Animals in Medical Testing
“Nearly every medical breakthrough in the last 100 years has resulted directly from research using animals,” states the California Biomedical Research Association. Animal testing is important and necessary for advancing medical research. Additionally, animals that have been used in medical testing have directly influenced the discoveries of many beneficial treatments vital for maintaining human health. Throughout the past, influential figures, such as Aristotle, Erasistratus, and Galen have studied animals, in order to develop science and make scientific discoveries. Recently, questions have been raised about the ethicality of performing testing on animals. But, contrary to the ideals of the opposing mindset, the
“Nearly every medical breakthrough in the last 100 years has resulted directly from research using animals,” states the California Biomedical Research Association. Animal testing is important and necessary for advancing medical research. Additionally, animals that have been used in medical testing have directly influenced the discoveries of many beneficial treatments vital for maintaining human health. Throughout the past, influential figures, such as Aristotle, Erasistratus, and Galen have studied animals, in order to develop science and make scientific discoveries. Recently, questions have been raised about the ethicality of performing testing on animals. But, contrary to the ideals of the opposing mindset, the