Ethical Issues On Animal Experimentation
Good morning, Mr Lau and friends. Today we will be presenting the ethical issues on animal testing.
Throughout the history of biomedical research, experimental procedures are performed on living animals. Commonly used animals include mice, rats, rabbits, monkeys and dogs. (END) Furthermore, it is estimated by the Humane Society International that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments annually for the purpose of research to assess the effectiveness of new medicine products.
Animals are used to check the safety of products for human use, develop medical treatments, commercial, healthcare and cosmetic uses. Animal experimentation can be tremendously helpful for the development of medical …show more content…
Some people would say yes, others would say no... but who's right? No matter what one thinks or believes, this question still remains yet to be answered. Some people argue that animal experimentation should end because it is wrong to treat animals merely as an object for furthering knowledge and animal should have as much right as a human being to live out a full life, free of pain and suffering. On the other hand, another group of people will argue that while it is wrong to use animals, experiments should continue because of the enormous scientific resource that animal research provide. …show more content…
An undeniable con of animal testing is that laboratories are no place for any animal. Although, it is claimed that none of the animals were hurt in the test, but how can one be 100% sure? They are typically kept in indoor environments in which the animals are forced to live in cages, denied from freedom of movement and control over their lives. These experiments cause extreme pain to the animals involved and reduces their quality of life. Often the procedures can cause a great deal of suffering. Most animals are killed at the end of an experiment, but some may be re-used in subsequent experiments. According to the Humane Society International, animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation, prolonged periods of physical restraint, the infliction of burns and other wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study its effects and remedies. Hence, many feel that animals should be afforded the same level of respectful treatment as humans and we should not have the right to force them into our service or otherwise treat them merely as means to further our own
Throughout the history of biomedical research, experimental procedures are performed on living animals. Commonly used animals include mice, rats, rabbits, monkeys and dogs. (END) Furthermore, it is estimated by the Humane Society International that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments annually for the purpose of research to assess the effectiveness of new medicine products.
Animals are used to check the safety of products for human use, develop medical treatments, commercial, healthcare and cosmetic uses. Animal experimentation can be tremendously helpful for the development of medical …show more content…
Some people would say yes, others would say no... but who's right? No matter what one thinks or believes, this question still remains yet to be answered. Some people argue that animal experimentation should end because it is wrong to treat animals merely as an object for furthering knowledge and animal should have as much right as a human being to live out a full life, free of pain and suffering. On the other hand, another group of people will argue that while it is wrong to use animals, experiments should continue because of the enormous scientific resource that animal research provide. …show more content…
An undeniable con of animal testing is that laboratories are no place for any animal. Although, it is claimed that none of the animals were hurt in the test, but how can one be 100% sure? They are typically kept in indoor environments in which the animals are forced to live in cages, denied from freedom of movement and control over their lives. These experiments cause extreme pain to the animals involved and reduces their quality of life. Often the procedures can cause a great deal of suffering. Most animals are killed at the end of an experiment, but some may be re-used in subsequent experiments. According to the Humane Society International, animals used in experiments are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, food and water deprivation, prolonged periods of physical restraint, the infliction of burns and other wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study its effects and remedies. Hence, many feel that animals should be afforded the same level of respectful treatment as humans and we should not have the right to force them into our service or otherwise treat them merely as means to further our own