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What does the public think?
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Even if you don't believe it, the public's opinion of vivisection has not been set in stone. In 1990 The Observer asked "Are you in favor of animal tests for medical drugs?" 46% said yes, 48% said no. The Daily Telegraph had a similar poll in 1995; this time 40% were in favor, and 50% disapproved. Recently Market & Opinion Research International (MORI) was commissioned to take a poll of a representative sample of British adults. They split the group in half, and asked in they agreed or disagreed that scientists should be able to experiment on animals. The other half were asked the same question, but were first told: "Some scientists are developing and testing new drugs to reduce pain, or developing new treatments for life-threatening diseases such as leukemia and AIDS. By conducting experiments on live animals, scientists believe they can make more rapid progress than would otherwise have been possible." The first group had a strong 64% unapproved, but the second group only had 41% disagree.
Read more about the MORI poll and the public's opinion of vivisection
What does the public think?