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Animal Testing Essay

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 21, 2022 | Model Essays | 0

Animal Testing Essay

There is a wide range of topics used in the IELTS writing test and many of them overlap. Today, we are going to look at a question that falls between the topics of animals and ethics and science. It will require you to write an animal testing essay .

In this article, I will analyse the question for you, give you some pointers on useful language, and then show you my own sample band 9 answer.

The Task: Animal Testing

Here is a question that appeared in the IELTS exam several years ago:

Some people claim that it is acceptable to use animals in medical research for the benefit of human beings, while other people argue that it is wrong. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

(Note that questions can be re-used or re-written, so it is possible that you might see this recycled in the future.)

This is a “discuss both views” question , so your task is ultimately to do three things:

  • Explain why some people think animal testing is acceptable
  • Explain why some people think animal testing is unacceptable
  • Give your opinion

Even if you feel really strongly that it is wrong, for example, you still need to explain the opposing view. You don’t need to give a balanced answer , but you do need to acknowledge both sides of the debate. This is important for Task Response.

Planning your Answer

I almost always write a four-paragraph essay for my sample band 9 answers but today I’m going to write five. It could easily have been four paragraphs but I wanted to separate my anti-animal testing arguments into two separate paragraphs for better organisation. (You can read about 4- vs 5-paragraph essay structures here .)

My essay is going to look like this:

IntroductionIntroduce the topic and give my opinion.
Body paragraph 1Say why animal testing might be supported by some people.
Body paragraph 2First reason against animal testing: It is ineffective.
Body paragraph 3Second reason against animal testing: It is unethical.
ConclusionSummarise the main ideas and restate my opinion.

When it comes to a task 2 introduction , please make sure that you have a clear outline sentence and also that your opinion (if one is required) is stated clearly.

Body paragraph 1 will act as a sort of concession paragraph , so it will be imperative that I make it clear that this is not my opinion but rather what some other people think. If I fail to do this, then the reader might be confused.

The ideas in body paragraphs 2 and 3 will be separated but could also have been condensed into two paragraphs. However, I felt that for this topic it was a little more effective to split them. It also made my argument slightly more persuasive.

For the conclusion , I will be careful not to repeat myself too much and instead just summarise and reaffirm my stance.

animal testing essay structure

Language for an Animal Testing Essay

The topic of animal testing is obviously controversial and so people will have different ideas. What you say will be largely based upon your own opinions. However, keep in mind that it covers those three topics I mentioned:

You don’t really need to know a lot about each, but it definitely would have some benefit if you knew a little about these areas and had some good vocabulary to use. I wrote about the IELTS topic of animals here , and there is plenty of good vocabulary that you can borrow. You can also search “animals” in the search bar at the top of the page.

I also recommend that you read and listen on issues that are related to IELTS topics like this. I particularly recommend the SYSK podcast episode on animal testing, which I think it is informative and accessible. You may learn some good language and get some inspiration for what you could write in your own animal testing essay. Other sources include this argument against animal testing by PETA and this one in favour of it by Stanford.

Language for Contentious Issues

In my essay, I will use the following phrases, which could be modified and applied to other contentious issues. I will put the specific language in brackets, so that you could swap it out when discussing other topics:

  • [animal testing] has been fiercely debated due to the ethical problems inherent in this area of [science]
  • The people who believe that [animal testing] is necessary tend to say…
  • this is wrong for several reasons
  • [animal testing] is not as helpful in [developing medicines] as people think
  • There are many other reasons why [experimenting with animals] is wrong
  • it is grossly unethical to [subject these creatures to painful and demeaning experiences]
  • people may argue that there are benefits that come from [experimenting on animals], but in fact there is no good reason to continue doing this

You can try using and modifying these phrases in your own practice essays. If you want an expert to correct them for you, try my IELTS writing correction service .

Language about Animal Testing

The following phrases will also appear in my essay and can be used for talking about animal testing:

  • this area of science
  • animal testing should be banned
  • testing medicines before using them on human beings
  • figure out the cures to many serious illnesses
  • Medicines that work on animals do not always work on humans
  • if scientists give a mouse diabetes and then try various drugs to cure the problem
  • subject these creatures to painful and demeaning experiences
  • They are sentient beings
  • subjected to cruel and often unnecessary experiments
  • harmful both to humans and animals

It is also important to avoid repetition and that means finding ways to say “animal testing” without repeating the say words over and over. You could say:

  • testing on animals
  • experimenting on animals
  • subjecting animals to medical experiments
  • using animals in experiments

Again, it would be helpful to read articles and listen to podcasts on this topic in order to improve your vocabulary.

Sample Band 9 Answer

Over the past few decades, animal testing has been fiercely debated due to the ethical problems inherent in this area of science. This essay will look at both sides of the debate, before concluding that animal testing should be banned.

The people who believe that animal testing is necessary tend to say that there are serious benefits to humanity, such as testing medicines before using them on human beings. They believe that this will help to figure out the cures to many serious illnesses, which will make the world a better place for humans. However, this is wrong for several reasons.

Firstly, animal testing is not as helpful in developing medicines as people think. Medicines that work on animals do not always work on humans, and vice versa. As such, these trials are not just unnecessary but also profoundly unhelpful. For example, if scientists give a mouse diabetes and then try various drugs to cure the problem, they may find that there are twelve drugs that do not work on the mouse. However, maybe one of those drugs would have worked on a human. As such, animal testing would have caused more problems than it solved.

There are many other reasons why experimenting with animals is wrong. Perhaps most importantly, it is grossly unethical to subject these creatures to painful and demeaning experiences for the benefit of humanity. Animals do not exist for the benefit of people. They are sentient beings that deserve better than to be caged and subjected to cruel and often unnecessary experiments.

In conclusion, people may argue that there are benefits that come from experimenting on animals, but in fact there is no good reason to continue doing this. At best, these experiments are useless and at worst they are unethical and harmful both to humans and animals.

Final Notes

You can see that I have carefully crafted an argument that is strong. You may not agree with it, but it is hard to deny my points, which makes it effective in terms of Task Response. The structure is also solid and the ideas were well connected, making it very good in terms of Coherence and Cohesion . Note the inclusion of realistic and interesting ideas as well as concrete examples. My explanation of testing on mice was particularly effective here. It is better than giving some vague or unexplained idea.

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IELTS animal testing essay: Some people think that it is acceptable to use animals in medical research for the benefits of human beings, while other people argue that it is wrong.

Over centuries humans have experimented with many different chemicals, products, and processes, with the final aim of bettering our conditions. Testing products on animals most likely dates back centuries, however, in modern society it is a controversial point. Below is an outline of circumstances when it could be considered acceptable and unacceptable.

Firstly, it is clear that major advances in fighting disease, viruses and illnesses would not have been made without testing products on animals. This is because it is inhumane to test the products on healthy human beings, likewise using computer modelling to predict reactions is only a recent possibility and still not as reliable as testing on animals. Therefore without experiments on animals, breakthroughs in medicine would have been impossible, and most would agree the price paid has been worth it.

Conversely, it could be argued that medical research carried out for mere cosmetic ends is undoubtedly not worth the lives of innocent animals. This is largely for two reasons, firstly a large body of research is said to have been built up previously from past experiments, and secondly there are alternatives such as dermatological testing or using natural ingredients.

For example, retail chains such as Lush and The Body Shop have both made fortunes by positioning themselves as natural solutions against animal testing. Therefore due to the end rationale for testing on animals, and the alternatives available, it is clear it is completely unjustifiable in this situation.

To conclude animal welfare can be side-stepped when the situation is threatening humans and computer alternatives are simply too premature. Nevertheless, when the research has rather fickle motives and viable alternatives do exist, in these cases the loss of animal's lives in inexcusable.

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IELTS Essay Volume 7 Topic 14: Animal Testing – for & against

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  • Post date 13th December 2019

Examine the arguments in favour of and against animal experiments, and come to a conclusion on this issue.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

Write at least 250 words.

Issues related to animal experimentation are frequently discussed these days, particularly in the media. It is often said that animals should not be used in testing because it is cruel and unnecessary. This essay will examine the arguments for and against animal testing.

On the one hand, the people who support these experiments say that we must do tests on animals. For instance, many famous lifesaving drugs were invented in this way, and animal experiments may help us to find more cures in the future. Indeed, possibly even a cure for cancer and AIDS. Furthermore, the animals which are used are not usually wild but are bred especially for experiments. Therefore, they believe it is not true that animal experiments are responsible for reducing the number of wild animals on the planet.

On the other hand, others feel that there are good arguments against this. First and foremost, animal experiments are unkind and cause animals a lot of pain. In addition, they feel that many tests are not really important, and in fact animals are not only used to test new medicines but also new cosmetics, which could be tested on humans instead. Another issue is that sometimes an experiment on animals gives us the wrong result because animals’ bodies are not exactly the same as our own. As a consequence, this testing may not be providing the safety that its proponents claim.

In conclusion, I am of the opinion, on balance, that the benefits do not outweigh the disadvantages, and testing on animals should not continue. Although it may improve the lives of humans, it is not fair that animals should suffer in order to achieve this.

( Words 278 )

This animal testing essay would achieve a high score.

It fully answers all parts of the task- explaining the arguments ‘ for ‘ in the first paragraph and the arguments ‘ against ‘ in the next. Conclusions are then drawn with the writer giving their opinion in the conclusion.

It is thus very clearly organised, with each body paragraph having a central idea .

Ideas are also  extended  and  supported  by the use of  reasons  and some  examples  or  further clarification.  No ideas are left unclear or unexplained.

There is also some good  topic related vocabulary  in the animal testing essay such as  ‘life saving drugs ‘ and  ‘bred ‘ and a mix of complex sentences, such as adverbial clauses:

‘Although it may improve the lives of humans, it is not fair that animals should suffer in order to achieve this’.

Noun clauses:

‘…they feel that many tests are not really important’.

And relative clauses:

‘…the animals which are used are not usually wild…’

Transitions are also used effectively to ensure there is good  coherence  and  cohesion . For example, ‘ On the other hand.. ‘ indicates a change to discuss the contrasting ideas, and ‘ Therefore… ” and ‘ As a consequence..’  are used to give results.

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Animal Experimentation Essays

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I will not agree with this statement because it kills animals

It damages ecological system, we can't see some animals forever we wanted take special protection on kill animals

New act or section will be implemented
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Animal testing maybe needed these days in order to test drugs whether they can be used as medicine for treatment of a specific disease. Such kind of testing is necessary to prevent risking human life by direct testing on individuals. Animal testing can be used where it is necessary but in the case of cosmetics which is an extra thing,animal testing must not be allowed.
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The fact that medicine's are important for healing different type of diseases they have to be manufactured in numerous number to reduce the diseases in the global area. When cosmetics or drugs have been manufactured they have to be tested to observe whether they are working properly or not, but the question is where do we test them? To fellow human beings. The answer is no because it may end up killing fellow human beings, so the best way is to test the cosmetics to animal and observe the outcome • Then the drug or cosmetic will be able to be determined whether it is working or not•
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I will not agree with this statement because it kills animals

It damages ecological system, we can't see some animals forever we wanted take special protection on kill animals

New act or section will be implemented

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Arguments For and Against Animal Experiments

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Examine the arguments in favour of and against animal experiments, and come to a conclusion on this issue. Over the recent years, a number of research and experiments being done on animals have increased significantly. In my opinion, such an act of using animals for various kind of experimentation should be stopped immediately as animals are often tortured and hurt during search experimentation. Humans think it to be beneficial to do experiments on animals for several reasons. Firstly, most of the medical research was successful as scientists were finally able to find cures for a number of diseases. However, I don not think that these arguments stand up to scrutiny. Animals suffer a lot of torture and are sometimes killed also during the research process. They are mostly used for the production of cosmetics, fashion garments, etc. Moreover, animals and human bodies are different; as a consequence, this testing may not provide safety that its proponents claim. I hope that the government will forbid animal experimentation in haste and would severely punished those who are involved in this inhumane activity. *** What do you think of this essay on the Arguments For and Against Animal Experiments? You can feedback below.

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IELTS Essay: Animal Experimentation

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Some people argue that all experimentation on animals is bad and should be outlawed. However, others believe that important scientific discoveries can be made from animal experiments. Can experimentation on animals be justified? Are there any alternatives? A number of people believe that animal experimentation should be lawful for scientific studies as it helps to discover beneficial knowledge, while others hold the opposite view and think this is wrong. I think that any kind of experiment on animals is inhumane and scientists should look at other alternatives such as plant-based research instead. First of all, animal experimentation requires them to undergo severe tests and trials that are harmful to the creature. These beings are put into stressful conditions in order to derive results and gather data on a specific subject. For example, Rabbits and Mice are put into cycling machines to measure how quickly each individual species can perform. Such methods of testing are extremely harmful and do not justify the results no matter how beneficial they are. In addition, science should focus more on plant-based research as it does not harm the species or exploit natural life. A study conducted by National Planet shows that almost 50% of discoveries can be made while reducing the harm, by switching to the study of plants alternatively. Although it may not be as effective as experimenting with animals, its benefits still outweigh the drawbacks as millions of lives will be saved worldwide. All of this in turn will promote ethical and sustainable practices. To conclude, animal experimentation should be made unlawful and scientists should rather switch to plant-based research due to the fact that it results in mistreatment caused to the fauna.

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Examine the arguments in favour of and against animal experiments and come to a conclusion on this issue.

Write at least 250 words.

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One of the highly controversial issues in today's world is whether animal experiments should be conducted or not. This essay will discuss the merits and demerits of the use of animals for research purposes and try to come to a logical conclusion.

The proponents of the idea of animal usage for scientific purposes believe that man is the most important and evolved creature on earth, and therefore, the survival of human species needs to be ensured at all costs. Firstly, animal physiology is quite similar to human physiology and therefore, animals should be used in trials to test the action of newer drugs before they can be tried on human beings. To illustrate, most of the experiments conducted in the medical laboratories to study the working of a human body, have been conducted on frogs. This has helped us immensely to understand the functioning of human body and its response to various stimuli drugs. Secondly, animal experiments do not always lead to the death of the animal. Therefore, the issue of harming the animals, which is raised by the animal rights activists, does not always hold true. Finally, animals used for scientific research purposes are often bred in captivity.

For example, cell cloning was first studied in a sheep called Dolly, who was produced by cloning, specifically for research. It gave the scientists a reason to celebrate when Dolly gave birth to a normal sheep by natural reproduction. Thus, it is clear that animals do not always suffer a grievous injury during experiments; ergo, animal experiments should not be banned if we want to save our future.

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On the other hand, the opponents of animal-oriented research work believe that we, human beings, a superior species, do not have the right to inflict pain on other creatures of this planet. This has also received credibility from wildlife videography which has clearly shown that animals have senses and emotions like humans. The idea of cruelty towards animals is clearly against the principles of Jainism and Buddhism too. Moreover, destruction of animal species at this rate will lead to an imbalance in the ecosystem and endanger life on earth in the long run. Last but not the least, often, animal experiments are done for the discovery of various cosmetic products and not life-saving drugs. This abuse of animals in the name of research should definitely be banned.

In conclusion, having critically analyzed both the pros and cons of animal experiments, I believe that animal experiments should be conducted when necessary. However, harming animals in the name of science for less important objective and goals, such as in the cosmetic industry, should be criticized vehemently and put to a stop so that we can follow the principle of "live and let live...".

Total Words: 458

Task Achievement: 9

Coherence & cohesion: 9, lexical resources: 9, overall score: band 9.

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