WHERE DO YOU STAND?WHERE DO YOU STAND?WHERE DO YOU STAND?WHERE DO YOU STAND?

PROS:PROS:PROS:PROS:

• Animal Research means Medical ProgressAnimal Research means Medical ProgressAnimal Research means Medical ProgressAnimal Research means Medical Progress,

• Many Medical Treatments are made Many Medical Treatments are made Many Medical Treatments are made Many Medical Treatments are made possible by itpossible by itpossible by itpossible by it

• Many peopleMany peopleMany peopleMany people support Animal Testing for support Animal Testing for support Animal Testing for support Animal Testing for medicine.medicine.medicine.medicine.

• Testing helpsTesting helpsTesting helpsTesting helps reducing human harm and reducing human harm and reducing human harm and reducing human harm and saving lives.saving lives.saving lives.saving lives.

• Animals are thought to be the closest Animals are thought to be the closest Animals are thought to be the closest Animals are thought to be the closest matchmatchmatchmatch in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to

-Ricardo Sisco López-Ignacio Marín BrañasUniversidad Antonio de Nebrija

CONS:CONS:CONS:CONS:

• Animal Experimentation is unreliableAnimal Experimentation is unreliableAnimal Experimentation is unreliableAnimal Experimentation is unreliable.

• It's impossible to know exactly how many It's impossible to know exactly how many It's impossible to know exactly how many It's impossible to know exactly how many animalsanimalsanimalsanimals are being used in researchare being used in researchare being used in researchare being used in research

• In labsIn labsIn labsIn labs, animalsanimalsanimalsanimals live in wire cageslive in wire cageslive in wire cageslive in wire cages and and and and stay locked all their livesstay locked all their livesstay locked all their livesstay locked all their lives,

• Many animals are used in researches that Many animals are used in researches that Many animals are used in researches that Many animals are used in researches that are either painful, distressful, or both. are either painful, distressful, or both. are either painful, distressful, or both. are either painful, distressful, or both.

• Sometimes the same animal will be used Sometimes the same animal will be used Sometimes the same animal will be used Sometimes the same animal will be used in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are matchmatchmatchmatch in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to in order to apply these results to

human.human.human.human.

in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are in more than one experiment. Most are euthanized shortly after.euthanized shortly after.euthanized shortly after.euthanized shortly after.

Do you believe that the benefits of animal testing Do you believe that the benefits of animal testing Do you believe that the benefits of animal testing Do you believe that the benefits of animal testing outweigh the problems associated with the practice?outweigh the problems associated with the practice?outweigh the problems associated with the practice?outweigh the problems associated with the practice?Wherever one might stand on the issue, we all benefit from the use of laboratory animals in

biomedical research!