Animal Testing Should Be Allowed in Medical ResearchConducting experiments on animals for medical improvement has always been a highly controversial issue. Animal rights organisations such as PETA question the legitimacy of it, arguing that it is cruel and unacceptable while the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki states clearly that human trials should be preceded by tests on animals if possible. In this case, though I commiserate the experimented animals, I support animal testings as they are vital to medical advancements for the sake of human race.
Nearly all medical breakthroughs over the recent decades were based on the ground of animal testing. The polio vaccine were mainly tested on monkeys for amelioration. The effectiveness of this vaccine is extraordinary. Apparently , it declined the global occurrence of the disease from 350,000 cases in 1988 to 1606 cases in 2009The lack of insulin were also discovered to be the cause for type 1 diabetes by experiments on dogs and rabbits. Before that, those patients could only wait hopelessly for their time to come. It is definitely remarkable that countless “terminal” illnesses were treated because of researches involving animal testing. People escaped death from diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, and so on within a short period of time. Millions have been saved and the credit goes to animal testing.
The general public holds negative opinion towards animal research even if they realise the benefits of it. Many develop this attitude because of the photos of rats and dogs in terrible status which are all over the Internet. However, those are misleading information. Not to mention that some of them are edited photos, others are often from decades ago. Therefore, the current situation of animal testing is frequently misrepresented. In addition to government regulations, scientists are also guided by federal Animal Welfare Act when conducting animal research. Not only does it supervise the living standards of animals during experiments, it also appoints veterinarians to carry out inspections in laboratory to ensure humane treatments.
PETA considers animal experiments unacceptable as they harm animals and violate their rights. No doubt the majority of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or affect their general well-being. However, the experimenters are well-aware of the ethical problem. After the Three R’s guiding principles were made official in 1959, they have endorsed and complied with the 3R’s at all times. In the guideline, the first R represents replacement, which means that one must use non-animal methods whenever it is possible to generate the same valid scientific result. The second R represents reduction, which means that the number of animals used in experiments must be reduced to minimum. The third R represents refinement, meaning that the experimenters have to keep the potential pain or distress for animals at the merest level whilst enhancing
s. This reduces the number of animals to what the third and fourth R’s can achieve which is acceptable to breeders and breeders in the field, for example.
This article is based on evidence that, despite the limitations of the 3R’s, a number of ethical practices are applicable to the experiments that we make as a result of its standards. These include a failure to consider animal cruelty and any attempts to use non-animal methods as control methods, and any attempts at aversive manipulation to alter the condition of the animal by an intervention group or other methods, among other actions that harm the public. The data from our investigations clearly highlight the importance of this ethical practice and the fact that these practices will be pursued at every level, from within, within, and against animal control groups. We are therefore happy with the outcome that the principles of 2*4*4§4*4†4 are adopted in a more general way and that we continue our work as a professional journal. The ethical guidelines, which are not affected by the current guidelines, are: (a) no less than three animal experiments at the level of 2*4’s. (b) no more than one R’ in each experiment. (c) all nonanimal experimental procedures in each experiment.
PETA recognizes that animals have been misused and this has resulted in a number of incidents. The fact that we must use every possible means to achieve the scientific conclusions with the aim being to preserve the life of animals will not be an infringement on their personal rights. PETA strongly supports a reduction of the number of animals that could be used in these experiments. This reduces the number of dogs and cats to the minimum number necessary to ensure healthy populations of their owners and to ensure an enjoyable life for both parties.
PETA does not claim any responsibility for these instances of intentional animal abuse or torture. The animal advocacy organizations and the other media organisations involved in the projects have been supportive of PETA in all the forms in which appropriate actions can be taken and are aware of the potential abuses to animals which are occurring and take prompt action when warranted. As a result, all actions are taken to avoid future violations of the 3R’s, including any of PETA’s previous work and its current work. However, any attempts to reduce the number of animals in our laboratories in this manner will only result in more violations of the 3R’s and our commitment to a fair, humane and responsible system has been consistently upheld.
All animal trials of dogs and cats were carried out and all experiments to this date have always been compliant with the principles of 3’4’s.
The ethical standard for conducting an animal trial involves the following: • The intervention must comply with the ethical principles in the field. These include a prohibition on the use of outside interventions or other substances and must address the ethical issues raised at the outset. •The experimenters must perform the research to be conducted. •All experiments must meet certain basic safety and welfare standards (see Table 4).
This paper summarizes the methods developed jointly by the European and American Animal Rights groups to provide a standard for the development of 3’4’s that shall reflect the level of welfare and respect for animals involved in animal studies, regardless of whether inbreeding or genetic mutation