Animal testing has been a hotly debated topic for many years among
             animal rights activists and scientists. Although research scientists claim
             that there are many benefits that can result from animal testing, it is,
             nonetheless, cruel and harmful to the animals involved. Many of these
             animals are taken out of shelters and used for science experiments instead
             of having a chance to reside in a home with people who genuinely care about
             them. Scientists and researchers believe that testing trial product
             chemicals on an animal will benefit humans in the long run since they don't
             have to suffer the harsh side effects that the animals have to suffer while
             In Carl Cohen's article "Do Animals Have Rights," he talks about his
             opinion on animal rights and how he believes that animals do not have
             rights for many reasons. In regards to animal testing and biomedical
             research, Cohen casts off any idea that animals would come out on top in
             this argument and makes the claim that we as people have the duty to
             protect our fellow people of the world and conduct experiments to
             "alleviate human suffering and protect human lives." Cohen argues that
             animals have no rights for the sheer fact that animals do not have moral
             claims and obligations in which people can base these rights off of.
             According to Cohen since animals cannot possess rights, they do not
             have any rights, and we are not violating any of their rights when we use
             them for biomedical research because they never had any rights to begin
             with. He also believes that animals "lack the capacity for free moral
             judgment,"there fore they are unable to respond to moral claims. If it
             came down to saving the life of a dog and saving the life of a human, the
             obvious morally right choice without a question would be saving the human
             life. Although he thinks it is wrong for animals to suffer and obviously
             they should not purposely be suffering for any ra...