Of late, there is a growing phenomenon that animals should not be subjected to medical tests, as those tests involve unkind and inhuman practices. Therefore, such practices should be banned. However, there is an equally accepted perception that animals can be used for medicinal purposes. To a certain extent, this perception is acceptable and this essay will cover the views from both the sides.
Organisations around the globe that are meant for protection of animals are up in the arms and vocally against these practices, as these experiments commit gross cruelty to animals. Do we believe and accept that if a dangerous criminal or a terrorist can be used for these purposes instead of animals? If that happens, it invites strong opposition from all the quarters and sanctions will be slapped on those countries. This makes it clear that we don’t equate humans and animals on the same scale. Also, we indirectly accept that humans are far cruel than animals, as no animal would do these crimes on humans. That holds a valid reason why such practices should not be encouraged but to be banned.
Having said all that, there is an equally justifiable opinion from the medical fraternity on how would the new drugs could be tested. We cannot hold any human being for the testing purpose. That confirms the point that we need a living being to test the invented medicine. Decades ago, there were mass deaths happened across South Asia because of the epidemic Malaria. Doctors and biologists have struggled to leash that deadly virus. They finally found “Larigo Double Strength” which is an effective drug to act as a strong deterrent against the virus. At first, they applied this drug on a malaria infected mice and after applying it cured the mice from the disease. Similar reasons led to the invention of other lifesaving drugs that cured many diseases like small pox which has been eradicated now completely. Furthermore, the polio virus which is still endemic in parts of Africa and few parts of Asia has been controlled to a greater extent only after testing the drug on animals.
To conclude, it is out rightly accepted that animals should not be tortured or to endure any cruelty for reasons that serve benefits to humans. However, we do not have any other choices like artificial animals or humans or humanoids for doctors or biologists to test the drugs instead of animals. Until such scenario arises, it is acceptable for the medical fraternity to use animals for testing purpose as the benefits outweighs the negativism.
Of late, there is a growing phenomenon that
animals
should not
be subjected
to medical
tests
, as those
tests
involve unkind and inhuman
practices
.
Therefore
, such
practices
should
be banned
.
However
, there is an
equally
accepted
perception that
animals
can be
used
for medicinal
purposes
. To a certain extent, this perception is acceptable and this essay will cover the views from both the sides.
Organisations
around the globe that
are meant
for protection of
animals
are up in the arms and
vocally
against these
practices
, as these experiments commit gross cruelty to
animals
. Do we believe and accept that if a
dangerous
criminal or a terrorist can be
used
for these
purposes
instead
of
animals
? If that happens, it invites strong opposition from all the quarters and sanctions will
be slapped
on those countries. This
makes
it
clear
that we don’t equate
humans
and
animals
on the same scale.
Also
, we
indirectly
accept that
humans
are far
cruel
than
animals
, as no
animal
would do these crimes on
humans
. That holds a valid reason why such
practices
should not
be encouraged
but
to
be banned
.
Having said all that, there is an
equally
justifiable opinion from the medical fraternity on how would the new
drugs
could be
tested
. We cannot hold any
human
being for the testing
purpose
. That confirms the point that we need a living being to
test
the invented medicine. Decades ago, there were mass deaths happened across South Asia
because
of the epidemic Malaria. Doctors and biologists have struggled to leash that deadly virus. They
finally
found “
Larigo
Double Strength” which is an effective
drug
to act as a strong deterrent against the virus. At
first
, they applied this
drug
on a malaria infected mice and after applying it cured the mice from the disease. Similar reasons led to the invention of other lifesaving
drugs
that cured
many
diseases like
small
pox which has
been eradicated
now
completely.
Furthermore
, the
polio virus
which is
still
endemic in parts of Africa and few parts of Asia has
been controlled
to a greater extent
only
after testing the
drug
on animals.
To conclude
, it is out
rightly
accepted
that
animals
should not
be tortured
or to endure any cruelty for reasons that serve benefits to
humans
.
However
, we do not have any other choices like artificial
animals
or
humans
or humanoids for doctors or biologists to
test
the
drugs
instead
of
animals
. Until such scenario arises, it is acceptable for the medical fraternity to
use
animals
for testing
purpose
as the benefits outweighs the negativism.