Should Animal Testing Be Made Illegal?

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Would you risk the life of an animal if the results could potentially save the life of a human being? According to www.aboutanimaltesting.co.uk, “The vast majority of medical treatments you have used were, at one point, tested on animals”. While many people believe that testing on animals is morally wrong as it causes a lot of pain, suffering and cruelty to animals, others believe that animal testing is acceptable as all experiments are researched and well thought through before taking place. Firstly, certain individuals claim that since some experiments do not give clear results, then they believe that they should not be carried out. According to the Christian Medical Files book, ‘Animal Welfare’: “All experiments should be designed so that they are capable of giving useful results. If this has not happened the experiment is neither scientifically or morally acceptable.” If not all of the experiments will give scientists clear results, then many might see this as a waste of time and not a sufficient excuse to put animals through the pain of animal testing. In addition, there are many people who believe that there are so many animals involved and harmed in the process that the benefits to humanity are not justified. The BBC reveals that: “2.8 million procedures using animals were recorded in 2003,” (www.bbc.co.uk) There are evidently a large number of animals tested on, and many feel that this figure is far too high. After all, if the number of human beings that are benefiting is significantly smaller than the number of animals being harmed, surely the action of animal testing becomes morally wrong? Animals were previously used in class experiments in universities but they have now been stopped. Many individuals would argue that animal testing in laboratories should also be banned. The CMF files, ‘Animal Welfare’ states: “Until recently, it was common

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