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This 3 page paper discusses the pros and cons of using animals in tests for products and medicines intended for ultimate human use. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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testing is ethical or necessary. This paper examines the pros and cons of animal testing. Discussion Scientists have been testing medicines and medical procedures on animals for decades, arguing that
it is appropriate to test possibly dangerous or deadly methods on "lower life forms" and not risk human life. But animal rights activists point out that animals may not be
able to communicate with us directly, but they are sentient, they feel pain, and in many cases, they are our companions and friends. These groups object to using animals in
tests for any purpose, though at times they admit that medicine has progressed thanks to animal testing. However, they argue, there is no ethical reason why animals should be maimed
and killed in order for a woman to have a newer cosmetic product, or to see if a more powerful cleaner is effective. There is no justification for torturing animals
to test products that make human lives easier or more convenient; it is hard to justify animal testing to save human life. The two sides are very far apart on
this issue, but even the staunchest defenders of animal testing seem to be having second thoughts. An article from Science & Spirit says that today scientists are "looking for cheaper,
more accurate-and more humane-methods of testing chemicals on living tissues," with the result that "new technologies in cultivating human tissues and using computer models" have been developed (Putney, 2008, p.
46). These new methods could "dramatically reduce the need for animal testing because the new tests would be based on human cells and cell components" (Putney, 2008, p. 46). This
is one of the basic arguments against animal testing: namely, that animals are not necessarily analogous to humans and thus test results may be misleading, or useless. Apparently scientists are
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