Ethics: Is It Ethical To Conduct Cosmetics Tests On Animals? (Essay Sample)

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Ethics Tests conducted on animals are inhumane and unethical since they are living creatures with rights just like people. Even though testing the cosmetics on the rabbits will determine the irritancy levels of cosmetics on people’s eyes, it is wrong, unethical, painful and harmful. Human beings cause pain on the rabbits through injecting substantial amounts of cosmetics into their eyes without any form of consent. Deontology in the ethical theory states that people should perform actions for which they can be accountable. While it is unethical to use rabbits for human satisfaction, in animal testing rabbits are used as means that are justified by the results. In care ethics, right or wrong actions get determined by the level of concern people show for others and in this case the rabbits are used to satisfy the needs of people. People should, therefore, choose to support and respect the vulnerable populations. Those who support animal tests support Kant’s views that value applies to rational human beings who have goodwill and since the rabbits are just animals without any will, it is not wrong to use them for tests. They also believe that morality only applies to human beings who can participate in social processes, and people do not have moral obligations to the animals. The use of an...