Issues and debates ethical guidelines in animal

What are some reasons that we use animals for research into biological behaviour

• animals have simpler but similar CNS so it is easier to see what is happening in an organism.

• It’s possible to control the environment in which non humans live , enabling rigorous controls

• it’s possible to conduct invasive procedure on animals

As technology improves the way we can access the brain, the need for animal studies decreases so what do we use?

The artificial neural network

What is the artificial neural network

Computer models inspired by an animals CNS

• that are capable of basic learning presented as interconnected neuron’s that can compute values from input

Explain Lab experiments with internal validity on use of animals and Other strengths

• Lab experiments have a degree of internal validity as animals are naive about what’s happening , since behaviour is unlikely to change due to demand characteristics in humans

• Experimentation on animals have a higher degree of control as the animals are in cages and we are able to isolate variables from animals which would be more difficult in humans

In terms of ethical guidelines, is it justified to use a few animals to generalise to humans of a greater population

• as it helps a number of people it can be justifies but it is argued that we have morel obligation to our own species to advance knowledge and reduce suffering

Arguments against

• it lacks ecological validity as lab based experiments produce different behaviour to animal neutral experiments

• Generalisation between animals and humans are guilty of Anthropomorphism ( animals are mistakenly attributed with human qualities

• It can be argued that animals have the same rights as humans and we have moral obligation to protect them, no amount of regulation can justify animal research

What sì ANTHOPOMORPHISM

Where animals mistakenly attributes with human qualities