Not all Americans share the point of view of PETA and its supporters, however.
As Bea makes clear in his decision supporting the Chinese markets, many
people continue to view animals as creatures whose purpose is to provide food,
clothing, labor, and companionship for humans. Furthermore, those who support
the use of animals in medical research point out the hypocrisy of animal
rights advocates who push scientists to find a cure for breast cancer, AIDS, or
other diseases. Performing experiments on animals is vital to determine how
cancerous cells are formed, the researchers argue, or discover how a drug will
affect the disease or the body. Researchers and scientists have come to accept,
along with most other people, that all animals, whether used in experiments or
not, should be treated humanely. What they do not accept, however, are the
views of animal rights activists who claim that animals have the same moral
rights as humans, and therefore, denounce medical cures if they have been
achieved through animal experimentation.