We should be able to experiment on animals because of what they can provide us with.. Even though there are some allegations of animals being treated in a cruel way, we should be able to use animals in experiments because animal research is highly regulated, with laws in place to protect animals from mistreatment. Animal testing has helped produce treatments and cures to save lives. The California Biomedical Research Association states that a majority of medical breakthroughs have been linked to animal testing (CBRA Fact Sheet: Why Are Animals Necessary in Biomedical Research?). The polio vaccine was used on animals and reduced 350,000 cases in 1988 to only 27 cases in 2016 (who.int). Using animals as test subjects are useful because they’re complex organisms just like humans. Testing single cell organisms with a certain type of drug will not work because a circulatory system is needed to carry medicine through organs. …show more content…
It is unethical to use a human whenever a dangerous experiment wants to be conducted. Genetic manipulation cannot be used on humans either considering that we have animals that can be used. The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki states that human trials should be preceded by tests on animals (US National Institutes of Health). Animals themselves benefit from the results of animal testing. Millions of animals would have died from various illnesses, and diseases like rabies. Animal testing has been tremendous towards saving endangered species like the California condor. Animal research is highly regulated, with laws in place to protect animals from mistreatment and cruelty. Animal research has been regulated by the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) since 1966. The AWA requires regular inspections by veterinarians (Animal Welfare Act). All proposals to use animals for research must be approved by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee