5(Freewriting)
AnimalTesting
ThetopicIwillbefocusingonisAnimalTesting.Thereareprobablymanycontroversies
onthistopic.Liketoeverythingthereare2sidestoeverystory.Thereisthatsideof
peoplethatthinkanimaltestingisgoodbecausemanycureshavebeenfoundandthereis
thatsidethatareagainstitbecausetheyknowthattheseanimalsgothroughsuffering.
Manypeopleoutthereprobablydonotevenknowaboutanimaltestingbutthishasbeen
goingonformanyyearsnow.
AsomewhatofapersonalexperiencethatIhaveisthatwellmyfamilylovesanimals.
Welovebirdsinspecific.Therewasapointinmylifetimewhereweownedlike20
birds.Ihadapairofwhitedovesandtheywouldalwayslayeggs.Whenthebabywas
bornthedadwouldalwaystrytoeathim/she.Sowhatwewoulddoistakeoutthebaby

fromthenestbutitinanincubatorandfeedituntilthebabybirdwasoldenoughtofeed
him/herself.Pointisthatonedayoneofthebabyshadalittlecutofhiswing.Ihadlet
mysisterknowandatthattimemysisterwaslike7yearsold.Soshehadthesmartidea
ofputtingsomebabypowderonthebirdswings.Thebabypowderwentintothebirds
eyeanditcausedhimtoloosehiseye.Hewholepointofthisisthatifevenbabypowder
harmedmybirdimaginealltheotherthingsthatareusedonanimalscando.
Manydisagreementsthatarefoundinthistopicaretheonesofthescientistanddoctors
thatsaythatthismethodhashelpedoutmany.Theysaythatcureshavebeenfoundand
thattheseanimalsaretheonesclosestwithourgenes.