Your Name 1 Your Name Michael Darling MD3 Academic Writing May 18, 2013 Should Animals Be Used

for Research? A) INTRODUCTION 1- Hook: plague - SARS - no treatment? 2- Background: 2nd and 4th centuries BCE Practiced by Arabic physician in 12th-century (Animal testing) 3- Thesis statement: Although it is thought that laboratory animals are not justified, animals should be used for research because there are no alternatives, animals more efficient than humans, and they do not feel discomfort. B) BODY 1 - Opposing argument: animals are tortured - Rebuttal: Animals do not feel pain due to painkillers Regulations and rules Minimize pain as possible Use when necessary only (Ethical Justification) (AWA Regulations) C) BODY 2 - Opposing argument: use other alternatives

Your Name 2 - Rebuttal: Animals are essential for medical researches (Hobson-West) Treatment for severe human and animal diseases (Development) Best results Similar to humans (unlike other non-human sources) (Blakemore) D) BODY 3 - Opposing argument: use humans for human research (Walker) - Rebuttal: Humans cannot be used as efficiently as animals Animals are faster Shorter lives Faster results Breed faster Humans are not efficient enough Limited volunteers More expensive Cannot be controlled (Blakemore) E) CONCLUSION - A lot of diseases require treatment. - The advantages more than drawbacks. - Useful researches for both animals and humans

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