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Animal experimentation is necessary |
For
some medicine it is made obligatory
that they are tested on animals. "Obligatory"
is different from "necessary". |
You can't do research for cancer or aids without using animals |
The best results are made with human research. That is more expensive, though. |
There are not enough alternatives |
Only
1% of the budget is used to find alternatives.
When you don't look, you will find
nothing. Nevertheless there are many
effective alternatives. |
Animal experimentation is aimed at human happiness and human health |
The first and most important aim of pharmaceutical industry is profit |
When you don't sacrifice animals, you sacrifice human lives |
In view of the fact of the successful results of human experimentations and others without animals it is rather harmful not to switch to experimentation without animals |
If you get ill yourself, you will change your mind |
It is better to look for alternatives when there is enough time to live |
Isn't immoral to use humans for experimentation? |
Human beings cooperate voluntary and communicate better. Researchers are more motivated to set up save and effective experiments. |
This article is part of a series on falsities and demagogy |
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Some arguments used in debate on the topics in the title simply are invalid. That goes for pro and contra. We selected a few of the most rigid arguments from different situations and placed an appropriate counterargument. Because a more clear and honest way of reasoning helps improve the circumstances animals live in. Mail us if you encounter other or new (counter)-arguments. Apart from the specific issues there are the types of arguments in general. Fallacies are deliberately or accidentally used in a debate. So be aware of the principles and the integrity of an opponent. Click here for tips on how to react to animal-unfriendly behavior of others. |
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Non-valid arguments (deceptive arguments) for different groups: |