Animals play an important role in the lives of humans. They are companions, best friends, helpers and often considered someone's children. The United States has enforced many laws to protect the welfare of all animals. One of these is the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 which regulates the treatment of animals during research, exhibitions, transport and by traders (Animal Welfare Act, 2013). But many animals are subjected every day to unspeakable torture in the course of numerous and useless scientific tests and experiments. What would you do if your pet was force-fed poison, electrocuted, dismembered, forced to inhale dangerous fumes, or simply killed, all in the name of science for human benefit? Many people would be disgusted at the thought of their pets going through such torture. In fact, approximately 43% of US adults oppose the use of animals in scientific research (JR Goodman, 2012). These animals are not afforded the three most basic rights that we, as humans, take for granted: life, individual liberty, and exemption from torture. Instead they are forced to undergo unspeakable experiments with no possibility of escaping the pain. Subjecting any animal to any act of experimentation, with only human benefit in mind, is cruel and represents the most violent form of animal abuse. There have been great advances in the field of medical treatment with the use of animal testing. Experimentation with cancer treatments has developed chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, which have proven effective in fighting many forms of cancer in the human body (Science Action Network, 2013). Thanks to testing, numerous vaccines have been discovered. We now have vaccines against polio, tuberculosis, meningitis, HPV, smallpox, and yellow fever, among many others. Many diseases that were the focus of the paper feature opposition to vivisection. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from ctx.sagepub.com.Netzlaff F., ea (2005, June). Human epidermis models Episkin and epidermis. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from PubMeb.gov: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15913972PETA. (2013). Animals used for experimentation. Retrieved November 26, 2013, from PETA.org: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/cosmetic-household-products-animal-testing/Science Action Network. (2013, August 15). Retrieved November 25, 2013, from understandinganimalresearch.org: http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/about-us/the-science-action-network/forty-reasons-why-we-need-animals-in-researchU. S., H.S. (2013, May 30). Information sheet: cosmetic tests. Retrieved November 26, 2013, from humanesociety.org: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/cosmetic_testing/qa/questions_answers.html#