Do Animals Benefit From Animal Research

On the contrary, those in favor of animal testing argue that science and medicine would not be where they are today if it weren’t for its reliance on using animals in biomedical research. For example, “the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22” was a miracle of sorts (Bliss). Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose stemming from complications in the production and functionality of insulin which affects more than “29.1 million people or 9.3% of the [U.S.] population” ("2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report"). People who suffer from this disorder may develop serious health complications such heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney failure, and even death. Before insulin …show more content…
“Vaccines, antibiotics, anesthetics, surgical procedures, and other approaches developed in animals for human use are now commonly employed throughout veterinary medicine” ("How Do Animals Benefit From Animal Research?" 14). “Without animal research, millions of dogs, cats, birds, and farm animals would be dead from more than 200 diseases, including anthrax, distemper, rabies, feline leukemia, and canine parvo …” ("Animal Research: How It Benefits Both Humans And …show more content…
On the contrary, it would be hypocritical of me to say that I wholly support every aspect associated with animal research since I am a huge lover of animals and am aware of the harm and danger they face in research experiments. Nevertheless, I understand both sides of the argument and ultimately agree that the use of animals in biomedical research is a necessary part in advancing our knowledge in the medical field and has even helped improve the lives on animals and endangered animals as well. Biologically, we as humans are very similar to animals such as mice and dogs because we have many of the same organ systems. Therefore, I see no harm in endangering the life on an animal in order to save the life of a human