The Use of Animals in Medical Research.

Since the ancient Greeks, experimental animals have been very important to our understanding of the biological processes that makes life possible. In a world growing more complex daily, laboratory animals are needed more than ever to help in the discovery of vaccines and cures for the plagues of today and those to come, not to mention in both easing the burden of chronic diseases and ensuring humans a safe food supply. Using animals in biomedical …

…The public is more likely to protest something that few of them understand than something, like eating meat, which most people accept. Yet, scientists say that medical research is the very area where the greatest good has come at the smallest ethical price. Discoveries made using animals have long-term benefits. Unlike the pig that died for a pork sandwich, the pig that was used to create insulin helped prolong the lives of people with diabetes.