tion and practice. (Alhous 1) Colin Blakemore of the University of Oxford also states that, alternative methods already exist for some animal experiments, but the fact is that the law specifically forbids animal use if there is any alternative. (Blakemore 1) So, this argument does not hold up. Alternatives may be useful, but, in some situations, animal testing is still very important in the development of the medical experiments. Vaccines and medication must be thoroughly tested before they are put on the shelves. A poor job cannot be done because a human life could be put at risk. Many animal rights activists claim that we should do away with animal testing due to the fact that the animals suffer. This may be selfish but I would rather rats suffered than someone I loved. As the British Association for the advancement of science stated, diseases will be cured. If animal testing can cure diseases such as AIDS, and many forms of terminal caner I am willing to sacrifice the animals so that humans may survive. Animal activists who go into horrendous details about the various tests that scientists perform often jade the issue of animal testing. I have heard about the rabbit and the eye drop test time and time again. The bunnys eyes were forced open and drops were dropped in for an extended period of time. Of course I felt bad for that poor fluffy rabbit, who wouldnt? But, then I rethought the issue and said to myself, would I rather have the bunny suffer or would I rather go blind? Personally, I would have the bunny suffer. Does this make me some kind of monster? Dome may say yes, but maybe this is a question that we should all ask ourselves. It is easy to say that we should all ask ourselves. It is easy to ay that animal testing is wrong, but when faced with a question of personal suffering and maybe death, the issue of animal testing is no longer cut and dry.When I first sat down to do research on Animal testing, I was l...
