Animal Research
... procedures, etc.) would not have been possible without animal experimentation. Another argument says that there is a natural order to life that all living things exist at the expense of other living things and the human being is at the top order. Although some may argue that there are alternatives to using animals for research, there are many that argue that some research benefits only, or best, through the use of animals. For example, computers cannot simulate every experiment. The fact is there was a gaping black hole in the progress of medical research. The source goes on to say no outstanding progress in the treatment of disease occurred until biomedical science placed a strong emphasis on animal experimentation. Early scientists drew on all techniques possible to answer medical questions. They would dissect cadavers, observe patients, and examine bacteria, but at other times they considered animal experimentation th...