Arguments Against Animal Rights

One of the biggest arguments animal rights activists have is that animals should not be used in medicine or experiments. The problem is animals are necessary to continue advancements in science. They are used in research such as medicine. In schools students are taught anatomy by dissecting animals. Even doctors and veterinarians use animals to train. (The Animal Rights Debate 1). Some ways that animals have helped with medicine are they have stopped and slowed down a variety of medical issues. This includes cancer, AIDS, and smallpox. Asthma inhalers were created due to animals and so were many types of vaccines. (Forty Reasons Why We Need 1). Animal testing isn’t even just for the benefit of humans. It has also created new medicines for animals.
That is why mice are used instead. (Should Animals be Used 1). Other than testing animals are needed in medicines too. One study was done by the World Health Organization that discovered “that as many as 80% of the world's more than six billion people rely primarily on animal and plant-based medicines." (Rômulo and Ierecê 1). Another complaint is that research facilities abuse their animal. Many complaint of abuse could be fixed with animal welfare laws and there are already many regulations in place to prevent it. The Animal Welfare Act was passed in 1966. This set rules for animals in research, commercials, or being shown to the public. In 2000 it also protected mice and rats in experiments. (Animal Rights 1). For research the Animal Welfare Act set rules for how the animals should be taken care of and states that the facilities need to be inspected. Before tests can start being made on animals they have to be presented to a committee too. (Should Animals be Used 1). Here they must prove that they must use animals for the research, that they are using the smallest possible amount of animals, and that the animals are not being hurt more than is needed. (The Three Rs