Some people argue that all experimentation on animals is bad and should be outlawed. However, others believe that important scientific discoveries can be made from animal experiments. Can experimentation on animals be justified? Are there any alternatives?

For millions of years,

animals

are used for different types of experiments. From cosmetics and additives testing to medical research

such

as drug side effects or organ transplants. There are many different opinions and behaviours. In one team we can classify doctors and health specialists who believe

that is

important to determine the quality of new drugs or viruses discovered recently, but on the other side are animal lovers who militate for animal rights. In

this

essay, we will discuss the importance of experiments on

animals

, the cons against them, and problem-solving.

Firstly

, many scientists and doctors believe

that is

important to discover the side effects of drugs by testing them on mice, rabbits, and other small creatures. It is true indeed.

For example

, approximately 70 years ago in the market was a cure named Thamioline. That pill helped pregnant women to prevent morning vomiting. There were some studies that demonstrated that children born after their mothers took Thamioline had health problems

such

as heart and lung malformations, rickets, and

also

Down syndrome. Many doctors believe that if

this

remedy would have been tested before,

this

problem could have been avoided.

Secondly

, there are a lot of animal lovers who militate for animal rights. In every country exists some ONG and individual persons who are trying to combat

this

kind of practice. Thinking that

animals

are

also

sentient beings we have no right to be cruel to them. Knowing that these innocent beings are used for testing cosmetics, what if we start to be natural as God made us or use make-up made from vegetables? What if we can evolve and discover new methods of testing remedies and cosmetics? There are many possibilities to avoid using

animals

for our well-being. To give a clear example, in

this

century, when technology is more friendly and advanced than decades ago, scientists could use analyzers, computer simulators, or robots. Using robots they can reproduce the human body and physiological necessities and test every medical prescription which is discovered.

Also

, by introducing human necessities and physiologic characteristics, they could simulate what happens when the ADN or ARN from a virus has contact with our body, and

then

with pharmaceutical recipes, they could combat that virus. To sum that up, it is important to test and check drugs and symptoms of disease, but it is not necessary to do it on

animals

. We have no right to be cruel to them and make them suffer, and nowadays we can use alternatives to avoid

this

practice.