2007-02-02 03:20:16 · 11 answers · asked by sathiyendran a 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Yes - this includes humans
2007-02-02 03:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by David B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a hard question to answer. I LOVE animals and believe that they should be treated with the same respect as humans...so honestly....I would say no. I think that there are plenty of humans that wouldn't mind volunteering, or being paid to test drugs and procedures. They do it sometimes for anti-depressants and stuff. THe are told of the risks, but dont mind taking the risk to solve whatever problem they're having.
2007-02-02 03:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you read a newspaper how much positive news is there? not much. War in Iraq, famine in Africa, floods in Indonesia etc etc etc.
Most of the material released on animal testing is negative and the general population generally believes what they read. In the last decade animal testing has become a lot more regulated and suffering to animals (if any) is minimal. Furthermore then number of animals used in tests is reduced with the introduction of new technologies.
In essence, I am saying yes. Animal testing should be conducted for research into future medications, not just for humans but for veterinary medicines as well.
2007-02-02 03:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by kwambonambi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion only:
It depends on the purpose of the testing. If the testing is for a drug that may help the human race through the reduction or elimination of disease or suffering, then the animal was used for a noble cause. However, if the testing is for cosmetic or other "vanity" products, then the life of the animal was needlessly wasted.
2007-02-02 03:32:12 · answer #4 · answered by gliderguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just learned in Microbiology that scientist have tissues from parts of the body that they use to test drugs on so theres no need for animal testing. And for testing procedures, youd pretty muhc have to have a human to do that since our bodies are different from animals. Most people think that drugs are tested on lab rats, but the actual truth is that scientists just have tissue samples and such that they test stuff on
2007-02-02 03:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by Becca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tough question! I'm not an animal activist, but I've seen some of the things that cosmetic companies do to rabbits to test their products, and it does look horrendous. However..... I don't really know what other ways they'd have to make sure that their products are safe for human use/consumption. You can't test them on humans.
In the end, I don't know. I'm just glad that I don't have to go home every night after spending the day torturing or killing animals.
2007-02-02 03:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by grahamma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comedian Nick De Paolo made a great observation on this subject: "We test new drugs and procedures on animals to prolong OUR lives, so if hooking a monkey up to a car battery is going to cure cancer in five years, then I just have two things to say: The red is the positive and the black is the negative."
2007-02-02 03:29:03 · answer #7 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is better than testing on humans first, but I also think that these tests should be used according to better guidelines. The government is not regulating these tests. But there are a lot of people who are alive today because of animal testing. This is a very controversial issue.
2007-02-02 03:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by Lana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idont think animals should be tested with new drugs and procedures because animals are like humans and they have feelings .I think it is wrong if they do ,do that
2007-02-02 03:27:29 · answer #9 · answered by mort_kaeru1029 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 19:32:20 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋