Arguments for and against animal testing

Key
For Against
Animals do not have the same rights
as humans
Human health is more important
than animal welfare
Animals have the same rights not to
be abused as humans
Most advances in human health
have come from research in
animals
Ignoring animal welfare degrades
humans and makes the people who
experiment on animals sub-human
etter hygiene and nutrition have
had more effect in improving
human health than animal
experiments
!he public expects high standards of
drug "medicine# safety and these can
only be achieved by experiments on
animals
!here are alternatives to the use
of animals and if these cannot be
used$ then the drugs should not
be used%
Antibiotics$ HI& drugs$ insulin and
cancer treatments rely on animal
tests% 'ther testing methods aren(t
advanced enough%
Animal testing can be misleading%
An animal(s response to a drug
can be different to a human(s %
)
*cientists claim there are no
differences in lab animals and
humans that cannot be factored into
tests%
)
*uccessful alternatives include
test tube studies on human tissue
cultures$ statistics and computer
models%
+eaths through research are
absolutely unnecessary and are
morally no different from murder%
Millions of animals are killed for
food every year - if anything$
medical research is a more
worthy death%
Few animals feel any pain as they are
killed before they have the chance to
suffer%
,hen locked up they suffer
tremendous stress% -an we know
they don(t feel pain.
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