Specific Objective – Persuade my audience that animal testing is wrong and how other, safer alternatives should be adopted. Central Idea – By making an extra effort to use safer alternatives when experimenting with animals not only will it prevent conflicts between pro-life activists, but it will minimize lawsuits and morals will be preserved.IntroductionI. Okay, I have a riddle that I made up for class.A. What was once cute and furry but is becoming a damn rotten mess?B. Are you giving up?C. Well, the answer to that question is an animal that has undergone chemical testing.II. I know it wasn't too funny, but I needed some sort of attraction to get attention and it resonated with me in relation to my subject; whether animal testing is good or bad.A. After all, the question of whether animals should be tested is often hotly debated.B. Through intense research, I discovered that the question of whether animals should be subjected to experimentation, or "vivisection", had appeared in history as early as the 17th century.III. Although animal testing is much less common today than in the past, I will reinforce the idea that alternatives to animal testing must be preserved today.A. I will first explain the conflicts of the past where animal testing caused many problems.B. Next, I will reinforce the solution to animal testing by discussing the different alternatives that can be taken. (Transition: Let us first examine the problem of animal testing.)BodyI. As I mentioned, the question of animal experimentation was raised as early as the 17th century, according to the All For Animals.A newsletter. According to this bulletin, philosopher Jeremy Bentham rejected philosopher René Descartes' theory that because animals do not have reasoning like humans, they therefore cannot feel pain or suffering.1. But Bentham went further on this issue, rejecting Descartes' idea because the idea of ​​reasoning was irrelevant to the moral question of whether animals should be tested.2. Bentham's philosophy...... middle of paper ...... be tested by dangerous chemicals?BibliographySmith, Taylor. “Animal Testing – Alternatives – Living Cruelty Free.” All For Animals Newsletter. Issue 1, March 1998. Grigg, Bill. “NIH press release. » December 28, 1999 [last revised]. < http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec99/niehs-28.htm > 1999.Adams, Johnathan. “Animal Welfare Act and Regulations.” August 22, 2000 [last updated] < http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm > 1996. “USDA agrees to regulate more research animals, including mice . » October 3, 2000 [last updated] < http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/10/03/research.animals.ap/index.html > 1990. “Humane-Free Businesses – Choose to Be cruelty-free. < http://www.allforanimals.com > 2000. “TEST ON ANIMALS”. May 12, 1999 [last updated]. < http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-205.html > 1996.