When was the last time you told you cat or dog “thank you?”
They, along with countless other species, have helped keep your family and friend’s
health and safe for longer than you would think. Sure, they calm you down when
your stressed or make you get exercise when they want to go for a walk, but
have you ever stopped to think how much more they have done for the medical and
scientific community. Animals are often test subjects in scientific experiments
or sources of products that are used in medicine and medical procedures.
Because their bodies tend to be more sensitive than humans, if there are any
negative effects cause by drugs or health products on the animals, than they
know that the product is not suitable for human use and the product must either
be abandoned completely or refined so that little to no negative side effects
are experienced. Animals are also used for their products that they naturally
produce or have in their body such as the blood of horseshoe crabs which is
used to detect for potentially dangerous bacteria growth in vaccine and other
medical products. However, many people question how ethical it is to possible
put animals in pain or kill them for the benefit of human beings. There must be
a balance between human’s welfare and animal welfare, otherwise the practices
are not efficient. Without animals, we would probably be decades behind what we
have already scientifically discovered.
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