I am personally more inclined towards supporting testing drugs and medicine on animals because it is really the better choice out of the two options. Firstly, let us ask ourselves, what is the best ending / result or final outcome we hope to get? Of course, we want an outcome that benefits the most number of people and brings the greatest good.
Although animal testing is cruel, I admit, but a sacrifice of one or two animals can possibly save hundreds or thousands of humans suffering under immense pain brought by "incurable illnesses". Treating a few animals kindly by sparing them the experiments is equals to treating thousands of poor patients cruelly. Therefore, I can conclude here that experiments on animals would bring benefit to the most number of people and thus, it is the most desirable outcome.
A second thing I do not understand is why some people who openly and vehemently object against holding experiments on animals, can peacefully eat their pork chop or beef steak in the luxuries of their home. Isn't it all the same, may I ask? Killing an animal is as cruel as holding experiments on them. The pain, and amount of human greed and selfishness involved in it is also comparable.
I will now elaborate on my third point. Maybe many have been fooled by irrational appeals to the human emotions of pity, but if we take a step back and look at the bigger picture, I am confident that drug-testing on animals is being merciful. Imagine the sheer number of people still suffering and living in the unbearable pain incurable illnesses has brought them if the life-saving cure we know today are not proven safe for treatment. Thousands would also be killed if our society fails to advance in medicine science. Killing thousands of humans would of course, be much much more cruel than killing one or two animals.
Furthermore, not all animals who receive experiments die! According to a Times Magazine survey, it is discovered that only 68% of the animals who receive drug-tests die. Again, we should compare these to the people in desperate wait for a cure, which safety can only be tested using animals.
Lastly, I would like to point out that the opposition's proposal of banning experiments on animals is totally not feasible. May I ask then, where do we test the safety of drugs and medicine? On humans? Or maybe they are proposing that we should not hold tests at all.
Just 2 years ago, I've heard a story of a man suffering from depression who was so frustrated at his medical condition that he rashly took unknown pills he found in his home, in hope that they can cure his depression. A week later, he found out that all his hair had drop off, and not only that, his arms and legs were full of rashes too. This example has clearly shown how taking drugs which safety is not proven can lead to serious consequences.
In conclusion, we should support experimentation on animals, because they are the only way we can test our drugs and achieve the greatest good and the greatest number of people that benefit fro the experiments. Thank you.
