Large industrial groups defend animal testing by claiming that it is currently the only method available to advance medical research and that there is currently no alternative that is nearly as good. Who said that:
1. avoids saying that animal testing is not only carried out for medical purposes, but also in the cosmetics industry. The pointlessness of these animal experiments is, I agree, obvious.
2. it takes advantage of the fact that people generally consider themselves more important than animals. Typical question: “Who is more important, your child or a mouse?”
3. avoids mentioning the huge economic interest behind animal testing and the pharmaceutical industry.
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