96 Dash's Arguments

Dash, who was next after delivering lengthy speeches about why Devon's statement was not integrated into moral ethics, walked slowly and began, "Let me ask you something, do you believe in statistics?"

"Dogs, cats, and primates make up 0.2% of experimental animals. 97% of research in the UK is conducted on mice, rats, fish, and birds."

"The UK consumes 300 times more fish each year than the total number of animals used for medical research. Domestic cats kill approximately 5 million animals each week - more than the total number of animals used for experimentation every year."

Dash mocked those who still supported the opposing argument and said, "The number of chickens consumed in a year in this country alone is greater than the number of all animals used for animal experimentation in the last two centuries in Great Britain."

"Animal experimentation has been crucial in all medical discoveries of the last century. It has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide," Dash said, sharpening his tone, and pointed out, "But none of you, before empathizing with the arguments against, think about where your cough medicine came from."

"There are ethical committees that ensure potential benefits far outweigh the possible suffering inflicted on animals, so complaints are made only to draw attention and ask for something they don't need."

Dash, in his debate, was not very interested in being part of where he agreed; he used all his knowledge to deduce whether he was for or against and why he decided to act that way.

It's not easy to align oneself where the division is so significant that it causes disasters, but this time Dash totally agreed with animal experimentation. He had died simply because he didn't get new lungs in time, which ended all hopes of recovery before waking up in this world. It sounds ironic, but Dash had witnessed numerous deaths due to a lack of proper medical knowledge, so if animal experimentation serves any purpose, it's for this, and he was totally in favor.

Of course, as long as it is for medical development and human evolution; as for experimentation with chemical weapons, he was completely against it and repudiated the creation of weapons of mass destruction.

Devon, listening to Dash speak in that tone and using statistics she had researched herself, became excited. She knew he didn't need much study to do things right, so she was glad they were doing a good job.

"But even though we support this, no one is insensitive to animal suffering; for this reason, animal welfare is backed by the 3Rs: It is a legal imperative to replace animals with alternatives to their use, refine experimental techniques to avoid animal suffering, and reduce the number of animals used in research."

By the time Dash had finished speaking, he wiped some sweat from his forehead and said, "I yield my time!"

"You did a good job; now let's see what Bert will do..." Devon murmured with a smile on her face.

When they started the last speech against, Dash could tell that this debate was very well prepared, and in theory, the school was preparing students from a very young age to participate in the debate contest that would take place the following year. Therefore, the most outstanding teams would be called.

To conclude the debate, Bert talked about the consequences of stopping animal experimentation and the advances in humanity that had been obtained. "Without research with animals, medicine would come to a halt. Think about organ transplants. Without animal testing, nothing would have been possible."

Dash, who heard this, felt strange and muttered, "We should have electric organs..."

Devon, who was next to Dash, lightly hit him to keep quiet and not be observed with an unprofessional attitude.

"Alright, with this, we finish the debate, and the results will be decided by the audience entering the QR code on the screen; you decide who won."

The goal each team pursues in a debate is to seek public opinion, no matter what they claim. They have to win over the public, only then would they achieve their goal.

After many entered the massive QR code with their phones, the voting ended after five minutes, and the judge said, "89% in favor of animal experimentation, 11% against, congratulations to the blue team."

When they heard the winner, many applauded, and as for Dash's group, they celebrated for having won.