Ethics On Human and Animal Testing

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Is it Ethical to Test on Animals? The animal testing issue is a subject that gets people wound up into a blitzkrieg of words. Each person has a say as to what is the correct method, if any, as to testing animals in psychological experiments. My mentality is better the animal then me. I prefer it that animals be tested over human beings in every situation. It is quite easy to see why. Humans are, for one, have most of the benefit that is provided through the research, second humans are at the top of the food chain. In pecking order we prefer to sacrifice an animal than a human being. (Would you rather save your dog or your spouse?) It’s an easy answer and so is testing on animals. It can be said that if they were in our situation that animals would surely test on humans. Controlled testing should be instituted. As you would be respectful to human doing the experiments so should you be respectful to the animal. The book presents very convincing data that the respect is there saying that: “ APA guidelines mandate ensuring: comfort, health and humane treatment…” If the care is there and the animal doesn’t die a painful death than why should we risk humans, which could be saved and go on to do great things. Dogs are mercilessly put down when not adopted. What if those got spared an awful ending and managed to be the test victims of some easy test and sleep, eat and live like a normal dog would. I think that they would trade the pound for the lab any day. And since when does the cruel and inhumane part of the Constitution benefit animals; aren’t all humans created equal not humans and

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