Is It Moral for Corporation to Test Cosmetics on Animals?

Is it moral for corporations to test cosmetics on animals or to use animals for medical experimentation? Animals’ place in the moral community and their rights There is a widespread belief that mankind is a “wreath of nature”. This perception usually makes people feel themselves extraordinary and lets them believe that everything is created for their own pleasure and convenience. From the pedestal on which they stand, people look at the speechless animals as inferior beings that cannot experience the same emotions as humans do. People often kill animals not only for food but also for their own enjoyment and fun. Take circuses for example, where animals are locked in cages with the single purpose being shown. Many animals, on the other hand, are used for medical and cosmetic experimentations which usually result in fatalities. Inevitably, the moral question for animal cruelty arises. On what grounds one considers that he is allowed to infringe upon other species’ right to life without pain and violence? People are not the creator of the animals. Non-humans, like humans, are created by God and they should have equal rights in front of the nature. Bible taught that God first created animals on the Earth. After that he gave birth to humans and he allowed them to give a name to all animals so they could be of people’s help. But God also created herdsmen who had to protect and take care of the animals. So even though the animals were created to help the people, it is our duty to take care of and protect them. It is obvious that humans and nonhumans are interrelated- they are tightly connected into one chain called “life”. Both species have to help and support each other- not to subdue the weaker to the stronger. In the past, animals were seen mostly as a means for the human survival. People killed animals for food and used their furs for clothing, also they used them as a labor force in the agriculture and used them in laboratories for experimentation.