discussion board for Bioethics, you”ll get a few questions and you’ll have to answer them. There is no minimum number of words required, just answer to the best of your knowledge.
Animal Research
The United States government has accepted that research on animals is necessary and beneficial.
Opponents of animal research say the act is inherently wrong.
Support Your Opinion:
Please address these (4) Questions
1.) How do you feel about the use of animals for scientific research?
2.) Does the type of animal make a difference in your answer? ie. a dog vs. a cat vs. monkey vs. a rat vs. insect
3.) If you are against the research would your opinion change if you knew the animals were treated with care while they were used for experiments? If you are pro-animal research does how they are treated matter to you?
4.) Can medical research on animals be justified?
*** Use examples from the reading and required resources to support your answers to the above questions.
Answer preview
How the animals are treated matter to me, in fact, they should only be used if there is no other option. The animals should be addressed in a manner that causes them no harm. The researchers should use the three Rs so that they can help to lower the damage that is created to animals. The three Rs include; Replace, Reduce and Refine. Replace means where possible the animals should be replaced with alternative techniques (National Research Council, 2010). Reduce factors using the least number of animals as possible and refine methods using techniques that are less harmful to the animals and improving their living conditions.
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