Animals have always been very useful in the name of science. We have developed vaccines, medications, and medical devices to make our way of life as well as other animals’ lives safer and easier. If we didn’t test on animals, it would mean that we would have to have volunteered humans to test these products which would result in more people dying. Even when we test certain products on animals, there is still a chance where humans could reject the products and it could hurt us in the end as well. Working on animals does not mean it could work on humans even if some animals have similar physiological and genetic behavior. Humans can still react differently to these products because humans are still different than other animals. Also, there are some animals that are bred just for animal testing. These animals are grown a certain way and for a certain period of time to be used for product testing. They are to be treated properly and respectfully.

I do believe working on animals is unethical but in the future, technology will be so advanced that animal testing will be used a lot less. I do not think that animal testing will be fully gone but the less animal testing there is the better if there are other options. Currently there are medical devices and products that could be used alternatively than animal testing. There was an instance where there was a human breathing lung on a chip which replicated the functions of a human lung. However, this lung on a chip was used on a mouse to see if the lung would work. Also, Physicians at University of Rochester had 3D printed organs which are used by medical students to practice surgery. These organs have the ability to bleed when cut like an actual organ. This wasn’t available before and because of technology this is capable. Advancements like these would be a better alternative than working on animals.