What do you think about animal testing?

Question

I need some thoughtful answers please.

Answer 1

It's necessary to test new drugs, cosmetics, etc. before they can be tested on humans. They may die so that we won't. Lab animals, 98% of them, are bred specifically for that reason. They are not pets or wild animals. It's their lot in life, to die in order to save lives. Many many good drugs might not have made it to market without a few lab rats dying in the testing process. When one dies, it must be investigated to see why it died so that the material can be either improved or decided as unsafe. Do you think PETA members would volunteer to take the rat's places just to save a few rats? No, they wouldn't.

Answer 2

I used to distribute pamphlets for PETA against that sort of thing, because I love animals of just about every kind. But here's the thing--I couldn't go vegetarian because I feel that while animals are lovable, there is also an established food chain, and we all have our place in it.

No, animals used in testing are not used for food, but the results of the tests can help researchers know more about the effect of substances on humans. I think that it's done too much in some cases, but in others, I think there are some very real and positive results from the tests conducted on animals.

Animals have rights to an extent--they should not be treated cruelly, and even those undergoing tests should be treated as humanely as possible, and there should be severe repercussions for those entities that do abuse animals--but they still fill an important role both by feeding us and helping us find out more about the effects of various things on living systems.

Answer 3

Most animal testing is poorly designed and inherently cruel. Animal testing should be planned out and pain or unnecessary death avoided. An ethics panel should approve each testing plan and review the actual execution of the plan with regular, unscheduled visits.

This would be a great activity for retired people. Volunteer boards could be set up for many purposes to make our society more pleasant, accountable, and yet without creating government interference.

Answer 4

Depends on the type of testing. It their rights are violated, then its obviously wrong. For example, if kept in a cage with limited movement.

But there are ways to do it ethically. For example, doing a feed trail on a dog which has a loving home. Its still technically "animal testing".

Answer 5

They should be offered no special assistance when taking the SATs

Answer 6

should not be done it is unlawful..animals have rights too....we should not mistreat them

Answer 7

.Non sense