Alexsis WheatonSPCH-1311Persuasive Speech Outline Animal Testing

Introduction:First Sentence: Do you have a pet? A bunny or a dog or cat, maybe even a rat or mouse. Well picture your pet locked up in a cage while someone pumps harmful chemicals into their stomachs and lungs. Not the best picture right? Topic: Today, I am going to tell you why animal testing is unethical, unnecessary, and unreliable.Preview: #1 Consumer Products, #2 Universities that test on animals, #3 Alternatives, #4 Charities

I. Consumer Products (PETA)a. Why animal testing takes place?i. Cosmetics- 94% of animal testing is cosmetics and household productsii. Research- only 6% is for medical researchb. What tests are done?i. Draize eye irritation testii. LD50iii. IamsII. Universities (PETA)a. Columbia Universityi. 88N182ii. Handsomeiii. Pregnant Baboonsb. Hebrew Universityi. MolishIII. Charities (PETA)a. Charities that support animal testingb. Charities that do not support animal testingIV. Alternatives (PETA)a. Animal experiments can be replaced by at least 450 method i. Human cells and genes, artificial skin and bones, bio-engineering, and computer modeling

Conclusion:Topic Restated: Today, I have told you why animal testing is unethical, unnecessary, and unreliable.Review#1 Consumer Products, #2 Universities that test on animals, #3 Alternatives, #4 CharitiesClincher: Animals are tortured and killed in the labs everyday, and even worse, they are killed for nothing because more than half of the tests are inaccurate. If there are other ways to test products, why continue torturing innocent animals.