I actually don't know where I stand. I'm kind of pro-animal testing but then at the same time I'm against it.
So I'm pro-animal testing because we need to test animals to have a cure for diseases or just vaccines in general. I'm against animal-testing because it is very cruel and I don't think any animal deserve that.
Personally based on my faith humans are told to make the earth their dominion. To dominate doesn't only mean to use to one's advantage but to also take care of and replenish any loss caused by unintentioned damage. Animals do have feelings, both emotional and physical, and though those feelings may not be quite as developed as those of humans, they are undoubtedly existent. With how far technology has come when it comes to predictability and how calculated and concise science experiments have become, if as the most advanced species on earth we are still unable to determine how long a deodorant or lipstick or eyeliner would last without torturing other species, then what exactly have we achieved, and are we truly any more advanced than we were 10000 years ago? And for things that quite necessarily do need testing like vaccines and medicines it is to some extent understandable, but then again if the death sentence still exists for offenders of heinous crimes , why don't we instead of killing those criminals dedicate them to science and research for testing of vaccines and medicines. That way we all benefit from it. They don't have to die and neither do the animals and neither do we. It's a far stretch of a solution but alternatives can be made. Where there's a will there's a way.
