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From the popular brand name moisturizer on the shelf of a local grocery store to powerful prescription drugs administered by doctors, synthetic substances are tested on animals every day in a practice known as animal research. Held in pharmaceutical establishments, medical universities, factory farms, and laboratories worldwide, animals are extensively used in studies ranging from the testing of new drugs to genetics, psychological behavior, medical research and even cosmetic testing. There is a wide range of criticism directed at this area of science. Many scientists have agreed that it is because of the use of animals in experimentations done throughout many decades that we have had many advancements in medicine. Despite this, Ingrid Newkirk of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, disagrees and instead states that the methods involved are “cruel and inhumane” as well as the fact that it is unnecessary (Newkirk).

So is animal testing really legitimate?