our knowledge of the workings of the human body and to find cures for diseases

(Chang 1998, para 1) . There is much contention in regard to animal testing

despite its longtime practice in the United States and beyond, however, and

both sides have compelling arguments to support their beliefs. Is animal testing

truly a valuable tool in advancing medical research? Or is animal experimentation

inhumane and archaic as animal rights activist insist? What ethical basis do

either side have for their opinions?

Animal experimentation became widespread in the late 1800's.

Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine against rabies through his experiments with

animals (Chang 1998, p.5). Pasteur also isolated the microbe that causes

anthrax and developed a vaccine against the deadly disease (Botting and

Morrison 1997, para. 4). Joseph Lister, a British surgeon who pioneered the

sterilization of instruments and dressings used to treat wounds was influenced

greatly by Pasteur (para 5) In 1875, Queen Victoria asked Lister to address the

Royal Commission's inquiry into vivisection (the dissection of live animals)

advances are epidemiological studies, in vitro research, clinical research of

Western ethical theories should not always be the only basis for examining our

should count equally to that of humans (1997, p.131), at least in my opinion.

animals. In reality, there are no basic differences in the physiology of lab animals

animal experimentation conducted is senseless. At UCLA's Brain Research

Botting, Jack H. and Morrison, Adrian R. "Animal Research is Vital to

Kaufman (physicians and experts in the area of medical research) cite many

did not have the same effect on animals it was tested on (2000, para. 3) Arsenic,

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