For and against essay: animal testing

Animal Testing: there is no alternative.
Every day, thousands of people are saved from painful diseases and death by powerful medical drugs andtreatments. This incredible gift of medicine would not be possible without animal testing. Despite these benefits, some people are calling for animaltesting to be banned because of alleged cruelty.
Those against the use of animal testing claim that it is inhumane to use animals in experiments. Idisagree completely. It would be much crueler to test new drugs on children or adults. Even if it were possible, it would also take much longer tosee potential effects.
Opponents of animal testing also argue that the results are not applicable to humans. This may be true. Some drugs have hadto be removed, despite testing. However, we don’t have alternative methods of testing. Computer models are not advanced enough, and testing onplants is much less applicable to humans than tests on animals such as monkeys. Until we have a better system, we must use animal testing.
A furtherpoint often raised against animal testing is that it is cruel. Some of the tests certainly seem painful, but the great majorities of people on thisplanet eat meat or wear leather without any guilt.
I agree that we need to make sure that animals that are used for testing new products have theminimum of suffering. However, I am convinced that animal testing is necessary, and that it will continue to benefit humans in new and wonderful ways.