Transgenic and cloned animals: Ethical problems - Agrocampus Ouest

• Consequences of Transgenesis for Animal
Welfare
Three factors that may negatively influence the health and welfare of
transgenic animals have been identified:
a) reproductive and other biotechnological interventions;
b) mutations;
c) expression of the transgene.
Should we make such animals?
- It is unethical and immoral to use humans for testing new therapeutic drugs,
that’s why disease model animals serve a strong benefit to society