The Pros And Cons Of Animal Research

Considering the external validity in terms of using rats and mice are harder to generalize to humans than say chimps I would say that it does make a difference. Ask most people and I think you would find that experimenting on rats as opposed to chimps is a long leap ethically. Although both are mammals I believe that the closer the animal’s mind comes to the human mind the more ethical concerns are raised, even though the closer correlation would make them more generalizable. I would have to say that I did not have any strong opinions on the ethical nature of animal research, so other than informative the statistic did not impact me one way or the other.

Since wearing the hide of animals is no longer a part of survival I believe it is an

Mice and rats which make up 80-90% of animal research are not even protected under the same rights as cats and dogs, with cats and dogs having far more rights. Though their viewpoint is that they kill the animals “humanely” and argue that the experiments done on lesser animals is “inhumane.” However, there aren’t many activist protesting or going after hunters. Shooting a buck without killing it and then not being able to track it leading to a slow and painful death could be seen as humane but hunting serves to control animal population. Which also happens to be why these animal right organizations kill so many cats and dogs. What were to happen if millions of rats were released into the wild? Does a cat playing with a mouse for hours, playing with it while breaking its bones before it finally kills the mouse not inhumane? Or the mouse’s life is only of importance if it is being harmed by

This sentiment also applies to vandalism, vandalism for a cause is still a crime and should be treated accordingly. Now as far as threatening human life to further a crusade towards making an animals quality of life better is where I have a strong moral objection. Humane goes for all living things, they cannot claim to be an activist for humane practices while harming another living thing, the contradiction takes away all support behind their cause. As far as the outline for the rights of animals and researchers I would have to say it is pretty simple for me. Rights are in most cases given or entitled to something through legislation. By following the current and proper guidelines, laws, researchers have a right to practice their research within those parameters. Humans do not have the right to harm other humans for the reasons these activists are killing or hurting researchers. The thought of moral opinion being in conflict with official legislation is not a new concept. I would suggest that they follow in the footsteps of those that have succeeded in the past such as civil rights and LGBT