Many people support use of animals for testing medicines for humans. Others believe it isn’t appropriate to use animals for such experiments. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. v.3
For scientists and pharmaceutical industries, the use of animals as a “testing machine” for a newly developed drug is widely accepted. Notwithstanding, a huge amount of people, regardless of whether animal welfare officer, people, that feel pity for those animals or even scientist are against those animal experiments.
On first sight, using animals instead of human beings as experimental content is beneficial. The reproduction of animals is fast, mice, for instance, carry out many children per delivery and they can deliver several times a year. Thus, the use of animals is cheap, and it can be sure, that the requested animals are always available. Furthermore, in certain behaviours, the reaction of an animalistic organism towards a given drug is the same as the humane one. As a consequence, drugs can get safer without affecting any human body. Also, testing recently developed drugs at a human body, without knowing about possible side effects, is ethically controversial.
However, this argument, regarded from the point of view of the animals´ honour, can be mentioned by reviewers as well. They will admit that every individual has a right to life and it can not easily be said that the human soul or life is worthier than the one of an animal. Furthermore, an animal can´t complain. If it suffers from the given drug, there is no way to escape from this situation. Moreover, testing drugs at animals does not guarantee the lack of side effects in the human body. For certain drugs, animal experiments will be sufficient, but in certain cases, they won´t. Thus, the suffer and pain of the animals was insignificant.
To conclude, testing drug at animals is controversial both, using or not using animals as a testing object has its advantages and disadvantages. In my opinion, animal experiments are redundant. If a newly developed drug needs to be tested, in-situ test can be done, such as cultivating the target cells and then adding the substance. Thus, the experiment can be done in a culture dish and no animal will suffer from pain.
For scientists and pharmaceutical industries, the
use
of
animals
as a
“testing
machine” for a
newly
developed
drug
is
widely
accepted
. Notwithstanding, a huge amount of
people
, regardless of whether
animal
welfare officer,
people
, that feel pity for those
animals
or even scientist are against those
animal
experiments.
On
first
sight, using
animals
instead
of
human
beings as experimental content is beneficial. The reproduction of
animals
is
fast
, mice,
for instance
, carry out
many
children per
delivery and
they can deliver several times a year.
Thus
, the
use
of
animals
is
cheap
, and it can be sure, that the requested
animals
are always available.
Furthermore
, in certain
behaviours
, the reaction of an animalistic organism towards a
given
drug
is the same as the
humane
one. As a consequence,
drugs
can
get
safer without affecting any
human
body.
Also
,
testing
recently developed
drugs
at a
human
body, without knowing about possible side effects, is
ethically
controversial.
However
, this argument, regarded from the point of view of the
animals´
honour
, can
be mentioned
by reviewers
as well
. They will admit that every individual has a right to
life and
it can not
easily
be said
that the
human
soul or life is worthier than the one of an
animal
.
Furthermore
, an
animal
can´t
complain. If it suffers from the
given
drug
, there is no way to escape from this situation.
Moreover
,
testing
drugs
at
animals
does not guarantee the lack of side effects in the
human
body. For certain
drugs
,
animal
experiments will be sufficient,
but
in certain cases, they
won´t
.
Thus
,
the suffer
and pain of the
animals
was insignificant.
To conclude
,
testing
drug
at
animals
is controversial both, using or not using
animals
as a
testing
object has its advantages and disadvantages. In my opinion,
animal
experiments are redundant. If a
newly
developed
drug
needs to be
tested
,
in-situ
test
can
be done
, such as cultivating the target cells and then adding the substance.
Thus
, the experiment can
be done
in a culture dish and no
animal
will suffer from pain.