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Alexsis Wheaton SPCH-1311 Persuasive 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 products ii. Research- only 6% is for medical research b. What tests are done? i. Draize eye irritation test ii. LD50 iii. Iams Universities (PETA) a. Columbia University i. 88N182 ii. Handsome iii. Pregnant Baboons b. Hebrew University i. Molish Charities (PETA) a. Charities that support animal testing b. Charities that do not support animal testing 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

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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 Charities Clincher: 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.

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