Concerning the issue whether scientists should use living animals for scientific research, people hold different views. Some people claim that it is cruel, while some other people argue that it is beneficial to the development of science. As far as I am concerned, I am in favour of carrying out experiments on animals.
Firstly, scientists can do initial experiments on animals to test the effect of a new medicine. Scientists have achieved so many milestones on the way to medical development. But they can not find any effective treatment for some diseases yet, like cancer and AIDS, which are fatal to people's health. Through experiments on animals, scientists can not only understand the pathology of some diseases but also try the effect of medicine and find the most effective treatment for these diseases, making a great breakthrough in the field of medicine.
Secondly, using living animals in the laboratory, the teachers in the university or some research institutes can demonstrate the anatomic knowledge to the students majoring in medicine, rendering students a direct understanding of biological knowledge, which can improve the level of medical research and make great contributions to the medical science. Without experiments on living animals, genetic technology would not have developed so quickly. Actually, most scientists attribute their success and breakthroughs to experiments on animals.
Finally, Some animals can provide human beings with essential organs for transplantation. Genetic technology will change the genes of some animals. In the near future, organs of animals will take the place of artificial organs like heart pumps, prolonging patients life.
However, research on living animals faces a moral problem because animals are also living which possess equal rights as human beings, according to many. On a second thought, it is worthwhile for the purpose to accelerate the development of science and the progress of human civilisation.
Concerning the issue whether
scientists
should
use
living
animals
for scientific
research
,
people
hold
different
views.
Some
people
claim that it is cruel, while
some
other
people
argue that it is beneficial to the development of science. As far as I
am concerned
, I am in
favour
of carrying out
experiments
on animals.
Firstly
,
scientists
can do initial
experiments
on
animals
to
test
the effect of a new medicine.
Scientists
have achieved
so
many
milestones on the way to medical development.
But
they can not find any effective treatment for
some
diseases
yet
, like cancer and AIDS, which are fatal to
people
's health. Through
experiments
on
animals
,
scientists
can not
only
understand the pathology of
some
diseases
but
also
try the effect of medicine and find the most effective treatment for these diseases, making a great breakthrough in the field of medicine.
Secondly
, using
living
animals
in the laboratory, the teachers in the university or
some
research
institutes can demonstrate the anatomic knowledge to the students majoring in medicine, rendering students a direct understanding of biological knowledge, which can
improve
the level of medical
research
and
make
great contributions to the medical science. Without
experiments
on
living
animals
, genetic technology would not have developed
so
quickly
. Actually, most
scientists
attribute their success and breakthroughs to
experiments
on animals.
Finally
,
Some
animals
can provide human beings with essential organs for transplantation. Genetic technology will
change
the genes of
some
animals
. In the near future, organs of
animals
will take the place of artificial organs like heart pumps, prolonging patients life.
However
,
research
on
living
animals
faces a moral problem
because
animals
are
also
living
which possess equal rights as human beings, according to
many
. On a second
thought
, it is worthwhile for the purpose to accelerate the development of science and the progress of human
civilisation
.