Oral anglais

Should animal testing be necessary ?

Introduction

Argument 1: Human organism are different from those of animalsArgument 2 : animal experiments are unethicalArgument 3 : animal experiments have helped advance science and the medical field Conclusion

Argument 1: Human organism are different from those of animals

Not the same reactions Many animals dieRisk for humans

Argument 2 : animal experiments are unethical

Definition of ethics HumanityLiabilityDignity

"Animal suffering is as important as human suffering."

Peter Singer

In silico

Argument 3 : animal experiments have helped advance science and the medical field

Medical advances

Penicillin

Reduce mortality

In vitro

human volunteers

human patient simulators

Conclusions

And remember that you live because thousands of animals died for you

• research
• ethical

Thank you for listening

Number of Scientific Procedures Using Animals in the UK, 2017