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Asked by 592smbd43 to Abbey, Natalie, Keith, Aaron on 8 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by 669smbd43, @biglad, 893smbd43, jade.proctor, Sophie.
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Keith Franklin answered on 8 Nov 2015:
It depends on the “scientific reasons”. It has to be a good reason in order to use animals.
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Natalie Garrett answered on 10 Nov 2015:
This is a very important question. I personally think there are some things you have to use animals for, unless you want to put people’s lives at risk. For instance, all drugs that the NHS prescribes have to have been tested on animals at some point, so that we can know if they are safe or not.
However, I have read some scientific papers where they have included an animal experiment, and it’s not really clear to me why they needed to do it at all. Sometimes it seems to make the paper more valid, but other times it’s almost as if they did it for the sake of doing it and there was no benefit to anyone.
I would like to see less animal experimentation in the future, and I am pretty sure that will happen as we develop new ways of testing that don’t need animals to be involved.
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Aaron Boardley answered on 18 Nov 2015:
We have all benefited from research done using animals, whether we know it or lot. When we are sick, or have been in hospital, the medicines we have been given – at some point – would have been tested on some animals, for example.
In situations like this, when the only alternative might be to test them straight on humans, then I think doing carefully controlled animal tests is acceptable, but sometimes difficult decision. However, care must be taken, and the tests properly monitored, to ensure it is worthwhile. There is no point doing lots of wasteful tests in this way – they should all count, and help us grow our knowledge.
You specifically asked about ‘scientific’ research, and I think this is important. Using animals for other reasons, such as research on beauty products, I do not think is good and it is something I would avoid buying.
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