| Animals matter
Animals must not be needlessly
hurt and should always be treated with respect. But
the alleviation of human pain and suffering and the
improvement in the quality of life for those living
with medical problems, means the controlled use of animals
can be justified.
In the past few decades we
have seen huge medical progress. And in the future,
such work could lead to big improvements in the treatment
of common disorders and new medicines to manage or even
cure currently untreatable diseases. These are goals
worth striving for.
Some people question whether
it is ethical to use animals in medical research. A
more important question might be, would it be ethical
not to?
We should value the lives
of animals, but most people would accept that the lives
of people come first.
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