2008-02-07

Animal testing

Overview of the debate

BBC

The BBC offers a good overview of the issue, with documented facts that you can use to support your points. The website is easy to understand and the presentation is pretty clear.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/animalexperiments/


Debatepedia

This website is just great to get started. It offers a good description of the different arguments for and against animal testings. Everyone should at least check these arguments.

http://wiki.idebate.org/index.php/Debate:Animal_Experimentation#Argument_.231


Overview document

To check over the different points for and against animal testing. It is a PDF, so it might be harder to find the information you want.

http://www.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/ARI/ARIS_An_Overview_Of_Animal_Testing_Issues.pdf


Supporting animal testing

North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research

It is one of the only online advocate of animal testing. Unfortunately, there are not as many sites promoting Animal testing as there are sites against. Then, if you support animal testing, you should get a look at this site.

http://www.ncabr.org/biomed/FAQ_animal/faq_animal_8.html


Against animal testing

About animal experiment in Canada

This website, against animal testing, gives a good overview of the situation and highlights some arguments against animal experimentation.

http://www.cruelscience.ca/


PETA

PETA is the most well-known organization that defends animal rights. They offer a great deal of arguments and documentation to prepare you debate.

For the main website go to: http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_experimentation.asp
For their page on animal experiment go to: http://www.stopanimaltests.org/index.aspx
For their page on counter arguments (a must see), go to: http://www.stopanimaltests.com/f-pointcounterpoint.asp


If you have any other website that you think may be useful or interesting, just let me know.
Thanks.