This challenge exercise involves more of a debate than a specific exercise. There has been considerable emotion devoted to the issue of the use of animals in research. The basic questions are: Should...

This challenge exercise involves more of a debate than a specific exercise. There has been considerable emotion devoted to the issue of the use of animals in research. The basic questions are: Should they be used, and is the harm and suffering inflicted on them justified by the benefit achieved? Animal rights people say no to both, but researchers say yes. For this exercise, form two groups, one to argue the animal rights’ and one to argue the researchers’ point of view. Take about 10 minutes to form your positions and then debate the issue for another 10 minutes. After the debate, consider this general issue: What limits should we place on our scientific curiosity in our use of animals in research?