1. Robert Garner contends that it is unethical to use animals for research because they have the same moral value as humans. Conversely, Henry E. Heffner argues that it is ethical to use animals for research because they actually fare better in the laboratory environment than they would in their natural habitats. Suppose that Heffner is correct that lab animals breed more successfully than their wild counterparts, do you think that it is right for people to make such decisions about the fates of other creatures? Please explain your answer.
2. Jack H. Botting and Adrian R. Morrison use several examples of medical breakthroughs to support their argument that animal testing is vital to medicine. C. Ray Greek and Jean Swingle Greek cite cases where medical experiments on animals failed in order to support their argument that animal experimentation is unscientific. Which pair of authors do you think...