Clinical Trials On Animals : Cruelty Acceptable Or Unacceptable ??

Vedic Aryans have always done animal sacrifices in Yagyas in ancient times. This, the Vedas said, was for the welfare of the world & well-being of people. They believed that if a couple of animals were killed for the welfare of mankind, there was absolutely nothing wrong in that act. They believed that animals killed in Holy Sacrifices attained higher worlds like Heaven, Devaloka, Indraloka etc & were born again, taking births in good families, in good congenial environment, for further evolution. There must be some logic in this belief of the ancient Hindus, though this heinous act in the name of religion, does sound cruel..

Similarly, if a couple of animals are killed for good causes like clinical trials etc for the welfare of the world & for saving the precious lives of human beings, birds & animals, should we really have violent objections?

I am sure, by giving up their mortal bodies for a great cause, the animals would attain higher worlds for their further evolution, thereby putting a quick end to their petty animal life, without unnecessarily prolonging the life in lower species of existense. At least, our Vedic Rishis of India will have nothing against such 
killings, I am sure.

For clinical trials, the mighty Pharma companies of the developed nations, use even human volunteers, of developing & under developed countries.

Killing the innocent animals for satisfying our appetite & pallate is definitely not acceptable on any count. But then, the non vegetarians today say that even this killing is not really wrong. Else the exponential growth of pigs, goats, old cows, buffaloes, ox, cocks & hens would become a total menace to human society, destroying crops, farms etc.

While writing this post, the story that immediately flashes before my Inner Eyes, is the story of 'Vyadha Gita', in the great Hindu Epic Mahabharata.

The great Indian Philosopher Swami Vivekananda, describes the Vyadha Gita in one of his lectures in Karma Yoga and says that it contains one of the "highest flights of the Vedanta".

Who then is right??......A big question mark.