Science's Cruel Dilemma: Who Must Die So We Can Live?
An anonymous post at an Israeli university reignited the debate on animal testing. The article presents the views of activists Benny Shlezinger and Yossi Wolfson, alongside data from the Council for Animal Experiments for 2025: over 345,000 animals were used in research, about 309,000 were killed. Researchers, however, emphasize the lack of complete alternatives.
An anonymous post in an Israeli university community reignited the debate on animal testing. The article presents the positions of Benny Shlezinger, a co-founder of 'Let the Animals Live', who calls for reducing suffering but acknowledges medical necessity, and Yossi Wolfson of the Israeli Association Against Animal Experiments, who demands a complete halt. Data from the Council for Animal Experiments for 2025 shows: over 345,000 animals were used in research, of which about 309,000 were killed. Rehabilitation rates are high among monkeys and cattle (100% and 98% respectively), but low among fish (7%) and goats (25%). Researchers, however, argue that there are no complete alternatives to whole-animal models in medical research.