“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality”. The term “animal testing” refers to non-human animals being experimented on to analyze the effects of everything from cosmetics to medications. More than 115 million animals are tested on worldwide and an average of 10% survive. Using animals for research may be beneficial for humans but it is not worth the death and suffering of millions of animals. Hence, animal should not be used for medication or any kinds of testing purposes. Throughout history animals have been used constantly for biomedical research.Ancient Greek scientist …show more content…
Many laws have been produced in many countries to make experiments more ‘humane’. There have been many debates on the ethics of animal testing since the seventeenth century. In the nineteenth century, Theodore Roosevelt said.”Common sense without conscience may lead to crime, but conscience without common sense may lead to crime, but conscience without common sense may lead to folly, which is the handmaiden of crime.” Some people believe that humans are superior to animals and incompatible from them. While others tend to favor animal testing,in order to advanced medical and biological knowledge.The father of physiology, Claude Bernard once stated that “experiments on animals are entirely conclusive for the toxicology and hygiene of man. The effects of these substances are the same on man as on animals, save for differences in degree.”Bernard also declared that animal experimentation is a part of the scientific method.Debates about cruelty to animals and the human treatment of animal are rational concerns, hence the usage of animals in experiments are greatly controlled.(Hajar,