Nowadays animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Some people argue that these experiements should be banned because it is morally wrong to cause animals to suffer, while others are in favour of them because of their benefits to humanity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In today's world, many products are produced with chemicals which could have numerous side effects unknown to the end user. In order to avoid

such

mishaps, experiments are conducted in the labs before the products reach the shelves for sale. It is quite unfortunate that the method of

such

knowledge involves testing on animals. In my opinion, it is immoral to test on animals and

this

should immediately cease. The ingredients used to develop new drugs to help with various illnesses are unknown to the common man. It would be good to ensure that what is being given to cure a disease does not result in creating other problems for the human body. Recently, the news brought to light that the drug being used to cure the common cold actually was causing harm to the brain.

This

was only possible as the experiment that was conducted on an ape which has the same genetics as human beings shed light on the problem.

However

, taking into consideration the plight of an animal who unlike man cannot speak or express clearly how

this

evidence is affecting him/her. To test the effects of smoking, a capuchin monkey was given up to a pack of ciggies a day. After a month the monkey drastically started to shed hair and

also

had severe breathing issues and a cardiac problem that eventually led to its demise. How unfortunate that an animal had to suffer from a disease that he would never have encountered in the wild. Though experimenting to ensure the medicines and products are put on shelves for customers to buy is important, animal experiments should absolutely be stopped.