Animal Testing

This article is linked to the Culture And Beliefs topic.

Animal Testing or Vivisection or a massivly controversial topic. This is where animals are used to test some medicines, or even make up.

There are many groups who believe it's wrong, and all life it sacred. Whereas scientists believe that it is crucial to medical science.

ALF (Animal Liberation Front)
The ALF are an anti-vivisection protest group. They often use threatening methods to be listened to. They are sometimes considered a terrorist group. What they've done includes:

- Sent fake bombs through the letter boxes of animal testing scientists

- Sent used sanitary towls to animal testing scientists, claiming it contains AIDS.

- Spread documents claiming these scientists are paedophiles.

- Raided science labs performing vivisection

- Dug up the dead grandmother of a scientist and hid it.

Dispite these threatening acts, no one as been phsyically harmed by the ALF.

Past Questions...
From your own studies, outline and explain the different views of at least two groups on an issue such as abortion, euthanasia, animal rights or capital punishment. (8 Marks)

Abortion, euthanasia, animal rights and capital punishment are examples of issues about which people hold different views. Choose an issue you have studied and write a short essay explaining the different views. (8 Marks)