Why we use Animals in Medical Research

Speaking of Research is a campus-oriented organization, which seeks to get students and scientists to speak openly about the importance of animal research in the development of lifesaving medical treatments.

Tom Holder, spokesman of Speaking of Research, was a key member of the UK movement "Pro-Test", which helped win the British public over on the issue of animal testing.

In this video, Speaking of Research challenge some of the misinformation that is spread around by animal rights groups on the subject of vivisection.

The presentation was filmed at a Speaking of Research talk at Oregon Health & Sciences University.

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[dan90555]

Its easy to stand there with the moral high ground and reject animal testing, but when your ill and need life saving treatment derived from animal research you can be sure almost everyone wouldn't turn it down...

Once there are viable alternatives, it will be abandoned. There may be cases where a treatment has been stalled, but overall medical science wouldn't be where it is it, let alone have started! Would you rather no AR, or potentially life saving cures for you and those close to you...

[jurassicturd3]

@mszypul Idiot, most medical research progress has come form animal testing

[TakinDecent]

@grndcontrol07 yes the germans set up death camps where experiments were being conducted on humans! are you seriously advocating this? maybe you should be the first resident. people like you make me wanna puke

[LondonProphet]

@grndcontrol07 You can see a fairly clear reply to the "what if aliens tried to test on us" on the SR website - Look for the "Gorgons Visit Earth"

Essentially our ability to be moral agents means that they would not be able to morally test on us.

[grndcontrol07]

HMMM I wonder if Humans would feel the same if another Species used us for experimentation, for there research.The Germans, and Japaness, did Human Experiments during War time, and made some the biggiest advancements in Medical research for there Time, if we want the knowledge it is us who should pay the price! we should not do it at the expense of Animals, we would not want someone or something else Experimenting on us for there gaines.

[cecerchio]

@crxtech1 Absolutely it cannot be considered 100% reliable. But before a treatment can be considered safe for human test it has to go through the animal process. Even human twins, who share the same DNA, can respond differently to certain substances. This is due to history (previous diseases, lifestyle, eating habits, etc..) and especially the interaction between genotype and environmental factors (phenotype) that makes each of us unique individuals.

[crxtech1]

@cecerchio You do not know what you are talking about, 100% of treatments have to be re-tested on humans after animals because animal testing is not reliable.

[cecerchio]

@crxtech1 What a pile of rubbish. How do you know if a medical treatment will be effective? It has to go through the animal process first. Humans and mice share 80% of genetic characteristics and it is thanks to medical studies on animals that we can save many human lives, on both testing and treating.

[dunhillsupramk3]

@crxtech1 here is the thing next time you get sick don't go to a Hospital or a clinic or a Dr office because 99% of drugs out there was not possible without animal testing... further more people like you will always be against animal testing until you or your family needs a drug to save you lives