Nature is also a common cause of animal cruelty. Some examples could be weather conditions or predator habits. This article suggest overall that while considering animal rights, we should consider natures harm to them. Should we consider nature or write it off as natural selection? Maybe it is okay for natural selection but it definitely isn't okay for people to try and determine
Also the way that the animals react to the stress of the experiments can severely affect the end results, rendering the experiments meaningless. Although it is true that we need animals to test our medical drugs on because if we didn’t, with modern day technology we wouldn’t be able to find cures for major diseases. But that doesn’t mean we should treat them so
In recent years, the practice of using animals for biomedical research has come under severe criticism by animal protection and animal rights groups. Laws have been passed in several countries to make the practice more ‘humane’. Debates on the ethics of animal testing have raged since the seventeenth century. Theodore Roosevelt in the nineteenth century stated, “Common sense without conscience may lead to crime, but conscience without common sense may lead to folly, which is the handmaiden of crime.” Those against, contend that the benefit to humans does not justify the harm to animals. Many people also believe that animals are inferior to humans and very different from them, hence results from animals cannot be applied to humans.
[animal-testing.procon.org] Researchers in Aston University have made it known that it is not worth taking the lives of these animals for testing, because the things we’re trying to make happen with human bodies is very different from the animal body. The anatomic, metabolic, and cellular differences between animals and people make animals poor models for human beings. There is a big percentage from the 1950’s up till now that animal testing is flawed by not being correct when it is given to the people it is for. So why not just stop the animal experiments that are not just killing, but also torturing the animals.
Risks involved The risk factors that comes along with keeping such animals are so high compared to the little advantages that people may claim to be getting from them. These animals are wild and keeping them might lead to some accidents which the owner would have to bear with. Because the owner cannot basically meet their needs, these animals may attack unexpectedly and cause great harm. They can also make the owner or anyone who access the premises contract some diseases such as TB, Herpes and even Rabies since taking care of them cannot be compared to taking care of the normal pets such as the dogs. The behaviors of the exotic animals cannot be predicted, one may not order and command their steps each minute and therefore can kill or maim within few seconds.
The companies resort to animal testing because of the need to find out the effects. The people who oppose are trying to defend the rights of the animals. The ongoing battle between the two groups has been an ongoing battle ever since animal experimentation started. It is not likely for the both side to make an agreement unless there is a cheaper and humane way to gather the information needed. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer.
Nonhuman Primate Research There is a huge debate over nonhuman primate. People who agree think that we would not be where we are today in several different medical areas. People who oppose feel like many of these primates are endangered and should just be left alone. So there are pros and cons to be heard and considered before making an informed decision on how you feel about it. There are many who believe that nonhuman primate research is very beneficial.
This testing is done by pumping their products into the animals’ stomach, rubbing it on their skin, squirting the product into their eyes, or forcing the animals to inhale a spray. The Animal Welfare Act requires companies that test animals to report the amount of animals they use in experiments, but that does not include mice, rats, and birds used in experiments, and therefore companies don’t report it*. The other type of animal testing that occurs is drug testing. They use this to try and find cures for diseases and for any other type of testing they might need. These tests are pointless for a couple of reasons.
Those who against animal experiments insist that those painful experimentation on animals should be halted. The pain is not moral whether it is experienced by a child, an adult, or an animal. If it is wrong to impose pain on a human being, it is also wrong on an animal. But many people argue that halting animal experiments would end the progress of science and actually human are taking gain from those experiments. Animal experiments should be acceptable if the pain is minimized in all experiments.
Wild Animals are Not Pets. Should individuals have the right to own wild animals as pets? Many people think of a pet as a dog, cat, bird, fish or small rodent. However, some believe an endangered, or exotic, wild animal falls under the same category as pet. Some people are intrigued with the idea of owning wild animals, while others become exotic pet owners because they claim to have a passion for the animal and feel a proclaimed responsibility to care for them.