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Shouldanimalsbeusedintestingnewdrugsandprocedures?
Animaltestinghasmanyadvantages.
Medicalresearchinvolvinganimalshasdramaticallyimprovedthehealthofthehumanrace.Withoutanimal
testing,thecureforpoliowouldnotexistanddiabeticswouldsufferordiefromtheirdisease.Despitethese
benefits,somepeoplebelievethatanimalsshouldbenotbeusedfortestingmedicaltechniquesanddrugs.This
essaywilloutlinetheadvantagesofanimaltesting.
Animaltestingallowsscientiststotestandcreatenewdrugs.Animalssuchasmonkeysorrabbitshavesimilar
physicalprocessestohumans.Thisallowsscientiststotesttheeffectsofcertaindrugs.Ifadrugproducesadverse
effectsinanimalsitisprobablyunfitforhumanuse.
Animaltestingischeap.Thereisalargesupplyofanimalsformedicalresearch.Animalsareeasilybred,and
maintainedsafelyincontrolledlabs.Thecostsoftestinginhumanswouldbeextremelyhigh.
Manypeoplearguethatanimaltestingiscruel.Insomecasesthisistrue.Howeveritwouldbemuchmorecruelto
testnewdrugsonpeopleorchildren,ortoletpeoplediebecausetherewasnotenoughinformationaboutadrug.
Furthermore,legislationinmostcountriessetsstandardsforanimaltreatment,andlaboratorieshaveguidelines
topreventcruelty.
Opponentsofanimalresearchalsosaythatinformationfromanimalsdoesnotapplytohumans.Theypointto
certaincommercialdrugswhichhavebeenwithdrawnbecauseofsideeffectsinhumansWhileitistruethat
animalsystemsdifferfromhumansystems,thereareenoughsimilaritiestoapplyinformationfromanimalsto
humans.
Animalrightscampaignersclaimthatwedontneednewtestsbecausewealreadyhavevastamountsof
information.However,manynewdeadlyinfectionsappeareveryyearandnewtreatmentsanddrugsareneeded
tocombatthesedeadlyplagues.
Animaltestingisneededintheworldwelivein.Ourresponsibilityistomanagetheanimalsinourcareand
balancetheirsufferingagainstthegoodthatcomesfromthem.
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