·         Also, they try to reduce the number of animals used by improving experimental techniques.

·         And finally, they refine how animals are treated in order to minimize any stress or pain they might feel.

So, in the end, I’m in favor of animal testing whenever it is strictly necessary and respecting those measures previously mentioned.


Cited page: www.yourgenome.org/debates/should-animals-be-used-in-research#:~:text=The%20use%20of%20animals%20in%20research%20is%20essential%20for%20enabling,and%20safety%20of%20new%20treatments.

But in the other part, they have a less valid point in my opinion, the animal testing has helped in the development of many life-saving treatments. 

So maybe we could find a way to replace this testing to other methods where animals do not participate or they aren’t suffering at all, because they have feelings and lives, as humans.

In many of these shows the animals are harmed or even killed (as in bullfights). In others they are not killed, but beaten or made to suffer in other ways (as in circuses).

In 2011, 11.5 million animals were used in Europe for scientific purposes while the meat industry produced 44 million tones (44 billion kilograms) of animal meat for consumption. 

 

Also, in Europe, animal studies can only be done where there are no suitable non-animal alternatives.

 

I completely disagree with wearing animals. Nowadays we have a very big variety of synthetic leathers and natural materials; like cotton, poliester, … With which to make clothes, and using aninals to make clothes is very selfish and disappointing from us. I think that animals deserve exacly the same as, us as we were “created” the same and we are not superior. What if animals killed us just to make a glamorous coat?? Would be that fair, would we like it? I personally won’t. This is just a matter of empathy