Animals as tools

In class, we watched a film called, The Plague Dogs. This film was about the adventure of two dogs escaping from a Research Institution. It demonstrated what the animals went through while in the Institution, and how it affected them.
Although most of the film was cruel, gory, and sad, I believe that a quote from a veterinarian expressed in Animals and Why They Matter represents the overall theme of the film of The Plague Dogs.
“Animals used in biomedical research should not be considered as mere animals but rather as standardized biological research tools.”
This quote conveys that lab animals are merely tools not a living species. It states the humans use a buffer between their action and torturing animals. The main purpose of saying that lab animals are tools is to emotionally distant ourselves from the animals and what we do to them. Cutting off these emotions proves that animals are living organisms that we feel that we have moral duty to as well as their own emotions and value. If we felt like animals had no emotions or no value to us or the earth that we live in, then we would not even have to state that lab animals are not mere animals, but standardize biological research tools. Alimentally, lab animals are animals, but humans use them as research tools for their benefit and not the common welfare of the animals.
In conclusion, the Plague Dog film demonstrated the cruel, gory and mistreatment of the lab animals at the Research Institution brings up the argument about the right way to treat a lab animal or animals in general. It sets up the theme of use of lab animals as standardize biological tools. Stating the lab animals are tools shows the humans must emotionally detach themselves from the animal and what they perform on the animal. This proves that animals do have meaning to humans and should be treated the right way.