Animals are tested for many cosmetic and medical products, but the treatment of animals and the quality of test results are often less satisfactory than consumers believe. Every person has most likely purchased a pharmaceutical or cosmetic product in their life, but careless techniques for making these products can astonish people who rely on medications for daily use. According to the Food and Drug Administration, “about fifteen hundred” drugs are created each year, but “two hundred” are deemed unusable for humans. Despite such high numbers or drug waste, approximately “one million Americans are hospitalized due to drug defects” (“Animal Experimentation,” 2009). Most of these drugs were tested on animals before being approved for human use, which shows that animal testing is not an effective testing method. Some factors should be considered when deciding which testing method is most useful for society; whether an animal has similar genetics to humans, whether the animals tested are treated humanely, and the costs of conducting the tests. Scientists and animal advocacy groups have argued for centuries about the morality of using animals for experiments and human safety when using animals for toxic experiments. Those who test on animals usually say that there are no alternatives or that it is the safest method of all, but they may not be aware of modern technologies that can create new and improved data for certain pharmaceutical products. Rodents and other small animals are most commonly used as test subjects, but most animals lack certain human-like biological and emotional structures that are necessary to perform adequate medical and co...... half of the document ......7065), 144146.doi:10.1038/438144aAnimal testing is necessary to ensure product safety. (2009). Animal testing, 1-5. Borghesan, F., Bernardi, D., & Plebani, M. (2007). In vivo and in vitro allergy diagnostics: it's time to reevaluate costs. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 45(3), 391-395. doi:10.1515/CCLM.2007.077Guterman, L. (2001). How to make a kidney, an ear or even a heart. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 47(34), A19-A19. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/214690643?accountid=41043Hilden, J. M. (2003). The Cleveland Clinic. Defining Quality, 2.PYCROFT, L. and MARSTON, H. (2011). Is animal testing necessary to advance medical research? New Internationalist, (444), 34-36.Thomas, P. (2009). Animal testing hinders medical research. Animal testing, 1-7.