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• Fletcher himself was involved in cloning research and had clear views on bio-ethics. In particular, he advocated the use of animals in scientific procedures as the means to the end of human welfare, and as a pragmatic way of saving human lives by the development of vaccines for the major diseases that cause so much human suffering.
• Various surveys taken in the UK show a fairly steady support (around 80–90 per cent) for the use of animals in scientific experiments for developing cures for major diseases
• On this kind of approach, for situation ethics, the agapeic end of human welfare is achieved by the means of animal testing. The end justifies the means.
• Some argue, however, that it can never be loving to subject an animal to the kinds of test that experimentation requires