I support the decision of the E.P.A. but animal testing should be ended sooner than 15 years. Around 26 million animals are tested a year and about 320,000 of those animals die. The animals don’t deserve to be abused, they didn’t do anything to us and we need to find an alternative.

I support the decision of the E.P.A. of moving away from animal testing. I think that testing on animals is unacceptable, but it is still important to regulate potentially harmful chemicals. If they know that the chemical is toxic they should stop testing it on more animals.                     

I think that it is important to study the chemicals but it should be done somehow without animals having to suffer. I think that animal testing is okay if you are testing a product that is made for the certain animal that you are testing on. Also when you are testing a product that is made for a human on an animal it might have different effects.

I think that it is important but it really isn’t fair to the animals and that we should find another way to test chemicals. 

I don’t think animal testing is ever justified, you shouldn’t have to hurt an animal for a product for humans. I think that animal testing should only be allowed if they are making something for the animal that won’t harm them.

1. #GSA
2. #AnimalCruelty
3. #Animals
4. #Dog
5. #HelpTheAnimals
6. #NoKill

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