Animal testing should be banned

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Animal testing should be banned

The debate on animal testing has remained a controversial one on the public domain . Opponents of the practice assert that animals have a life and thus feel pain and happiness . Therefore , just like mankind demand for life , the right of animals to enjoy their natural lives should be respected by man . Also claimed is that animals and human beings are different in their genetic makeup as well as in their responsiveness

to external stimuli (Alper , 2008 . This has the implication that animal testing to qualify the safety of products developed for human being is quite unreliable . Still , given the modern technological advancements alternative testing techniques should be employed as failure to do so negate the meaning of scientific developments in the human community

On the other hand , proponents of animal testing claim that it is the only practical way of ensuring quality and safe products for mankind Some proponents assert that the world is structured in a hierarchal manner with man being at the top . Such has the implication of animals being of less value and thus can be used by mankind for his own good For the proponents of animal testing therefore , failing to testing scientific products on animals is compromising the dignity of mankind (Shumake Engman , 1993 . Nevertheless , given the fact that animals have a life , they have unalienable right to live their natural lives justly without harm by mankind . Therefore...