Prompt #6: Evaluating Sources

While researching more about the business field, I came across a scholarly article published by Embo Reports. The author of the article argues that testing products on animals should not be banned for businesses. The author argues that animal research has had a vital role in many scientific and medical advances over the past few decades (Festing, para. 1). The author also states that some consumers are more confident buying a product that has  been tested on animals because they feel safer using the product. Although many people believe animal experimentation is cruel regardless of its purpose, the author of this article believes that the testing helps sales more than it hurts sales for businesses.

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After learning about the business field, I understand the author's argument, but I disagree. I think that animal testing is cruel. As a consumer, I think that I would prefer to purchase products from a business with good ethics than one that acts cruel toward animals. Hopefully, more and more people will see results on animals from animal testing and choose to support companies that do not test on animals in order to benefit businesses that choose not to test products on animals.
-Brianna