Arguments for Animal Testing

• Animals are used in important scientific research
• It is necessary to do medical tests on new drugs
• Animal testing helps to advance medical and scientific knowledge / medical breakthroughs
• Many important medical discoveries involved experimentation on animals
• Researchers aim to minimize the suffering that animals experience
• Testing for the cosmetics industry is now banned in many countries
• Some medical or scientific experiments simply cannot be done on humans

Arguments against Animal Testing

• The benefits of research using animals do not justify the suffering caused
• It is cruel if it is just done to publish papers
• There are alternative methods of research
• Computer simulation can be used in most cases
• The lives of animals should be respected
• Humans have no moral right to do experiments on animals

Arguments for Vegetarianism

• Vegetarians do not eat foods that are produced by killing animals
• Many people choose a vegetarian diet for moral or health reasons
• A healthy diet is possible without eating meat
• It is unnecessary to kill animal for food
• A vegetarian diet may reduce the risk of disease like cancer
• Many people question the treatment of animals in factory farms

Arguments against Vegetarianism

• Vegetarians do not eat a balanced diet
• In many cultures, meat is the main ingredient in traditional meals
• Meat-eaters argue that animals are below humans in the food chain
• It is completely natural for us to kill them for food
• Our aim should be improve farming methods
• Farms should produce organic food

Positives of Zoos

• Zoos play an important role in wildlife conservation
• They can help to protect endangered species
• Zoos allow scientists to study animals and their behavior
• Zoos are educational, interesting and fun
• Children, in particular, enjoy learning about animals
• Zoos provide job

Negatives of Zoos

• Zoo animals are kept in artificial environments
• They are kept in cages or have limited space
• Zoo animals rely on humans
• They lose the freedom to hunt for food
• They best way to save endangered species is by protecting natural habitats
• Some people believe that zoos are unethical
• Zoos exhibits animals with the aim of making money
• We have no right to use animals for entertainment and