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SAMPLE 15
Animal rights’ protesters strongly believe that any form of animal
experimentation is not only cruel and inhumane but also immoral. Scientists,
however, believe that it is justified when used to develop new medicines,
which benefit the lives of humans.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Advocates of animal rights argue against experimenting on animals, as it is
heartless and brutal, whereas scientists assert that animal experimentation is
justifiable if used to produce medicines that improve the healthcare industry. This
essay will discuss both views, followed by my humble opinion.
Protesters of the anti-animal testing movement base their argument on moral
reasons. To commence, it is cruel to keep wild animals in captivity and deprive
them of contact with their peers. Common experimental creatures such as rabbits,
monkeys, and rats are conditioned to the laboratory environment. They live alone
in small cages with little space to move around and are not exposed to natural
sunlight and left in hunger, all to serve the purpose of experimentation.
Furthermore, it is absolutely inhumane to perform dangerous testing on these
creatures. For one successful medicine, there are over a hundred lives of rodents
affected. These laboratory mice are either dead, suffer from severe deformation,
or are released back into their natural habitats. However, only a few released
mice lived, as they lack survival skills due to a long period of time in captivity.
On the other hand, scientists insist that it is reasonable to sacrifice these animals’
lives to develop new antidotes for humans. Firstly, supporters of animal
experimentation claim that rodents are under the risks of overpopulation.
Therefore, it is acceptable to use some of them to perform testing on. Researchers
have shown that there is an abundant number of mice and rabbits, and therefore, by
injecting them with new drugs, they are actually helping to maintain the balance in
the ecosystem. Secondly, as proponents of animal testing consider men’s lives
superior to other beings, they find it fair to take advantage of less intelligent
creatures for scientific purposes. Because of mankind’s high position in the food
chain, they maintain that it is quite natural to use these animals for their own
benefits. Moreover, as experimentation on animals helps tremendously with the
medical industry and ensures safety and better health for human, it is simply
logical to sacrifice these creatures.
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In conclusion, I agree that testing on animals is inadvisable because of its cruelty.
However, in case of absolute necessity, researchers should be allowed to select
some creatures that are already in bad shape to assist them with the development
of a new cure.
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