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There are many pros to animal testing. One pro is that computer technology can be used instead of testing on animals to get the same result. People who feel that testing on animals is wrong would greatly favor this idea because no animals would be hurt in the process. Also, animals can benefit from being tested on. Not all testing on animals is bad. Through the use of testing on animals, cures for rabies, feline leukemia, and distemper have been discovered in the favor of animals. Finally, animals are similar to humans. By testing on animals, scientists can get an idea of what will come of testing on humans. This will help scientists to determine what will be helpful to humans and also what will be harmful to humans. There are many pros to animals testing, but there are also many cons as well.
There are may cons to animal testing as well. One con is that animals are being cruelly treated by being tested on. John McArdle, a biologist with the American ActiVivisection Society says that " they violate the rights of an animal to be free from unnatural diseases, injuries, or mental and behavior problems." By testing on animals, McArdle is saying that these scientists are violating the rights of animals to be happy and healthy. Also, the testing on animals can be conducted the same way as testing on humans could occur because animals and humans biologically are different. The results from an experiment on an animal could not be applied to humans in the same manner. Finally, those who oppose animal testing say that tissue samples for humans already exists so testing on animals is not necessary. The new technology is a start for the treatment on animals to come to a stop.
The new technology of computer programming helps out both sides to this argument. First, pro animal testing scientists believe that animal testing is necessary. With this new computer models, the scientists are still able to do their research. People who dislike animal testing are happy because these tests will not be conducted on animals but instead done on computers where animals are no longer harmed. Both sides benefit with this new technology. The new computer models can see how a certain medicine affects a human without actually making a human or animal suffer in the process. However, these computer models can not feel any pain that a patient might have.
There are may cons to animal testing as well. One con is that animals are being cruelly treated by being tested on. John McArdle, a biologist with the American ActiVivisection Society says that " they violate the rights of an animal to be free from unnatural diseases, injuries, or mental and behavior problems." By testing on animals, McArdle is saying that these scientists are violating the rights of animals to be happy and healthy. Also, the testing on animals can be conducted the same way as testing on humans could occur because animals and humans biologically are different. The results from an experiment on an animal could not be applied to humans in the same manner. Finally, those who oppose animal testing say that tissue samples for humans already exists so testing on animals is not necessary. The new technology is a start for the treatment on animals to come to a stop.
The new technology of computer programming helps out both sides to this argument. First, pro animal testing scientists believe that animal testing is necessary. With this new computer models, the scientists are still able to do their research. People who dislike animal testing are happy because these tests will not be conducted on animals but instead done on computers where animals are no longer harmed. Both sides benefit with this new technology. The new computer models can see how a certain medicine affects a human without actually making a human or animal suffer in the process. However, these computer models can not feel any pain that a patient might have.