Experimentation on animals is a controversial topic. Some individuals think it should be prohibited, while others believe it is essential for scientific discoveries. In this essay, I will discuss both views and explain why it is important.
Most of the successful studies include experiments on animals. One of these studies that recently published is implanting 3D organic trachea inside a rabbit. Moreover, the study showed that the body did not react to the trachea as a foreign body. In fact, multiple capillaries grew and connected to it. Therefore, this discovery will cause a revolution in the prosthetic respiratory field , whereas organic trachea is used for patient with respiratory trauma.
On the other hand, some people are concerned about the pain and suffer animals go through. For example, implanting foreign organ with no reliable outcome might lead to serious damage, where the animal system will be imbalanced causing cellular destruction as well as graft destruction.
However, I agree that there is no alternative and without experimenting models, discoveries will not be accomplished. To justify this behavior, research institutes must follow strict policy on how to perform harmless procedures. For instance, injecting pain killers to reduce pain sensation, or inducing the animal in a coma if the study is focusing on the cellular reactions. In addition, ex vivo procedure can be used if the study is about reactivity such as incubating the organism with desired component.
In conclusion, although animal experiment seems unfair, precautionary procedures can be applied. Therefore, revolutionary discoveries can be obtained using painless procedures on animals.