What’s wrong with animal experiments?
The Dr Hadwen Trust is opposed to animal experiments for ethical and scientific reasons. As well as causing pain and suffering, animal experiments are unreliable because of differences between different animal species, including humans. UK law recognises that animals used in research are capable of experiencing “pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm”. These sentient animals are unable to give their consent and do not personally benefit from the experiments. Beyond physical pain, animals can be harmed by confinement, frustration, fear, isolation, and loss of life – experiences unavoidable for animals confined in laboratories and used in experiments. The Dr Hadwen Trust does not believe that animal experiments are ethically supportable. The scientific objections to animal experiments are based on the problem of species differences and the artificiality of the diseases induced in them, which make results from animal experiments of dubious value to humans. A major weakness of medical r
