ments are rats and mice. Doctors find these species very accommodating when they study different genetic experiments. The mice reproduce very quickly; thus the doctors can view the experiment of genes over several generations of that distinct family. “Experiments on cats have enhanced the understanding of the corpus callosum, a band of fibers that connects the left and right sides of the brain needed for transfer of information from one side to another...led directly to the development of new treatments for patients with strokes, language disorders, brain damage, intractable epilepsy, and other neurologic conditions” (AMA 63). Biomedical and behavioral research have clearly expanded horizons and greatly benefited humans due to the use of these animals.Animal experimentation also plays a critical role in dealing with educational factors. Experiments have been very helpful to many students trying to learn different techniques or types of surgeries. Veterinarians have to test and research on animals, otherwise would never know what to do in different situations. Medical schools, colleges, and physiology departments all use animal research, but in different numbers. “Fewer animals are used for education than for any other purpose...Educators generally agree, however, that students are better trained and patients better served when the students are given ‘hands-on’ experience with living tissue, especially for training in surgery” (AMA 64). Animals are essential in educational uses and experiments.One last role animal experimentation helps is in testing for toxicity and chemicals in household items and drugs. Many activists hope that computer simulations can end this type of testing, however there is not much known about the biological systems of animals thus the validity of the tests would be questioned. Until more is found out about the biological systems, no model can be used to give accurate...
