Animal Testing In Research

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Diana: Good afternoon Melanie. Thank you for coming to my house. I wanted to meet with you because I know you are a very well-known scientist and you work on animal testing. I am not very sure this is something moral to work on and I have always wanted to listen the point of view of a specialized scientist. I personally believe animal testing should not be allowed.

Melanie: Hello Diana! I’m glad to be here. I’m sorry I’m came in a little late. Talking about animal testing is definitely my specialty so I was very excited when I heard your invitation. Now, the first thing you need to know is animal testing has to do with improving science and the advancement of technology. That is the main reason why I work on it. I don’t believe it is something …show more content…

(Debate, n.d.) You waste a lot of money on the experiments, paying the scientists, on research and development, and even on basic needs the animal needs such as food and shelter. Imagine there can be two types of processes: a short term experiment and a long term one. The longer the process of the testing is, the more money is required to keep it running. Using these large amounts of money is really no good at all.


Melanie: Okay. I understand the economic part and I might respect that, but do you actually think it is that inhumane?

Diana: Forcing animals to harmful situations and restricting them from basic needs is completely inhumane. An animal should be able to drink, eat, and breathe just as any other creature in the Earth, including humans. If you are trying to make an animal undergo inhumane conditions, you might as well be doing it only for health purposes. But when it comes to cosmetics, it really blows my mind away how you can even consider testing animals for make-up related substances.


Melanie: Hmm. Why do you say that? I can see the makeup you are wearing right now was probably tested in an animal some time …show more content…

My desires are to improve and create new medicines so that what now seems to be a mortal disease can later on become one that has a cure. This gives me personal satisfaction. I think about this and not about what people think of me when I do my job. I don’t really think on how people see me, I just want to create new cures. I think we would both agree if I told you death is something completely unavoidable. Then what’s wrong with animals dying a little sooner in order to allow humans to live a little longer? So, what is your idea of a good life?


Diana: For me, a good life is a life lived with love. A life where the essential things are not visible and they are intangible. Material objects are not important. A life where you should transmit love rather than suffering. Mistreating animals in order to save humans life is not showing love. I can’t take this as a way of living a good life.


Melanie: Well, I like your way of seeing life and I respect it, Diana. I’m sorry, I had a really nice time but I have to catch the 6:00 p.m. bus to New York.


Diana: Oh! All right, thank you for coming anyway. I really appreciated and valued this conversation a lot. I hope you can change your mind someday and try and communicate my thoughts with your

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