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But none of that really justifies animal experimentation. > It's important to note that ethics committees nowadays are extremely strict when it comes to using
by 3131s 10y ago
But none of that really justifies animal experimentation.
> It's important to note that ethics committees nowadays are extremely strict when it comes to using live subjects, humans or otherwise, so rest assured that the experimenters did their best to minimize the suffering of the rats. If they didn't, their work would probably never be accepted for funding and/or publication.
I don't buy it. These ethics committees are starting with the presumption that it's ok to use animals in experiments to begin with. Have they outlawed vivisection yet? I've talked to a researcher at a large US state school who routinely sawed through monkey's skulls and installed removable, screw-on skull caps so that they could poke and prod at their brains more easily.
I mean, I'm a hypocrite for saying that though. I still eat chicken. But I don't delude myself about it.
- Cyph0n 10y agoIf you don't think it's an effective system, propose an alternative.
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- 3131s 10y agoI'm not talking about whether it is effective or not. If you want a maximally effective system, do away with ethical considerations altogether.
- Cyph0n 10y agoThat's exactly my point. The alternative is to either throw all ethical rules out of the window or to never experiment with any living being for any reason whatsoever. What we have right now strikes a good balance between the two, at least the way I see it.