Is it morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

[gypsy_rose]

I realy don't think we should be testing on animals in one hand but on the other we NEED to know if they are safe...(not that they realy are)

[EireLass]

Well, I worked in vivisection and animal husbandry for the military. You learn to separate yourself from the 'cuddly' emotion to 'this is a job' emotion. We used to test drugs on the young soldiers....volunteers, they knew, etc....but people spoke up and decided that wasn't a good idea. They still use humans for alot of things.

I don't know....would you offer your child up to be experimented on? 

[momto2boys973]

For medicines?? yes.

For cosmetics? No

Sharon

[kitty8199]

 We are not the same physiologically.  The studies are never even conclusive.  They say "it does this to an animal, but we don't know if it does to a human", so what is the point.  There are things said safe in animals that are not safe in humans.  I'm sure there are things that were unsafe in animals that would be beneficial in humans.  You never know.  I don't know what an alternative is, beside paying people to use as guinea pigs.

[kitty8199]

 

Quoting EireLass:

Well, I worked in vivisection and animal husbandry for the military. You learn to separate yourself from the 'cuddly' emotion to 'this is a job' emotion. We used to test drugs on the young soldiers....volunteers, they knew, etc....but people spoke up and decided that wasn't a good idea. They still use humans for alot of things.

I don't know....would you offer your child up to be experimented on? 

 My friend got her Phd in biology and was in research.  After a few tests, she decided she couldn't do it, and is teaching now, on the universtity level.  She said it was too much for her to do to the animals.

[Clairwil]

Yes, mainly.

Chimps and other language using apes, though, I'm less sure about.