Human beings and animals are very complicated living systems. Studying cell cultures and such, while usually is advantageous, does not supply the convenience to “study interrelated processes occurring in the central nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system”. (cite) Judging a new drug for future side effects needs a circulatory system to carry the medicine to different organs. And as a matter of fact, conditions such as blindness and high blood pressure cannot be studied in tissue cultures. The only way computer models can be reliable is if, and only if, accurate data gleaned from animal research is being used to form the models to begin with. Furthermore, even if we bring the most advanced, and capable supercomputer there is out
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As always we have the two black and white perspective, black being that animal testing is wrong because it’s unethical to torture animals and use them as tools for furthering knowledge, as well as that animal should have the same basic rights as a human being. And white being that, animal testing has what has helped the development of many new drugs and advances in multiple issues. Another perspective has been added which argues that progress in new drugs can still be possible, by injecting anesthesia appropriately, and training the staff professionally enough to handle animals properly. That way animals feel less pain and still we can continue the research for many issues going …show more content…
An innocent animal, one who just wants to live their life as happy as they can be, just like what any human would want. Animals have just as much of a right to live their life as a human does. Even with the strict rules and controls with animal testing, it does not necessarily prevent researchers from abusing animals. The tests completed on mammals can cause death to rest upon them, which in a way is morally no different from committing a murder because you are killing a living thing. If the animal does not die and is re-contained for other experiments, the effect of being locked up can cause a tremendous amount of stress. We have no proof that animals cannot feel pain, that they cannot express the same feelings towards some things as humans do. In conclusion, different people have different opinions on animal testing, but even being open minded about this topic and trying to understand all of the different
As always we have the two black and white perspective, black being that animal testing is wrong because it’s unethical to torture animals and use them as tools for furthering knowledge, as well as that animal should have the same basic rights as a human being. And white being that, animal testing has what has helped the development of many new drugs and advances in multiple issues. Another perspective has been added which argues that progress in new drugs can still be possible, by injecting anesthesia appropriately, and training the staff professionally enough to handle animals properly. That way animals feel less pain and still we can continue the research for many issues going …show more content…
An innocent animal, one who just wants to live their life as happy as they can be, just like what any human would want. Animals have just as much of a right to live their life as a human does. Even with the strict rules and controls with animal testing, it does not necessarily prevent researchers from abusing animals. The tests completed on mammals can cause death to rest upon them, which in a way is morally no different from committing a murder because you are killing a living thing. If the animal does not die and is re-contained for other experiments, the effect of being locked up can cause a tremendous amount of stress. We have no proof that animals cannot feel pain, that they cannot express the same feelings towards some things as humans do. In conclusion, different people have different opinions on animal testing, but even being open minded about this topic and trying to understand all of the different