Can Medical Research on Animals be Justified?

Can Medical Research on Animals be Justified?

No one relishes using animals for experimentation, but the medical community has long insisted that such research helps develop potentially life-saving drugs and treatments. Is this justification compelling enough to continue using animals for medical research?

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Animal Tests are Unreliable for Research and Drug Testing
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By Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - Encouraging Higher Standards in Research

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  • bookworm3
    Taxes

    The people at the labs use tax money that the government give them to test animals, against the Animal Welfare Act. The general public would not pay taxes if they knew what part of it was being used for.

    - bookworm3US December 8, 2008 6:52PM

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