Results of my Survey Monkey

     I would like to share the results of my survey on animal testing. I don’t think there are so many people who are very familiar with animal testing, but in order to find out what those people think about animal testing, I conducted this survey. I used Instagram and LINE to find people to answer this survey, and 34 people answered my survey. Most of them are Japanese students. 

     First, I asked them about their impressions of animal testing. I had the impression that animal testing was cruel, so I expected that most people would be concerned about the animals in this survey as well. Of course, many of them said that they felt sorry for the animals and that it was inhumane, but on the other hand, others said that it was a necessary for our lives, so it was inevitable.

       So, when I asked them whether they were for or against animal testing after that, 35% of them said they were for animal testing. I thought most people would be against it, so I was surprised that more than 10 people were for it. Those people who were in favor of animal testing thought that it was necessary for the development of new drugs and vaccines. Those who were against animal testing also thought that the experiments were conducted to advance science and reduce the risks to humans. I think this suggested that although most people share a common understanding of the purpose of animal testing, their opinions differ depending on whether they think it is inevitable or whether they think animal rights should be guaranteed.