TESTING OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS IN ANIMALS AND THEIR ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Daniel Richardson de Carvalho Sena Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas IFAM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-7650
  • PEDRO EDUARDO GARCIA DE ANDRADE Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1958-4619
  • POLLYANE BAIMA ELISIÁRIO Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM
  • REBECCA SOUZA XAVIER Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-13751

Abstract

ABSTRACT

2021 was a year in which the internet turned its eyes to animal experimentation due to the animation “Save Ralph”, by the Humane Society International. In this way, an old debate about the importance of animal models in research was rekindled. In view of this, this writing aimed to analyze the ethical implications of animal testing in the chemical industry, both in the pharmacological and cosmetic areas. This study has an essentially theoretical character, supported by a set of bibliographic sources that serve as a theoretical-conceptual basis to highlight the proposed questions. It was found that the most traditional methods adopted by the chemical industry to deal with sentient guinea pigs are full of speciesism. Furthermore, it was noticed that, although it cannot be denied that animal testing had great historical importance in the development of different branches of the chemical industry, it is also a natural tendency of scientific knowledge to always seek progress. It is estimated that it is up to researchers to seek the replacement of the classical speciesist methodology, giving space to alternative research techniques.

Keywords: Testing. Bioethics. Drugs. Cosmetics.

Author Biographies

PEDRO EDUARDO GARCIA DE ANDRADE , Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM

Técnico de Nível Médio em Química.

POLLYANE BAIMA ELISIÁRIO , Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM

Técnico de Nível Médio em Química.

REBECCA SOUZA XAVIER, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas - IFAM

Técnico de Nível Médio em Química.

Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Sena, D. R. de C., ANDRADE , P. E. G. D., ELISIÁRIO , P. B. ., & XAVIER, R. S. . (2023). TESTING OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS IN ANIMALS AND THEIR ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-13751