Sunday, April 23, 2017

'Take a stand.' To what extent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable?

 Animals should only be used for research related to life-threatening diseases.

A: When a human being and an animal are simultaneously threatened by life, I choose to save the human's life because I am also a human being.

I once raised a dog. I will not hesitate to ask for the dog I love when my beloved dog and unknown person are in danger at the same time. But when a dog I do not know and the person I do not know are in danger at the same time, I will not hesitate to save the person I do not know.

B: However, the animal testing not related to the human's life directly, should be banned. Which animal testing is related to the human's life is depend on social consensus and experts' deliberation.

For this, I can propose the establishment of an animal testing committee for animals  and humans' life.

C: The respect as the same life is always needed for both animals and human-beings. However, there is a limit of human's cognitive abilities, and there is even a view that the earth is also considered as a life. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the principle of respect for life with the best efforts and consideration. I think it is natural to put my species first in the viewpoint of the human species. Nevertheless, if there are persons who treat on the same footing with or prioritize other life and other species beyond their own lives, I will respect them, but I will not have the same position.

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