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Objective – Animal experimentation is a very controversial topic, especially regarding its ethical and scientific aspects. So the objective was to contribute to the discussion about the issue of harmful use of animals in experiments involving ethical and methodological as well as offering an overview of animal use in experiments. Methods – This is a study of literature review. A literature search was performed using the databases SciELO, LILACS, among other means, such as articles, books on the Internet, and other publications of a scientific nature. Results – Worked out the following subcategories. The convenience of foreign base; Theories abolitionists; about Panoramas of animal experimentation: vivisection as methodological error, and Alternatives and a new path. The main problems were: ethical issues in experiments with animals, using animals as methodological error; profits from such experiments, and the stagnation of science in the search for alternatives. Conclusion – The use of animals in experiments and presents ethical issues has many implications for human health, so it is expected that there is a reflection by the whole society, a new scenario can be built, but changing the nature of reality, marked by violence, disrespect, and insensitivity to other species.