Beaver @lemmy.ca to Vegan@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoHumans need to stop being cruellemmy.caimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageHumans need to stop being cruellemmy.caBeaver @lemmy.ca to Vegan@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareKrankyKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI did, but let me be more explicit for you. Animal testing is necessary because it makes modern medicine possible. Now, if we outlaw animal testing, what alternative should we take? That’s three timese now. You haven’t been able to give an answer yet.
minus-square🦄🦄🦄@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat isn’t an answer to the question: Why would it be ok to test on non-human animals but not on humans?
minus-squareKrankyKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBecause humans are more valuable. If you had to choose between saving one human, and one hundred rats, which would you choose? We test on rats until we deem it safe and ethical enough to progress to testing on humans.
I did, but let me be more explicit for you. Animal testing is necessary because it makes modern medicine possible.
Now, if we outlaw animal testing, what alternative should we take? That’s three timese now. You haven’t been able to give an answer yet.
That isn’t an answer to the question:
Because humans are more valuable. If you had to choose between saving one human, and one hundred rats, which would you choose? We test on rats until we deem it safe and ethical enough to progress to testing on humans.