Many scientists test drugs or pharmaceuticals on animals. But is itmorally correct to use animals for this purpose?
On the one hand there are some arguments for testing drugs with animals: a pharmaceutical products or drug haven't been sufficiently tested they may have undeseable effects. One classic example would be thalidomide in 1960's, when women who were pregnant used this sedative their babies were born with terrible phisical defects. These scientists are very cruel to these animals as some of them die when the drug takes effect. Another argument for, is the drug or vaccine would be tested with animals with a similar metabolism to the humans to see the effects that it might have.
On the other hand, some of the arguments against testing drugs eith animals are: firstly the animals suffer. Animal testing can be false. The responsable to a drug can be diferent from that to in humans. The stress that the animals go through in labs can affect experiments, making the results without sense. Finally the animals have as much right to live as human beings.
To sum up, tesing drugs in animals in my opinion is very cruel since many animals who scientists tested any drug or pharmaceutical product die or theur breed can be born with any terrible physical malformation.
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