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Nathaly Castillo
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My topic is about animal experimentation and I was inspired by my love for animals, and my curiosity of why have scientists not found alternatives to animal testing and if they did find alternatives, I want to know why it is not banned entirely. Also I want to know if people realize that behind some of the products they are using at home, animals may have been used to test that product. I want if people know that they are the cause of that and how does that make people feel knowing that they are contributing to an animal possibly being hurt. There are also companies allowed to take animals and put them through this harm legally which is crazy to me. My top three topic questions are: have scientists found alternatives to animal experimentation? what is the justification for the use of animals for experimentation? and how have companies extracted animals for their experimental or research use? these questions are significant to me since I would like to know how these animals have ended up in these situations. I plan to explore my topic by reading through articles that show both point of views, for example some articles reveal the benefits that animals gave us such as advancement in medication. In the sixth grade, I was exposed to information about animal experimentation and cruelty and ever since then I always wanted to know more since I am shocked at how animals are being used in experiments.