For decades, the use of animals in research and product testing has been a source of contention. Animals evoke many emotions in people; some see them as companions, while others see them as a tool for improving medical skills or expanding experimental study. Regardless of how people feel about animals, the fact is that they are exploited by research institutes and cosmetics corporations all throughout the country and the world. Although effective animal research aids humans, the agony, suffering, and deaths of animals are not worth the potential human benefits.