1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
