Do you think animal testing is right?

[Kantor]

I agree with what most people have said:

1) There is no need to test cosmetic products on animals. Really.

2) A human life IS more valuable than an animal life. Much more valuable. Humans are capable of conscious thought and expression, we created civilisation and changed the world, we have a far greater impact on our surroundings than any other animal. To put it simply, yes, we are more important. In a hospital, if one patient can be treated, and a dog and a human are dying, who will they treat? How about a RAT and a human? People lay traps and set poison to KILL rats for no real reason. Scientists kill rats to save human lives.

3) It's not the same as racism. All humans, be they white, black, brown, yellow, green, or whatever, are HUMAN. Everything I described in point 2. All that changes is the physical anatomy of the person, and they are still part of the dominant species on Earth.

4) Killing animals for food is much more inhumane than killing or harming them for medical reasearch. There are alternatives to eating animals. Widely available alternatives. There is NO alternative to animal testing of medicine, unless you want to risk killing a human. I'm not going to turn vegetarian, because the way I see it, the animal is dead and prepared already. Meat is nutritious. And it's also tasty. No, I don't feel bad for saying that. I wouldn't eat a dog, or a cat, or even a rabbit, or, god forbid, a dolphin. These are domestic animals. Dolphins are extremely intelligent. I wouldn't be able to sleep. But a pig, or a chicken, or a sheep...they have been bred for slaughter for millenia. They are not intelligent animals. Few people could love a pig like they love a dog.

5) So essentially, yes, I believe that animal testing is right. Right because it's ESSENTIAL. If and when there is a feasible alternative, I will support it.

That's where I stand.