Chill out about Animal Experimentation

Scientist Joe Kaplinsky aims to calm our nerves on the emotive subject of animal experimentation. To deny its usefulness, he says, "shows a complete lack of understanding of the whole history of biology." Genetic engineering he tells us, allows us to learn much more from animals, like the glowing monkeys in Japan. On animal suffering, Joe points out that although it's easy to project human emotions onto animals, they do not feel pain as we do and he argues, humans have a moral worth that animals do not.

Recommended Links:

• Article by Stuart Derbyshire a senior lecturer in psychology: Humans are more important than animals
• Article by Helene Guldberg author of Just Another Ape: Chimps are like humans? Stop monkeying around
• Pro-test supporter James Panton writes: Time to stop monkeying around
• Pro-test website
• Debating Matters topic guide: Animal experimentation cannot be justified
• Business Week debate: Put animal testing to sleep
• Discussion between Kenan Malik and Richard Ryder You won't find chimps having this debate
• New Statesman: Animal Rights
• Biomedical Research Education Trust: The necessity for animal research