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I think there is a very valid philosophical debate around the ethics of animal testing. My first time traveling in the developing world one of the things which
by skohan 6y ago
I think there is a very valid philosophical debate around the ethics of animal testing. My first time traveling in the developing world one of the things which struck me is how many sick and hungry dogs I saw on the streets. My initial reaction was to take judgement: how could the people here let this happen to these innocent creatures? But as I spent more time there, I came to realize that there was so much human suffering there that spending my compassion on an animal almost felt like a luxury.
I'm not saying I have the answer to this question, it's only an anecdote.
- srean 6y agoMy experience in some of the third world has been that of kindness towards the strays. That people stuck in hard times with a hard life still feed them, have drinking water out for them are acts of kindness. In fact I gauge a city's heart by the treatment of the strays.
- skohan 6y agoJudging a city's heart is a nice notion, but judging the material outcomes might be a bit more constructive
- srean 6y agoAgreed. Sometimes it takes a keen eye though. Presence of strays need not mean they are not look after by the locals (in fairness, neither does it imply the complement)
- 1024core 6y ago> how could the people here let this happen to these innocent creatures? The alternative, which is what is done in the US (and most "developed" countries, I imagine) is to kill them all right away.