Andrew Breslin

Andrew Breslin is the American Anti-Vivisection Society’s outreach coordinator. In the following viewpoint, he argues that cloning will lead to the abuse of animals by animal researchers and the agricultural industry. Breslin contends that scientists will clone genetically identical animals for use in unscientific and cruel animal experiments. Moreover, he claims that scientists working for the agriculture industry will clone animals that produce more milk and meat simply as a means of improving profits.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What does Breslin claim is missing from the public debate about cloning"
2. According to the author, what industry will abuse animal cloning the most"
3. What happened to pigs that were genetically altered by the agriculture industry, according to Breslin"

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