Should animals have rights and is it wrong for people to do experiments on animals in the privacy of their own

Question

home? My friends did a nuclear experiment with a mouse to see if it would service an atomic blast, he put it in the microwave and it survived but came out hot.

Answer 1

Animals are afforded some rights in our society, coinciding with their lower intellect. That is, they do not have the right to vote, but are entitled to a clean healthy life if owned by someone. If they are to be put to death - it must be according to nature (ex: feeding live rats to a pet snake). People however do not have the right to experiment on animals in their own home - doing so is considered cruelty - something which the ASPCA takes very seriously! I would highly encourage you to turn in your "friends" before they conduct further "experiments". Or at the very least contact a local university that does some animal experimentation - and educate your friends on the standards professionals have to adhere too!

Researchers who conduct animal experiments within a laboratory environment have a license to do so, have to follow very strict protocols in caring for the animals before, during and after experimentation (everything from feeding time, amount of food, temperature, etc is documented several times per day), have to account for every step of the experiment, and answer to an oversight board. If it is believed the animal would feel any pain whatsoever, or experienced effects detrimental to it's health during the experiment - the rules state the animal(s) must be euthanized in a humane way immediately after the experiment has concluded. Before any such experiments begin, a true scientist also needs to justify why it is necessary to use animals, what research has already been done, and why non-animal alternatives won't suffice. They must also lay out the entire experiment design including the expected results. If the potential experiment is not justified - the oversight board WILL nix it before it begins.

Answer 2

That depends on what the experiment is. Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate when he rang a bell. No harm there, and you find reference to the experiment in every biology textbook today.

On the other hand, if someone wanted to microwave a hamster just to see how long it takes to explode, that would be destructive to life, cause suffering, and not advance human knowledge in any way.

That about describes the ethical spectrum as best I can.

It's always best to find out if someone else has already done the experiment to which you want to know the result, regardless of whether you do your own.

Answer 3

Animals do not have rights, but human beings do have responsibilities. Animals are part of the natural environment, even if we have domesticated some of them. Humans have an ethical and moral responsibility not to abuse and pollute our public waters. This isn't because water has "rights", it is because humans have responsibility. But we do have a right to use water as necessary to meet our needs. Likewise it is immoral, unethical and illegal to intentionally start a forest fire - not because trees have rights, but because humans have responsibility. Still, we can use trees in any responsible way we might need to use them to meet our needs. And so it is with animals. Mindless destruction or needless abuse of animals is unethical and criminal - but not because animals have rights - because humans have responsibilities. And still, we have a right to use animals ethically to meet our needs, even when that involves the killing of some animals. There is no such thing as violating the rights of a river, a tree, or an animal, because you can't violate that which doesn't exist.

Answer 4

I'll agree with the right wing big mouth Rush Limbaugh on this one. It should be noted, I do support the use of animals in legitamate experiments where there is a need which is NOT the case for your sadistic friend.

No animals should not have rights but there do exist anti-cruelty laws.

You should read the book, the Sociapath Next Door and stay very far away from your friend, unless YOU are in fact your friend.

Answer 5

In my point of view,I think it is wrong to use animals for experiments.The energy of microwaves depending on its frequency is lesser than x-ray, gamma ray & cosmic ray Therefore it won't distroy the cells but it dehydrates the cells hence leads the mouse to faint. Remember animals are also like our companion- a living organism.

Answer 6

Whatever, that's stupid and pathetic. Researching with animals is fine, as long as you respect the animals and make sure that they don't suffer needlessly. Your ***-clown friend should read up on the differences between MICROwaves and GAMMA. Hell, he needs a basic class in being a regular human being,

Good luck with that and I would toss that friend into the garbage personally.

Answer 7

Absolutely Yes ! Animals have right ! and must set them free like God gave us Freewill.And Smack your Friend on their Butt,there Psychopaths !

Answer 8

Could he in any way be related to Jeffrey Daumer? Seriously, the guy's nuts!!

Answer 9

Animals don't have '''rights".

They shouldn't.

I admire your friends for their scientific curiosity. Try a cat. They twitch and hop around until they explode.

I also don't think it's wrong to experiment with animals outside the home. How else could you find out if puppies can get out of a bag thrown into the lake and learn to swim real REAL fast.

Answer 10

It's nice to do cruel things to animals, and it is sometimes criminal to, but other than that most would think it a proposterous idea that animals would or should have rights.