Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Research versus Cruelty versus Ethics

Quite difficult a topic this. However, in a moral crisis, we can't but be taking sides for "..the hottest place in the hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in a moral crisis" (some say this is a quote by Dante Alighieri, and some say this quote never appeared in his works, but is an interpretation given by JFK who had a great liking for this quote)..

Is it not to cruel to do this to those closest to human beings? Please read on..

In the animal kingdom, you can't get closer to humans than chimpanzees since we share around 99 percent of the same DNA. For proponents of animal testing, that genetic proximity makes chimps prime "human models" to help find cures for the viruses and diseases that plague us. On the other hand, because they exhibit remarkably human traits, opponents believe testing and captive research represent forms of cruelty....