I love all animals but I would not object to animal testing IF it was necessary but a lot of it and the cruelty involved is not. I watched a documentary in which a number of top scientists were asked there opinions on films obtained in secret of dogs being cruelly abused in the name of research even these people said that the testing was unnecessary and duplicating research already done and that nowadays test on animals was rarely needed.It is interesting that in the USA that since the law now says that chimps and other primates used in labs must be paid for by the research labs for the rest of their lives after retirement(In zoos and places like monkey world) that the number of animals used is dropping dramatically. I am sure the founders of monkey world would stick to their principals in view of the fact that ten of thousands of animals have suffered and still people like your father die you say that you would have given anything for a cure but and I don't blame you.
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I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.