Using Animals in Research Shouldn't Be Forbidden
Essay by RabiaF • December 13, 2012 • Essay • 555 Words (3 Pages) • 1,679 Views
Nowadays, many scientific researchers use many animals for their experiments, which has became a very controversial subject among scientists, government officials, and citizens. Different opinions have emerged on this issue over time in the world. Although some people who are generally animal right activists argue that animals shouldn't be used in scientific researchers and this should be totally banned, others don't agree with the some idea for the sake of human life. In my opinion, using animals in scientific experiments shouldn't be exactly forbidden for humanity and science. They should use in these experiments.
To begin with, animals should be used in research for human life. Every day, thousands of people are saved from painful diseases and death by powerful medical drugs and treatments. These incredible inventions of medicine wouldn't be possible without animal testing because animals are similar to humans genetically. Scientists observe to find out how new drugs and virus affect animals by using them in medicine researches and animal reactions can help predict how humans will react to a substance. For example, treatments for cancer and HIV, antibiotics, insulin for diabetics, and vaccines have all been developed though animal research. Without animal testing, the development of these products would have required extensive human testing. As a result, if new finding chance on humans rather than animals or the experiment was never done, this could cost in human life because we don't know what the outcome would be.
Secondly, using animals in research shouldn't be forbidden for science. When a new technique tested on something which should have common genes, this research would be a scientific experiment at that time. A non-scientific invention or research without evaluating and trial will not serve to people because their lives can run a risk. However, something should be produced or found in order to save human life. Therefore, necessarily, these experiments should be done on animals. That stopping and banning of these experiments will limitate the scientific progress.
Some people who believe that using animals in scientific experiments should be totally banned argue that animals have the right to live like people. Killing and harming animals is unethical. They also claim that it is inhumane to use animals in researches. In addition, there are their many tasks in ecosystem for humanity. I don't agree with them. Firstly, to test new drugs on patient children or adults or not to test on something would be much more inhuman. Secondly, animals are necessary for people in cycles and they exist for us. It is true. However, their use in these experiments also serves for us. Because human's lives are more valuable than animals' lives, using animals in experiments shouldn't be prohibited.
Consequently, a lot of scientific researchers
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