Question

What is your opinion on animal testing for discovering treatments or cures for certain medical/health ailments

Opponents say it is cruel and unnecessary

Proponents say that it is the next best thing to testing on animals and that we have found ways to cure/treat certain diseases from it (e.g.penicillin, Rubella vaccine)

I have included a website with the pros and cons to it......

http://animal-testing.procon.org/

Answer 1

My opinion is that animal testing is not good in today's world where alternative testing options nay be available.

PROS OF ANIMAL TESTING:-
-Has developed many life saving drugs and technique.
- No alternative is available other than animals.
Because human can not be used due ti ethical values.
- animals are similar to human genetically and many other way.
- Shorter life cycle of animals is also useful in testing.

CONS IF ANIMAL TESTING:-
-Not reliable produce results.
-animal are somewhat different from human being in structure.
-in today world there may be alternative testing is available.
-it is cruel and unethical.