Vivisection, or the practice of performing operations on live animals for medical research, has long been a sensitive issue, provoking various arguments for and against it. Although there is no denying the fact that experimenting on animals is cruel, I would still argue that it is necessary.
On the one hand, those arguing against vivisection claim that experimentation on animals in the name of medical science is downright cruel, regardless of the benefits. As a matter of fact, animals, are born and reared directly in the laboratory to be exposed to certain chemicals and even viruses like HIV, which oftentimes have led to their death. often hold firmly to the belief that animals, in the same way as man, have feelings and therefore deserve animal rights. However, I believe that from mere sentimental anthropomorphism and human beings do have the right to operate on animals for the sake of medical research.
Advocates of vivisection, on the other hand, argue that it is morally right and sound, on principle, that humans make use of animals for the sake of humanity. Indeed, this is the way for us humans to survive and prosper as the most advanced species on the planet and to ensure our continued evolutionary success. History has shown that the direct experimentation on animals has resulted in many of the greatest inventions in the field of medicine that have saved countless human lives. For example, the advent of vaccination would never have been possible without the experimentation on mice. Cruel as it may be to operate on animals, it would be even more cruel to let animal rights stand in the way of solving some of the most serious plights and plagues, which have claimed millions of human lives.
In conclusion, I believe that it is acceptable to operate on animals for medical research as this practice has yielded many useful medical inventions that have allowed human beings to survive and thrive up until the present day.