Should animal testing be banned ?

In discussing this issue I will focus on three areas. First I will examine the arguments for and against animal testing then consider whether ALL types of animal testing should be banned. Finally, I will consider the possible impact on scientific investigation of such a ban. Is vivisection essential to medical progress? Many scientists argue that animal testing is the best way to carry out research and has led to significant developments in drug treatments, vaccines and product safety. They claim that animals make good research subjects and that no computer simulation could ever adequately ... more

So, why do we only want to save cute animals? If a poor old Woodlice is flipped up on its back with its little legs going like crazy do we help? No. Do 200 students rush down to the beach to throw buckets of water over exhausted mud flappers? No. Animal charities know that beauty sells and so love to put cute and majestic animals on their literature and envelopes, those imploring TV ads aimed to part us from our money, not so much save the Indian Tiger. I wonder how rural Indians feel about westerners giving money to preserve the Indian Tiger, an animal that likes eating rural Indians. Cute v ... more

Sacrifice for the common good? Animal testing has been around for hundreds of years yet it still crops up as a question of morality. The general consensus appears to be that animal testing for medical purposes is acceptable; the misery and demise of animals are for the common good, to end human suffering and enhance our health. Despite there being plenty of arguments raised by animal rights activists that testing could be done on cellular or computerised models, it still remains the preferred choice. Of the innumerable medical advancements that have been made over time, many have been achieved ... more

To even suggest that animal testing should be banned; first of all you’ve got to denote whether animals have rights. At this time of year, you’ll witness many dead animals, at the side of roads, all victims of ‘hit and run’. Yet I’ve never seen anyone standing over the animal corpse showing remorse, deep regret, at the brutal death. It is a fact we all look, and choose to ignore the agony the animal had to endure; at our hands. By just going a mile down the road in the 4X4, to get some groceries - many insects and small animals would’ve perished on the journeys so that you could continue a ... more

In 2012, animal testing is – and has been for quite some time – one of the most common methods for developing products like cosmetics and medicines. You may think that this sounds like a good thing, producing medicines to help the sick in the future and cosmetics to make yourself look a few years younger: and maybe it is, but the way that animal testing has, and still is being carried out is disgraceful and unacceptable.'Forced euthanasia'Now, you're probably wondering why they don't test medicines and cosmetics and whatever else industry is producing for human consumption on just that – ... more