Should Animals be used for Testing New Drugs & Medical Procedures?

Animals form the basis of human objectives so their test for medical research and drugs should be hindered. As it is said that bravery does not lie in showing strength but to keep that strength for the benefit of good deeds.

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I believe that this is correct.

Because it benefits us and puts us through less pain. Also, when animals are tested, they are usually sedated taking away the pain. In addition, human benefits are gained which could not be obtained by using other methods. Anyway, the three Rs are usually used: Reduction, Refinement, Replacement. Even if animal testing is harmful and dangerous to animals, it can save people's lives. God said that we can rule over the animals, so let us use them a sensible but beneficial way!

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I think animals should be used for testing new medical products but ya great care must be taken while using them to minimize their sufferings as they also have the same emotion as us. Wherever possible other alternatives must be used. I completely do not deny this because itt will be more hurting seeing thousands of people in agony instead of few animals.

Some particular animals like monkey, chimpanzees, frogs are used for the experiment because of these animals have more population in the world. On the other hand, animals are also living beings.

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In my point of view, animals should never be used for testing new drugs and medical procedures because sometimes testing drugs on animals cause death of animals. Animals are living things like us, we do not have any right to play with their lives. I think scientist should discover some another method to test new drugs without hurting others.

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Animals and humans do not have equal rights. Animals were made for the benefit of the human race. However, humans were created to take care of the animals. No, animals should not be tested on, it is unfair, and often cruel. Yes drugs should be tested, and not for the first time on humans, nor until scientists have legitimately verified that said drug is safe for our use, without any worry of complications. While both of these arguments present truth, and yes they are somewhat accurate, they ignore something very important; we are at a basic level-ANIMALS. We are mammals-the first sign of well, being an animal. We are somewhat related to monkeys- said many intelligent scientists. So yes I can understand that maybe animals are being treated unfairly, being deliberately and accidentally given diseases and unknown affects of the drug being tested. But, just looking at the one side of the story, isn't fair either, because then we begin mistreating ourselves and each other, by selling untested drugs to the public, without knowing the full affects.

While it is definitely necessary to test these new drugs on animals, both for the survival of the human race, and because it provokes a higherish level of thinking, animals tested are quite often not treated fairly and in may cases extremely abused. The answer to these issues, is not to completely make illegal the testing of new drugs on animals, nor is it to allow the animals to be completely mistreated for the sake of science. I think the only option is to put more laws in place, that don't make it necessarily harder to test animals, but harder to mistreat them. This is a problem that will never be solved 100%, not at least for a very long time. We need to stop thinking one way or the other, but consider both aspects, and meet in the middle for the good of animals and humans alike.

Hello everyone. I would like to say something on today's topic which is should animals be used for testing new drugs and medical procedure? Well life is a gift of god. Be it human or anyother living being. We as humans don't have the authority to exploit any other without its consent. We don't use humans for medical testing cause humans can protest. They can sue each other in court for violating privacy. For centuries we humans have been using innocent animals like rabbit mice dogs monkeys as testers. They can't protect themselves. They die in pain in laboratories when wrong treatments are done on them. So we as human beings should be passionate to our fellow companions and become the voice for the voiceless. Testing on animals should be banned world wide. This is not only painful for them but equally painful for the compassionate humans. Instead science must develop ways and means to test on artificial limbs or artificial cells. It would be a cruelty free development for all. Thank you.

Good day, From my point of view, animals should not be tested for any kind of research. The life is also important, we must not be selfish. Humanity is most important. They are animals, they too have lives. Taking their lives for research is too vulnerable. No one has any rights to take their lives. Animals serve us in all the ways. From milk, their skin is used for making bags, their babies are also we are adopting (dogs, cars). They are useful to us, we are humans and we have some kind of morals. God gave us 6 sense to think what is right and what is wrong. Think that killing animals for our sake is right. We are using products given by animals and we are killing them, it right? Please, animals are also a living being. They are so innocent. Make them survive. We must protect them. Thank you.

The use of animals in testing medicine and drugs looks very cruel and inhuman because most of the time the innocent animals suffer and die. But there were no other options in the past for researchers to test those new drugs and chemical products. Now as the medical science has developed so much I think scientists should think about new options and minimize the use of animals as much as possible for this purpose. Also, test results on animals not always same for humans.

I have an idea which many of you may not agree if 'convicts who are sentenced to death' can be used for this kind of testing.

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I'm Devika, a biotechnology student!

I do agree with you guys but the thing is we so far can treat the diseases due to the production of drugs! As per my knowledge, very few animals are being used for experiments not all of them and mostly for drugs rabbits and mice are used especially the white mice which are genetically produced! So, I guess it's not wrong but I do even agree that we are harming but it's not a big deal! I hope further technology can be improved so that it can be digitalized and can still more reduce the use of animals for research!