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An Argument For Animal Research
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An Argument For Animal Research |
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An Argument For Animal Research
An Argument For Animal Research
English 103 Paper #1 Animal Rights
Medicine has come a very long way since the days when men used to puncture
holes into the skull to release tension or evil spirits. In the last one
hundred years, for the sake of humanity, numerous vaccinations have been
developed, disease and disorders of all types have been prevented, surgical
techniques have been advanced, drugs have been developed to cure ailments and
the list continues endlessly. The progress that has been achieved in knowledge
as well as safety in medical practice is correlated directly to animal research.
It is one argument to control animal research so that needless death of animals
are not rendered, but it is absolutely different to argue that animals have
rights which supersede human subsistence. "For most of the past decade, the
animal-rights movement hasn't merely opposed animal research; it has
tried to destroy it." ( ¯The Wall Street Journal®, "Animals and Sickness", Page
378.) Animal rights advocates and activists generally have ethical objections
regarding treatment of animals during experimentation, but the use of animals in
research for the benefit of all people is and always will be justifiable.
Over 99 percent of all animal experiments are on rats and mice developed
expressly for laboratory use. "Less than 1 percent of experiments involve cats,
dogs, farm animals, nonhuman primates, frogs, fish, and birds." ( ¯Encyclopedia
of Medicine, AMA®, "Animal Experimentation", Page 110.) Animal rights advocates
try to sway public opinion by showing grotesque pictures of destroyed cats, dogs,
farm animals, dolphins, and monkeys which account for less than 1 percent of the
experiments, yet it seems 99 percent of their advertising and campaigning deal
with this one percent. At least the American public realizes even those who
portray ethical righteousness can be wrong. For instance, " an American Medical
Association ( AMA ) poll found that 77 percent of adults think that using
animals in medical r
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