Animal testing

Question
What are the benefits to animal testing? Is animal essential for medical research? What are alternatives to animal testing?

Answer
I am opposed to most forms of animal testing. One of the reasons I am glad to be a homeopathic veterinarian is that the 4,000 or more remedies we use are all tested on people.
For the answers to the rest of your questions, I suggest you contact PETA, HSUS, and drug companies to get both sides of the question. I am not a researcher.
Dr. Christina Chambreau