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Transcript: Animal Abuse for Business Gain The Junior Paper by Nora Wadsworth Commonly used among large corporations in order to ensure the safety of products, certain tests on animals could be run in order to determine negative side effects without hurting a consumer. Animal Testing This was the optimal solution to avoid harming the general public, but the downside was the barbaric emotional and physical trauma these animals would face in experiments that went wrong. The health and care of the test subjects eventually almost fell completely to the wayside, and the financial desires surpassed morals. Animal Testing Dates and Searches Time Periods and Numbers for "animal testing" 1960-1969 This time period yielded 42 results Animal testing was being used for certain drugs, such as birth control (1967) and cancer drugs (1962). Neutral connotation. 1970-1979 This time period yielded 128 results Reports are slowly changing their voice; rules around testing made; Britain bans animal testing (1973). 1980-1989 1990-2000 This time period yielded 241 results Animal testing has stopped being used completely with companies such as Mary Kay (1989), Avon (1998), and Revlon (1989). This time period yielded 475 results Propoganda on ending animal testing, and more letters stating the abuse animals face, and work for action; "Animals DIe for the Toys We Buy" (1991). These four sections of dates show the contrast between each decade, and how involved the general public was. In the first decade, the sixties, animal testing was just simply part of the process for production with a neutral opinion surrounding it. The seventies led to tripled results, and boudaries are established around whether animal testing is necessary. By the eighties, popular makeup companies no longer stood behind animal testing, for it hurt their brand. By the nineties, being against animal testing was a cultural norm, and the public was fully educated. "animal testing" AND negative yielded 27 results - why? "animal testing" AND abuse yielded 65 results animal abuse AND "animal testing" yielded 65 results stories AND "animal testing" yielded 100 results Other Search Terms Other Search Terms Circuses, Zoos, and Seaworld Just as animals have been used for a company's financial gain in the world of cosmetics, they have had the same purpose among entertainment industries. These places are typically zoos, circuses, and large amusement parks like Seaworld. These companies profit off the wonder and rarity of exotic exports, and will do anything in order to cut costs surrounding the wellbeing and care of their purchases in order to maximize profit. This mistreatment ultimately takes a toll on the inhabitants, and can result in accidents and injury inflicted on humans and animals in care. Circuses, Zoos, and Seaworld Time Periods and Numbers for "animals in captivity" 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-2000 Just as there was a shift between decades with animals testing, one happens with "animals in captivity" that is almost parallel. In the sixties, documentation of the negative affects that come wtih captivity is little to none, and emphasizes how exotic finds lead to large financial gain. By the seventies, breeding in zoos is normal and celebrated, and instances of mistreatment get lost among the births. The eighties begin a decade of subtle change as there are more instances of mistreatment within captivity. By the ninties, captivity was being openly rejected by the media and some organizations. Time Periods and Numbers for "animals in captivity" This yielded 22 results Most articles were photos of animals and bragging their worth and rarity, such as a rhino (1960); few articles on animal conservation. This yielded 49 results Articles surrounded the topic of animal births in zoos. Some were of instances when animals were mistreated and died (1971). This yielded 76 results The collective voice changes, and there are more instances of people questioning captivity and animal mistreatment, such as poor diet (1980). This yielded 125 results Complete voice shift, for now captivity and hunting is seen as a negative. The media, like "Free Willy", has put industries like Seaworld in danger (1993). Other Search Terms Other Search Terms "animals in captivity" AND negative yielded 14 results circus AND "animals in captivity" yielded 51 results circuses AND hurting AND animals yielded 155 results "animals in captivity AND abuse yielded 11 results Plan for My Paper Plan for My Paper Research Question: How were corporations using animals for their own profit? How did the public react after hearing this? Thesis: Institutions have used inhumane testing and treatment in order to expand their business’ capabilities, as this became more public throughout the eighties and nineties, the opinion shifted due to the general public’s outcry of this cruel reality and began to incite change and advocacy groups. Difficulties I Faced Difficulties I Faced Finding enough case information There were plenty
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