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

I think animals should be used for scientific research; however, it should be done is a proper manner that causes no harm to the animals and to ensure that the least number of animals are used. This is because they help in having a better understanding of human biology and health and also to develop new medicine (Festing and Wilkinson, 2007). Removing the animals from the lap would hinder the knowledge of health and even diseases. This would also affect the development of treatment. It will, in turn, have some effects on human health.

2.

The type of an animal does matter. Animals should only be used if their genes closely related or can work best for what has…