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Ethical Debate: Animal rights, human health, and government understanding of science

Posted on February 25, 2010November 8, 2010 By David Shiffman 111 Comments on Ethical Debate: Animal rights, human health, and government understanding of science
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I am, in general, a supporter of animal rights. Animal abuse sickens me, and I really believe Ghandi’s famous quote that “you can judge a society by how it treats its weakest members”. That said, while it’s disturbing to see a rabbit which has gone blind from exposure to a potential new shampoo, I’d rather have a rabbit go blind than a human child. More importantly, while it is troubling to infect a chimpanzee with a disease in order to study how to cure that disease, such research unquestionably saves human lives.  That’s why I was surprised to learn about the Great Ape Protection Act.

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