As mentioned, animal ethics and the advocation for their rights was on the rise, and this wave of thinking was so powerful and influential that “humane science” became a widely accepted idea that both scientists and governments advocated for and adopted for scientific conduct. In Russell and Burch’s The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique (famous for the development of the “3Rs”), they argued “humane science” as the “best science”, saying “If we are to use a criterion for choosing experiments to perform, the criterion of humanity is the best we could possibly invent.” Their principles of the …show more content…
Like the pro side, I believe there are invaluable lessons to be learned thanks to information gained from animal testing in research. However, like the con side, I believe there is a need to improve the efficiency, efficacy, and translation between animal testing and clinical trials. There is far too much evidence of insufficient methods and practices of publishing and experimental practice. According to Ioannidis (2005), “if the true effect sizes are very small in a scientific field, this field is likely to be plagued by almost ubiquitous false positive claims.” According to Bart van der Worp et al (2010), “neutral or negative animal studies may be more likely to remain unpublished than neutral clinical trials, giving the impression that the first are more often positive than the second.” They also said that, “most animal studies have failed to acknowledge the inevitable delay between the onset of symptoms and the possibility to start treatment in