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Is it ever right to experiment on animals BBC teach?
The film poses the question: is it ever right to experiment on animals? The film features representatives of different faiths and religions explaining their perspectives on animal testing. The film features undercover footage of monkeys in research facilities which some viewers may find upsetting.
Why shouldn’t we use animals for testing?
The use of nonpredictive animal experiments can cause human suffering in at least two ways: (1) by producing misleading safety and efficacy data and (2) by causing potential abandonment of useful medical treatments and misdirecting resources away from more effective testing methods.
Is it right to test on animals?
Although humans often benefit from successful animal research, the pain, the suffering, and the deaths of animals are not worth the possible human benefits. Therefore, animals should not be used in research or to test the safety of products. First, animals’ rights are violated when they are used in research.
How do Christians feel about animal testing?
Animal experiments – many Christians believe that animal experiments are acceptable if they result in benefits for human beings, eg advances in medical treatment.
Why is animal testing so important?
Until such a discovery, animals must continue to play a critical role in helping researchers test potential new drugs and medical treatments for effectiveness and safety, and in identifying any undesired or dangerous side effects, such as infertility, birth defects, liver damage, toxicity, or cancer-causing potential.
Why should animals be tested on?
What are the positives of animal testing?
PRO
- Animal testing contributes to life-saving cures and treatments.
- Animal testing is crucial to ensure that vaccines are safe.
- There is no adequate alternative to testing on a living, whole-body system.
- Animals are appropriate research subjects because they are similar to human beings in many ways.
What are the arguments for and against animal experiments?
Harm versus benefit. The case for animal experiments is that they will produce such great benefits for humanity that it is morally acceptable to harm a few animals. The equivalent case against is that the level of suffering and the number of animals involved are both so high that the benefits to humanity don’t provide moral justification.
Are animals used to test cosmetics in the UK?
For experiments and scientific developments – animals were used for testing cosmetics but this is now illegal in the UK. Animals are still used to test drugs before they are given to humans, but now other ways of testing have been developed which reduces the necessity for animal subjects.
Is it wrong to use animals for testing?
They also agree that it’s wrong to use animals if alternative testing methods would produce equally valid results. The case for animal experiments is that they will produce such great benefits for humanity that it is morally acceptable to harm a few animals.
Why do we test on animals?
The practice of animal vivisection in the UK is widespread and plays a vital role in the development of drugs for medicinal use. This short film explores the moral and practical issues relating to animal testing and encourages students to reflect upon the way in which animals are used in the modern world.