Conflict has always been around. Whether it be a war between nations or a childlike fight between siblings, there is always conflict. One of the main reasons for conflict is an argument between two things such as a controversial topic.One main topic of discussion that has been floating around for years, touches on whether animal testing is humane. Many animal rights activists are against animal testing due to the fact that “animal experimentation wastes lives—both animal and human—and precious resources by trying to infect animals with diseases that they would never normally contract.” ( Animal Testing). However, not everything about animal testing is negative. Animal testing keeps humans safe and provides us with a way to ensure the best outcome
…show more content…
As of now, our moral standpoint is that “animals have a life and they deserve a chance as well. Killing them is inhumane”. However, humans only take an animal 's life into consideration when it comes to something “wrong” such as animal testing. Every other aspect in our lives, we unintentionally go against our so called “stance”. A common everyday example of this is food. Every year, 150 billion animals are slaughtered for our own consumption (More Than 150). No one takes this into consideration when thinking of all the animals we have wronged. We only focus on the 100 million that die during animal testing (Collins, Francis S.). If we want to make an argument against cruelty to animals saying it “takes away their life”, we should be focusing on all of the animals we kill for our own pleasure as well . . . not just one circumstance. It’s an all or nothing situation. Furthermore, the animals used in animal testing have short life spans and have high reproduction rates (Collins, Francis S.). These animals are ones such as mice, rats and rabbits. Losing a few of these animals isn’t as significant as killing off billions of herd animals (that don’t reproduce as quickly) for our food supply. An average rabbit 's gestation period is 28-31 days (Krempels, Dana) in comparison to a cows which is 274 days (Cattle). Rabbits have the capability of reproducing nearly 10 times as fast which goes to show how the loses of their numbers aren’t as significant as those of a cow 's. By killing off more animals for food than we are for our safety, any argument saying animal testing goes against our morals is invalid. If Americans want to argue a moral standpoint, they should be arguing that killing animals for food is
As of now, our moral standpoint is that “animals have a life and they deserve a chance as well. Killing them is inhumane”. However, humans only take an animal 's life into consideration when it comes to something “wrong” such as animal testing. Every other aspect in our lives, we unintentionally go against our so called “stance”. A common everyday example of this is food. Every year, 150 billion animals are slaughtered for our own consumption (More Than 150). No one takes this into consideration when thinking of all the animals we have wronged. We only focus on the 100 million that die during animal testing (Collins, Francis S.). If we want to make an argument against cruelty to animals saying it “takes away their life”, we should be focusing on all of the animals we kill for our own pleasure as well . . . not just one circumstance. It’s an all or nothing situation. Furthermore, the animals used in animal testing have short life spans and have high reproduction rates (Collins, Francis S.). These animals are ones such as mice, rats and rabbits. Losing a few of these animals isn’t as significant as killing off billions of herd animals (that don’t reproduce as quickly) for our food supply. An average rabbit 's gestation period is 28-31 days (Krempels, Dana) in comparison to a cows which is 274 days (Cattle). Rabbits have the capability of reproducing nearly 10 times as fast which goes to show how the loses of their numbers aren’t as significant as those of a cow 's. By killing off more animals for food than we are for our safety, any argument saying animal testing goes against our morals is invalid. If Americans want to argue a moral standpoint, they should be arguing that killing animals for food is