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What does the Catholic Chuch say about animal testing?
 
henrikhank said:
Ave Maria!
What does the Catholic Chuch say about animal testing?
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To my knowledge, if animal testing is for the benefit of saving or improving human lives, then it is permissible. However, animals should still be treated with humaneness, care, and respect in the testing process since they are part of G-d’s creation and love.
 
The horror of forcing those poor animals to fill out bubble sheets and write essays…

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Seriously, humans have been given dominion over the earth and all the plants and animals (the creation stories in Genesis tell how God gave this responsibility to our first parents). Thus, it is okay to use animals for food and testing purposes when necessary. However, we should constantly make sure to do this as humanely as possible. They are precious to God since He created them just as He created us.

(please no knee-jerk reactions - I am not inferring any equality with animals here)
 
SonCatcher said:
The horror of forcing those poor animals to fill out bubble sheets and write essays…

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I was going to add do not do the true/false questions because they do not really test knowledge. Short answer are fine, and a few essay questions are always a good way to check knowledge, but reading them all is quite cumbersome…😃
 
henrikhank said:
Ave Maria!
What does the Catholic Chuch say about animal testing?
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The Church teaching:

CCC 2417 God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image. Hence it is legitimate to use animals for food and clothing. They may be domesticated to help man in his work and leisure.** Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving human lives.**
 
thistle said:
The Church teaching:

CCC 2417 God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image. Hence it is legitimate to use animals for food and clothing. They may be domesticated to help man in his work and leisure.** Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving human lives.**
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Yes, agreed that this is what the Cathechism says. So ‘within reasonable limits’ would mean no animal testing for cosmetics and other things necessary for life. Why is animal cloning necessary at all. They do not show what went before Dolly was produced and what still goes on. I love animals but I really cannot understand those who want clones for their dead dogs. Then there is testing re cyrogenics for storing people for revival in the future. Why do some people want to live forever? That is not reasonable.
 
Would you say that testing Botox on animals are bad since it shouldn’t even be used in plastic surgery?
 
SonCatcher said:
The horror of forcing those poor animals to fill out bubble sheets and write essays…

😛

Seriously, humans have been given dominion over the earth and all the plants and animals (the creation stories in Genesis tell how God gave this responsibility to our first parents). Thus, it is okay to use animals for food and testing purposes when necessary. However, we should constantly make sure to do this as humanely as possible. They are precious to God since He created them just as He created us.

(please no knee-jerk reactions - I am not inferring any equality with animals here)
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“When necessary” is an awfully broad term.
severus68 said:
Yes, agreed that this is what the Cathechism says. So ‘within reasonable limits’ would mean no animal testing for cosmetics and other things necessary for life. Why is animal cloning necessary at all. They do not show what went before Dolly was produced and what still goes on. I love animals but I really cannot understand those who want clones for their dead dogs. Then there is testing re cyrogenics for storing people for revival in the future. Why do some people want to live forever? That is not reasonable.
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Maybe, maybe not. “Reasonable limits” is quite vague, perhaps purpsefully so, so as to leave it up to prudential judgment.
 
henrikhank said:
Would you say that testing Botox on animals are bad since it shouldn’t even be used in plastic surgery?
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There are alternates to animal testing and more and more research is being done on that.

There is no justification to test something used soley for cosmetic purposes on animals. I know botox is used for MS and other medical purposes but I do not see how animal testing would in any way lessen the side effects and potential danger to humans. The quantity, the area being injected etc would have to do with the physiology of humans and the person being injected. One problem is when it is injected into a nerve. Thalidomide was tested on animals.
 
Newbie2 said:
“When necessary” is an awfully broad term.
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That, or an awfully narrow one. I could envision a passing linksurfer seeing that comment and deciding that I meant one should not eat animals unless one is presently starving for lack of vegetables. :rolleyes:
 
meltzerboy said:
To my knowledge, if animal testing is for the benefit of saving or improving human lives, then it is permissible. However, animals should still be treated with humaneness, care, and respect in the testing process since they are part of G-d’s creation and love.
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I test on you but I love you and treat you with respect, how comes?! Illogical and inhumane.
 
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