If animals have feelings, then animal testing is wrong. The relationship between humans and animals has been a controversial and heated debate for decades. Many people have joined animal rights movements to advocate for the fair treatment of animals. Animals have no syntax and therefore there is no way to accurately communicate with them. For this reason, there is currently no evidence that animals can experience the same level of emotions as humans. Peter Singer is an animal rights advocate. In his essay “Animal Liberation” he talks about what animals can experience. Singer, like many others, believes that animals can experience deeper levels of emotion like humans. Peggy Carlson wants to end animal testing, she and many others believe that animal testing is inhumane and ineffective. If animals can suffer as much as humans, animal testing seems like a horrible practice. I mostly agree with Singer and Carlson on this topic. I think different animals have different levels of emotional complexity, some animals simply experience primal instincts and others experience emotions closer to or at the human level. Taking this into account, I think animal testing is justified, but some of it is unnecessary and cruel. By examining animal behaviors and scientific research conducted on the topic, it is evident that many animals can experience the same level of emotions as humans. In the "Animal Minds" episode of Radiolab, a scientist who studies spindle cells was interviewed. Spindle cells are a type of brain cell linked to the deeper levels of emotion in humans. Many animals were also found to have this type of cell in their brains, indicating the possibility that they experience the same level of emotions as humans. This seems like...half of paper to me...scientists experimented on concentration camp inmates. They have made breakthroughs in treating hypothermia, at the expense of freezing hundreds of reluctant humans. Many have suffered from multiple experiments and many have died. The hypothermia test could be considered humane compared to other experiments conducted on masses of prisoners. When taking into account the suffering caused, some scientists even refuse to acknowledge what the Nazi scientists learned. The tests conducted on concentration camp inmates are considered one of the most atrocious events in history. If it were proven that animals can experience the same suffering as humans, testing should be stopped. But this would cause a halt in scientific progress in various fields. Of course, temporarily there is always a solution. We just need to find one.
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