I've just read a post on another thread that has made me think about this issue.
It is law that all pharmaceutical products and most medical procedures are tested on animals before they are tested in humans. This is the requirement of both the FDA and the CTA. Basically animal testing has to occur or no new drugs can come to the market. The vast majority of drugs have been, and until a legalisation change, will be tested on animals.
There are predictive/computational methods available but they are not reliable enough for the regulatory authorities to allow the data to be used in place of data obtained from animals.
Many people seem to take a moral standpoint that animal testing is wrong, that they are against it and they judge others who are involved in the practice. All scientists would prefer there to be another method of treating new drugs but at present there isn't an alternative which would allow a drug to make it to the market.
My argument is that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it seems a hypocrisy to me that there are individuals who condemn scientists who perform animal testing whilst at the same time taking the benefit of what the tests produce.
So tell me, anyone who would condemn scientific research on animals if your children were diagnosed with cancer would you refuse the chemotherapy? If you have fertility issues would you refuse IVF? If you are depressed would you not take anti-depressants? All these drugs have been tested on animals.
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To believe that people who are against animal testing of pharmaceuticals should refuse any medicines or medical procedures tested on animals?
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Garcia10 · 02/07/2015 23:43
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