Shouldwebananimaltesting是否应该禁止动物实验.docx
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Shouldwebananimaltesting是否应该禁止动物实验
Should-we-ban-animal-testing-是否应该禁止动物实验
THISHOUSEWOULDBANANIMALTESTING
Animalshavearightnottobeharmed.
POINT:
Thedifferencesbetweenusandothervertebratesareamatterofdegreeratherthankind. Notonlydotheycloselyresembleusanatomicallyandphysiologically,butsotoodotheybehaveinwayswhichseemtoconveymeaning.Theyrecoilfrompain,appeartoexpressfearofatormentor,andappeartotakepleasureinactivities;apointcleartoanyonewhohasobservedthebehaviourofapetdogonhearingtheword“walk”.Ourreasonsforbelievingthatourfellowhumansarecapableofexperiencingfeelingslikeourselvescansurelyonlybethattheyresembleusbothinappearanceandbehaviour(wecannotreadtheirminds).Thusanyanimalsharingouranatomical,physiological,andbehaviouralcharacteristicsissurelylikelytohavefeelingslikeus.Ifweacceptastrueforsakeofargument,thatallhumanshavearightnottobeharmed,
itisunlikelythathumanitywouldstopkillinganimalseitherforfood,topreventoverpopulationorbyaccidentallofwhichwouldhavetobethecaseifanimalsfeelingofpleasureandpainandresultingrightshadtobetakenintoaccount.
Animalresearchnecessitatessignificantharmtotheanimalsinvolved.
POINT:
Animalresearch,byitsverynaturenecessitatesharmtotheanimals.Eveniftheyarenotmadetosufferaspartoftheexperiment,thevastmajorityofanimalsused,mustbekilledattheconclusionoftheexperiment.With115millionanimalsbeingusedinthestatusquothisisnosmallissue.Evenifweweretovastlyreduceanimalexperimentation,releasingdomesticatedanimalsintothewild,wouldbeadeathsentence,andithardlyseemsrealistictothinkthatmanybehaviourallyabnormalanimals,oftenmiceorrats,mightbereadilymoveableintothepettrade.Itisprimafasciaeobvious,thatitisnotintheinterestoftheanimalsinvolvedtobekilled,orharmedtosuchanextentthatsuchkillingmightseemmerciful.Eveniftheoppositioncounterargument,thatanimalslackthecapacitytotrulysuffer,isbelieved,researchshouldnonethelessbebannedinordertopreventthedeathofmillionsofanimals.
COUNTERPOINT:
Firstly,duetoourlargerandmoresophisticatedbrains,onewouldexpecttheaveragehumantohaveagreatmanymoreintereststhananyanimal,forthoseintereststobemorecomplexandinterconnected,andfortheretobeagreatercapacityforreflectionandcomprehensionofthesatisfactiongleanedfromtherealisationofsuchinterests.Thus,wecanascribegreatervaluetothelifeofahumanthanananimal,andthusconcludetheretobelessharminpainlesslykillingananimalthanahuman.Secondly,totheextentthatresearchonanimalsisofbenefittohumans,itisthuspermissibletoconductexperimentsrequiringeuthanasiaoftheanimalsubjects.
Researchcanbedoneeffectivelywithoutexperimentingonlivingcreature.
POINT:
Asexperimentingonanimalsisimmoralweshouldstopusinganimalsforexperiments.Butapartfromitbeingmorallywrongpracticallywewillneverknowhowmuchwewillbeabletoadvancewithoutanimalexperimentationifweneverstopexperimentingonanimals.Animalresearchhasbeenthehistoricalgoldstandard,andinthecaseofsomechemicalscreeningtests,wasformanyyears,bymanywesternstates,requiredbylawbeforeacompoundcouldbereleasedonsale.Scienceandtechnologyhasmovedfasterthanresearchprotocolshowever,andsothereisnolongeraneedforanimalstobeexperimentedon.Wenowknowthechemicalpropertiesofmostsubstances,andpowerfulcomputersallowustopredicttheoutcomeofchemicalinteractions.Experimentingonlivetissueculturealsoallowsustogaininsightastohowlivingcellsreactwhenexposedtodifferentsubstances,withnoanimalsrequired.Evenhumanskinleftoverfromoperationsprovidesaneffectivemediumforexperimentation,andbeinghuman,providesamorereliableguidetothelikelyimpactonahumansubject.Thepreviousnecessityoftheuseofanimalsisnolongeragoodexcuseforcontinueduseofanimalsforresearch.Wewouldstillretainallthebenefitsthatpreviousanimalresearchhasbroughtusbutshouldnotengageinanymore.Thusmodernresearchhasnoexcuseforusinganimals.
COUNTERPOINT:
Mostdevelopedcountries,includingtheUnitedStatesandthemember-statesoftheEuropeanUnion,haveregulationsandlawswhichrequiretheresearchmethodsthatdonotinvolveanimalmodelsshouldbeusedwherevertheywouldproduceequallyaccurateresults.Inotherwords,scientistsarebarredfromusinganimalsinresearchwherenon-animalmethodswouldbejustaseffective.
Further,researchanimalsareextremelyexpensivetobreed,houseandcarefor.Developedcountrieshaveverystrictlawsgoverningthewelfareofanimalsusedinresearch;obtaini
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