Animal rights activists oppose research that can save millions of lives

It is an axiom of my profession (software engineering) that “there is no silver bullet”. Every design decision represents a compromise – a trade-off – between two competing goals. As someone who loves animals very much, I think that it is important that my readers understand the benefit that we get when we allow medical researchers to experiment on animals to develop new cures.

The story is here. (H/T Secondhand Smoke via ECM)

Excerpt:

A new malaria vaccine has been shown to provide 100% protection in mice. If it can approach that level in people, it could slash the toll from one of the world’s worst scourges, according to Stefan Kappe of Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI). “We’re shooting for 90%-plus protection,” said Kappe, who is the leader of the international collaboration behind the vaccine. “I am extremely optimistic this will work. The initial trials on Kappe’s vaccine are tentatively scheduled to start in January at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval is required.

Either we are going to save many human lives or save a few animal lives. It’s that simple. We cannot do both.

2 thoughts on “Animal rights activists oppose research that can save millions of lives”

  1. It is important to understand where the animal rights crowd is coming from: the bottom line is that they believe that an animal has more worth than a human being. This is why it is more important to save a few lab mice at the expense of millions of humans.

    This worldview results from a society that embraces naturalism and evolution – a worldview that leads the same people who go to such lengths to save lab mice, frogs and trees to advocate for taxpayer-funded abortions. Abortions only end human lives, so they are okay!

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