As public safety is one of the highest importance, it is often necessary to test on the animals first new products on animals. It is better for a few animals to suffer than for human life to be placed at risk by untested products. To What extent do you agree or disagree?
Contemporary times have witnessed groundbreaking discoveries, primarily in medicine and other lifestyle products, most of which have been first tried on animals. This fact has irked many animal right activities, who treat such a move with indignation, but there is a lobby that lends its support to this experimentation.
A sizable lobby opines that of products on animals is important because the physiology of certain mammals is similar to humans; therefore, it aids scientists to develop various drugs and treatments which are crucial in saving or safeguarding the lives of people from fatal diseases such as HIV, cancer, and deadly tumours; in turn, incumbent for improving the overall quality of life. Moreover, trying out new products on animals is imperative so that they can be checked for any side effects they could jeopardize human safety.
This can be exemplified by quoting the revelations of several researches that state that there is a conspicuous decline in the number of deaths among females due to introduction of animal experimentation in the field of cosmetics, which was earlier very high owing to high ammonia content present in it.
However, critics are up in arms against this practice. They profoundly feel that this is an injustice being meted out to the poor beings like rodents, guinea pigs and monkeys, to invent or innovate. Countless animals which are subjected to painful procedures either perish during the process, or are condemned to lead a painful life, in captivity, suffering from deformities due clinical trials.
Overall, I opine that despite certain advantages attributed to carrying out the animal trials, it is very unethical and immoral and must be discouraged promptly. There is a need to adopt a humane attitude towards those sharing space with mankind on this planet.
