The Value of Animal Research To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "allthat

The Value of Animal Research

To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all

that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that

good people do nothing." One such cause now seeks to end

biomedical research because the theory that animals have rights 【M1】__________

ruling out their usage in research. Leaders of the animal rights 【M2】__________

movement targets biomedical research because it depends on 【M3】__________

public funding, and a few people understand the process of health 【M4】 __________

care research.

Scientists must communicate their message to public in a 【M5】__________

compassionate, understandable way—on human terms, not in the 【M6】__________

language of molecular biology. We need to make it clear the 【M7】__________

connection between animal research and a grandmother's

hip replacement, a father's bypass operation, a baby's

vaccinations, and even a pet's shots. Scientists could "adopt"

middle school classes and present their own research. They

should be quick to respond to letters of the editor, lest animal 【M8】__________

rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive

appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to

tours, to show that laboratory animals receive human care. Finally, 【M9】__________

because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health

research community should actively recruit to its cause not

only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who

has made courageous statements about the value of animal

research, and all who receive medical treatment. If good people do 【M10】__________

nothing there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will

extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.

【M1】