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

I think animals should not be tested for new drugs and medical procedures because it is very dangerous to animals. If want to experiment so scientist should do those experiments on terrorist and punishment of death by law.

There exist valid arguments in support of both sides, yes, and no, and we should therefore examine the issue thoroughly before we form sound judgement.

First and foremost, opponents of animal testing allege that using animals in experiments is inhumane and should be prohibited. Needless to say, millions of animals, as diverse as mice, rabbits, and monkeys, undergo painful suffering or even death due to experiments conducted in research labs, especially when related to transplants or cloning, which can be blatantly cruel. More dire still, many of the experiments are ineffective and therefore can be viewed as needless practice, in the sense that they are not applicable to humans. Simply put, although some animals undergo similar physical processes to human, numerous products which were considered effective on animals, were in fact unfit for human use. This is clearly illustrated by the number of commercial drugs that have been withdrawn from the market due to the side-effects on human.

This notwithstanding, animal testing is a two-way street. Judging this matter at its true value, it must be admitted that medical research involving animals, has substantially improved the health of the human race. Suffice it to say, were it not for animal testing, diabetics would suffer and die, and scientists wouldn't be able to fight diseases such as cancer or AIDS, hoping thus to eventually discover a cure.

In other words, Humanity would be at the mercy of deadly infection, relying only on alternative methods of testing. Proponents of Animal testing also draw attention to the fact that animal testing is so far the most effective experimentation method available. That is to say, without animal testing, new procedures or new drugs would be extremely unsafe for human use. Though there are alternative methods of testing, one being testing on plants, these are by no means advanced enough. Another alternative would be testing on kids or adults which would be even more inhumane. Animal testing is therefore necessary before a new drug can be piloted on a small group of patients. What we can do however is make sure that animals used in experiments to test the effects of new products, are treated with the minimum of suffering.

What is the verdict on it? In the light of this evidence, I might go as far as to say, that animal testing is a necessary evil. Thanks for your comprehension.

I think animals also have the right to live. Though god has not gifted them speech yet they speak!by crying!on the basis of economic development we should develop. But where animals are killed can it be called as 'development' true and genuine economic development is there where new products are made without harming the wildlife. Scientists should develop some other ways of testing products. And obviously there is too much of technology.

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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!

Sad to say but yes animals should be used for drug tests.

Someone should be used for drug tests to study their effects and they are not humans because we are from human species and obviously partial towards ourselves.

So if you have an terrible disease and want a medicine would you take medicine without knowing it works or kills in some cases?

No right?

So they are the test subjects so that there is no harm to us.

Here it can't be totally prevented but the ones performing experiments should take as many precautions and antidotes as possible to save that poor creature if it is going to kill them.

Since Time immemorial, animals have been used to test drugs, and for medical research. Small animals such as rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, and squirrels have been the main victims.

For as long as he has existed, Man, has regarded himself as the greatest among all sentient beings. Along with this self-proclaimed.

'greatness' comes the arrogance and superiority complexes that usually spoil one's character. As a result, Man has started taking his intelligence and power for granted, plundering on through the world of redefined necessities and luxuries, leaving entire species of animals writhing helplessly along in it's wake. Man has been taking advantage of helpless little animals in many ways, the likes of which Bugs Bunny and Jerry Mouse could never have dreamed of. Animals are cruelly treated, and forced to sacrifice themselves for the sake of tearless shampoo, mascara, artificial flavors, vaccines, or God-Forbid, pepper spray.

Is this really fair? Do such deeds really qualify Man as 'God's Most Important creature? Granted, Man has invented tearless shampoo, mascara, artificial flavors, vaccines and pepper spray, but how many rodents has it cost nature? Mixtures intended to become tear-less shampoos are ruthlessly poured into the animal's eyes, and it is left writhing in pain, unable to even blink the pain out. Tear-less, indeed.

Didn't Man invent the concept of equal rights for all? Didn't Man establish himself as the 'just' and 'all-powerful' ruler of Earth? And just how far has this claim been fulfilled?

All this time, Man has asserted himself as the 'caring' ruler of Earth. Well, the time has come to show each other just how caring Man can be, starting with our feathery/scaly/furry friends a few rungs down the Ladder of Evolution.

Animals Should Not Be Used for Drug Development or Medical Research.

We can use animals for testing drugs and medical procedure but we should also consider that we do not harm them anyway and proper care should be taken of them. So basically I think they should not be used for experiment which could cause animals any serious problem.

I think animals should not be used for testing because we know that life is a gift which is given by nature so only nature have right to play with their lives. We do not have any rights to play with their lives.

In the developing world there are new medicines and drugs are produced by leaps and bounds. Experts used animals for testing drugs and medicine it is totally wrong. If we have right to live. Animals should have also right to live. God has created us equally. So be intelligent and understood. Don't kill animals.

Yes. Humans are killing millons of animals daily just for satisfing the taste of the tongue. In some countries live animals (pigs and oxen) are just thrown like toys into turning blades. If one sees such an incident directly, one turns into vegetarian on the spot. Such pathetic is their condition. Unfortunately, no one can stop this. If we are not bothered about this brutal purposeless killing, why should we bother about the killngs which are strongly purpose based. And if we compare the count in the both cases, killings for taste across the world in a day will be in some multiples of crores and that for research will be some multiples of hundreds.

If some people feel that using rats for research as a pathetic thing, I'm sure that they feel one lakh times more pathetic to see some ill fated humans suffering helplessly for an unknown new disease which has no medicine!