West Coast University Animal Research Discussion

Animal research is a necessarypractice in the world of medical research, allowing scientists todevelop life-saving interventions and to spot catastrophic problemsbefore new techniques or products make their way to actual patients.However, this does not mean that we should deny that there are seriousethical issues involved.

Animal testing is not a pretty or pleasant process. It causes painand suffering to animal subjects, and legitimate cases of abuse havebeen uncovered by animal rights groups. Consequently, the practiceshould be tightly regulated, and alternative methods should be employedwhenever possible.

• Discuss a specific research study involving animals that had ethical issues.
• What were the ethical issues involved?
• What could have been done to conduct the research study differently to avoid these ethical issues?
• Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

RUBRIC:

Written in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner. Responsesare mostly error free. Information from sources is paraphrasedappropriately and accurately referenced and cited in APA whenapplicable.

content sufficiently by expanding on the main points of the prompt; responses exhibit critical thinking and analysis.