What if I told you that more than 100 million animals are killed every year due to animal testing? What if I told you that these animals are burned, crippled, abused and poisoned on a regular basis? What if I told you that to get your shampoo, hand sanitizer, lotion, etc. favorite, should innocent animals be tortured? Throughout history, animal research and testing have played a key role in scientific benefit and discovery. Even I cannot deny the many medical breakthroughs that have been achieved using animals as test subjects; however, this does not justify the physical and emotional persecution these poor animals must endure. Animal testing should be illegal. The use of animals in testing facilities is not only unethical, but also unreliable and unnecessary. Thanks to advanced technology, there are new alternatives to animal testing that make the practice almost superfluous. As consumers we have a tendency to ignore things we don't necessarily want to know. For example, despite popular belief, rats and mice are not the only animals used in testing facilities. Dogs, cats, primates and rabbits are also regularly victimized in animal testing facilities, and although acceptance of animal testing is decreasing, it is still prevalent in today's society. It seems that consumers, and even myself previously, are content to ignore the terrifying facts about animal testing. I'm here to tell you why animal testing should be illegal and what can be done instead to ensure the products we use are still safe. Think about your favorite shampoo. Your favorite brand that makes your hair silky smooth and smell amazing. How about that amazing perfume/cologne you love to wear every day? I have... half the paper... Billman, GE, PJ Schwartz and HL Stone. "The effects of daily exercise on susceptibility to sudden cardiac death." Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. American Heart Association and Web. April 4, 2014."Blinded by Beauty." The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS). AAVS and Web. 03 April 2014. Ericson, Giovanni. “The findings could mean the end of animal testing.” Newsweek. IBT Media Inc., March 18, 2014. Web. April 3, 2014. “Interlaboratory Evaluation of the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (BCOP) Test.” ScienceDirect. Np, June 1994. Web. 03 April 2014."ADMET in silico models: is the future really bright?" Drug discovery today. Np, March 22, 2012. Web. April 3, 2014. Watt, Geoff. “Can animals be replaced?” National Center for Biotechnology Information. US National Library of Medicine, 27 January 2007. Web. 03 April. 2014.