It's really sad, but these things happen. It looks as though Munch's Oddysee will explore this issue in September.
On one hand, some people say we need animal testing for medical purposes. But what about the animals? It's in their best interests to stay alive, and anything with a complex nervous system can feel pain. Are we permitted to do as we wish with animals simply because we are more advanced than them? Simply because we can?
It doesn't seem fair to me. Animals are living beings as much as humans. They may be a little simpler, but they are no less of an organism with a nervous system than we.
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