Animal drug testing
1. It is harmful to force animals to use drugs and makeup, because there are often negative side effects.
- It is worth it to test on animals, because humans contribute more to life on Earth.
- Animals are important for the ecosystem, nature, and provide food for humans, so we should value their lives the same as ours.
- Animals are more valuable than humans because they have the intelligence to create medicines and other things that we need, and we have other options for food besides animals.
- Humans may contribute more, but it does not mean that animals should suffer for us.
2. No humans will be harmed if we experiment on animals instead.
- If the medicine or the makeup is for humans, then we should test them on humans only. If there is danger, then we should develop a safer product before we start testing it.
- Animal testing is what allows scientists to understand if the product is dangerous in the first place.
3. Animal testing can also benefit animals themselves. For example, if we test a drug on an animal, and it appears to work very well, that means that we can also use it for animals in the future.
- Similar to humans, not all animals have the same health history and background. So, while the drug may work for some animals, it could be very dangerous for others.
- In general, they will many tests to see if it can help most animals. It is actually the same for humans. For example, some vaccines can harm some humans, but help most humans.
- Similar to humans, there will be some animals that have allergies. In order to find out which animals or humans have negative reactions, we have to test extensively.
4. Testing in general is very dangerous. For example, the testing could have contagious effects and destroy not only the lab, but even escape into the public.
- Laboratories should have very strong safety protocols. They should make sure that any test subjects can stay contained within the lab, and not pose danger to anyone else.
- Even if the test material is not dangerous, laboratories themselves could be dangerous due to high electricity currents, and other dangers.