Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Medical research usually involves pain or distress in animals.
Statement II:Psychological research is usually benign and may involve little, if any, discomfort for the animals.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Both statements are correct, contrasting the animal welfare demands of medical and psychological research.
Statement one holds because much medical research involves procedures that cause pain or distress to animals.
Statement two holds because psychological studies are generally benign with little or no discomfort.
Judging statement one false would ignore invasive drug, surgical and disease models common in medicine.
Judging statement two false would overstate the harm in typical behavioural observation.
Ethics boards apply the three Rs, replacement, reduction and refinement, across both fields.
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