Advantages of Animal Testing in Medical Research
“Should humans dominate the animal world and use animals as they deem appropriate? Or do animals, which cannot speak or defend themselves against humans, have a fundamental right no live out their lives without human interference” (“Animal”). ... Medical research involving animals has done much to promote the health of the human race. Were it not for animal testing, the cure for Polio would not exist and Diabetics would suffer and die from their disease (Masci). Animals should be used to test new medical techniques and drugs because it allows life saving ideas to be developed, it is safe, animals can be bred easily, and it will save human lives. One of the first and foremost advantages of animals testing is that it allows scientists to test create and test new drugs. In a poll conducted by ICR Survey Research, out of 1,004 people, sixty-two percent said that they think it is okay to use animals to test medical treatments (Masci).