Whenever biologists use animals for experiment,
some animal protection organizations, such as Humane Society or PETA, protests
in front of National Assembly and laboratories. However, as I’m trying to major
in biology, I think this kind of demo is useless, and even giving sinister
effects to them. Especially the animals used in biology experiments (rather than
psychology or physics) are getting more sympathy, and even some people are
strongly against it. But, the animal experiment is necessary and it should be
continued without any brakes by animal protecting groups.
All of them, who are protesting it, are earning benefits
from the experiment. Headache pills like Tylenol, ointments, digestive
medicines are made by animal experiments. Everyday life, they take those pills
after heavy drinking and overeating. Everyday life they are using these ointments
to their kids or themselves. Why? Aren’t they against the animal experiment?
They are earning benefits every time whenever the new medicine came out from
the experiment. They are actually getting benefits, so they really should not
protest it.
The organizations think that the experiment is
only for humans. However, the result of experiments can be adapted to both
humans and animals. Therefore their insistences that ‘the animal experiment is
egoism of humans’ can’t be true. Sure, we (including scientists) feel sympathy
to the sacrificed animals. Sure, it is problem that some animals should be
sacrificed for other animals. However, it’s for all-all the creatures.
Otherwise I think that protesting to animal experiment is egoism-just caring about few animals. Those people should think
about it. Which is more important: the aids for all animals and humans those
are suffering from diseases or physical problems, or very very few animals those
are sacrificed in laboratory? Plus, the experiment is also helpful to preserve
endangered animals. Now, who are more egocentric?
Finally, there are 3Rs that can prevent abuse of
animal experiments. 3R is Reduction, Refinement, and Replacement. By reduction,
we can use the least number of animals for experiment. By Refinement scientists
are trying their best to help animals not be suffer from pain. By Replacement,
if we are able to, we find other ways that doesn’t use animals.
Good start. I'm really interested in the last argument about 3 R's. This issue is very good for an essay, and it's good to see you have some prior experience thinking about it. Make sure you acknowledge why the PETA people etc. might have a distorted view of the situation. It is true that rats and monkeys have been crucial towards finding cures for diseases, but what about commercial products like shampoo?
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