Animals are considered our friends and many people enjoy visiting their local zoo to go and learn more about the different species that share the planet with us. It comes to know surprise however, that many people are against the idea of using animals for research. Upon conducting my own research on the different procedures that are utilized on different animals I feel that using animals in research is the right approach. I feel that the Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research provide excellent guidelines to be followed that protect animals from suffering, pain, or being mistreated. In my opinion, it is necessary for animals to be used for research purposes because it would benefit the health of humans and allows us to understand more about behavioral patterns of individuals.

I feel that my opinion was greatly affected once I learned how the Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research strives to protect the animals and ensure that they are not abused. I think that the guidelines are set because they are aware that research has to be done in order to come up with better technology for the advancement of human procedures as well as teaching individuals. I particularly like how it states in the guidelines that “Laboratory animals are to be provided with humane care and healthful conditions during their stay in any facilities of the institution” ( ). This lets me know that they are