The use of aminals in medical research?

I am diong a presentation in my Medical Ethics class about animals used in biomedical research. Any suggesitons on additional topics? What I have so far:


I. Intro (ways porople use animals - medical %26amp; non medical)


II. Pro's of using animals in medical research


III. Opinion of Animal Rights Activists


IV. Public Opinion


V. Types of animals used


VI. Medical Advancements made possible by animal research


VII. Ethical guidelines of animal use


VIII. Animal Welfare Act





I also need a bit of help with the comclusion. My positon is that the sue of animals in biomedical research is a very valuable tool, but that ethical guidelines should be adhered to and every precaution should be taken to reduce invasiveness and pain, and to ensure that there are no other alternative models.

The use of aminals in medical research?
While in college I worked as an animal caretaker in the psych research lab at ___ University. I have never had a problem with research of this nature as long as it is beneficial. What I used to think was bad was that many of the experiments were performed over and over for years on lots of different animals for the purpose of teaching psychologists how to do research of this nature. I didn't understand that even though they knew what the results would be that it was important to teach future researchers how to perform this type of work.





So the topic could be related to the area of teaching HOW to do the research using live animals. Is there an alternative?
Reply:The reasons why they use animals for research and this is because animals are so closely related to humans.