The Pros And Cons Of Animal Experimentation
In the 1700s the philosopher René Descartes claimed that “animals did not feel pain”, whilst Samuel Johnson claimed animal experimentation would lead to a lack of compassion. These are the two sides present in the issue of cognitive behavioral research, which is why it is important to understand the pros, cons and ethical guidelines of animal research.
According to the British Psychological Society guidelines by Animal Act 1986, any procedure involving animals have to meet certain criteria to receive permission. The Act requires that proposals for research involving the use of animals must be fully assessed in terms of any harm to the animals. This involves detailed examination of the particular procedures and experiments, and the numbers and …show more content…
A delivery plan has been published under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government (2010-2015) to reinforce the protection of animal research, keep the suffering to a minimum and promoting the understanding and awareness about the use of animals where no alternative exists.
Animal right are also a big debate inside this community. Although people may defend their rights, they need to be aware of what it means. Accepting the “doctrine” of animal right leads to; no experiments on animals, no breeding and killing animals for food, clothes or medicine, no use of animals for hard labor, no selective breeding for any reason other than the benefit of the animal, no hunting, no zoos or use of animals in entertainment. These are the reasons why the debate is still present and why the governments will never fully approve animals’ rights.
Humans share a similar DNA with chimpanzee, around 99% of it is the same but what makes the difference is the ability to self-reflect. Animals can’t experience that mental leap and seeing itself from an alternate perspective. A sense of morality also differs us of animals although it is debatable in the present. Also, the nerve centre of the human brain is slightly more complex than that of
According to the British Psychological Society guidelines by Animal Act 1986, any procedure involving animals have to meet certain criteria to receive permission. The Act requires that proposals for research involving the use of animals must be fully assessed in terms of any harm to the animals. This involves detailed examination of the particular procedures and experiments, and the numbers and …show more content…
A delivery plan has been published under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government (2010-2015) to reinforce the protection of animal research, keep the suffering to a minimum and promoting the understanding and awareness about the use of animals where no alternative exists.
Animal right are also a big debate inside this community. Although people may defend their rights, they need to be aware of what it means. Accepting the “doctrine” of animal right leads to; no experiments on animals, no breeding and killing animals for food, clothes or medicine, no use of animals for hard labor, no selective breeding for any reason other than the benefit of the animal, no hunting, no zoos or use of animals in entertainment. These are the reasons why the debate is still present and why the governments will never fully approve animals’ rights.
Humans share a similar DNA with chimpanzee, around 99% of it is the same but what makes the difference is the ability to self-reflect. Animals can’t experience that mental leap and seeing itself from an alternate perspective. A sense of morality also differs us of animals although it is debatable in the present. Also, the nerve centre of the human brain is slightly more complex than that of