Using Animals in Research

There is much being said lately about using animals in research. In the last few years, the ethical issue of using animals in research has increased so dramatically. But, is there really a serious crisis of using animals in research?

To answer this question, we need to discuss two different points of view; the benefits and the damages of using animals in research.

Firstly, the supporters of using animals in research insist that animals are needed for medical testing .They think that would save humans lives and even other animals!  Because the humans` life is more valuable than animals life and this is due to the belief that humans are uniquely responsible and capable of salvation .Add to that, human studies take a long time to determine the effects of chemicals which may take ten to twenty years to cause problems .

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At the same time, animal research industry is necessary in cosmetic testing, because that would protect humans from any type of side effects of the pharmaceutical companies products such as; Shampoo, Make up, Hair dye ….etc. And finally the amount of jobs loses due to any type of animals research industry banning.

On the other hand, the opponents of using animals in research insist that there is no need to use animals. The animals are routinely cut-open, poisoned and forced to live in cages for years. There is unnecessary use of animals in some type of research such ...

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