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merzkrashed replied to the topic Ethics of Animal Testing in the forum Pre-clinical Device Development 8 years, 4 months ago
I consider it ethical to experiment on animals if the tests are done in the name of medicine.Experimenting on animals is often the best or only option in order to test new medicines or treatments. Without animal testing, it would be much more difficult to undertake experiments, and would slow the development of potentially life saving medicines. Furthermore, animal testing can also alert us to dangerous side effects of many products that might otherwise go unnoticed until it is too late. The National Research Council’s Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is the most popular guidelines used by big biomedical research companies. These regulations as well as some more ensure humane treatment to the animals that are test on.