Jun 06 2009
Animal experiments may be gone within a generation, experts say
Animal experimentation is one of the most hotly debated issues in the world of science. Some people accept it as a necessary harm without ever questioning the word ‘necessary’. Humans have a tendency to accept facts as legitimate simply because they have been around for a long time. Despite appearances, animal experiments haven’t been around for too long and they certainly have grown in number over the last few decades. You don’t have to be a scientist to know it’s wrong and examples of bad science.
With all these thoughts in mind, it was encouraging to see an article in the Times (UK) with views from an event discussing vivisection. Some scientists attending the event are hopeful that lab animals may become a thing of the past within a generation. Virtual humans, banks of living cells and cell scaffolds may become the norm. Besides freeing animals from scientific cruelty, it will haul science out the ethical dark age.
I really hope the view presented in the article is true and I hope that animal testing will be made illegal as soon as possible. This is the only way to guarantee that our animal friends will no longer become victims of bogus science.
