Do nonhuman primates have culture? Why or why not? What does the evidence suggest? What are the pros and cons for invasive medical testing on nonhuman primates? Should this practice be allowed to continue?
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I believe that each nonhuman primates have their own culture. Especially apes, they have proven to be extremely close to humans and act and behave in very similar ways. Every nonhuman primate has a culture or way of life. Some are in groups or packs or a family and some are all on their own. I believe that this is their way of having culture and how they live day to day. They may not speak in language we understand. However, they seem to understand one another in some type of language or way. Some nonhuman primates teach their young and they learn quickly, indicating culture.
Some pros are that it helps different drugs and treatments gain more research, which can help with human health. The testing can also help with knowing if the drug or treatments are safe for humans. However, keeping these animals’ captive and not in the wild as they should be, is very hard for me to grasp. Especially if they die in the process. Some of these test or research conducted don’t even work or can be useful to humans. It is extremely expensive to conduct these tests and we are not guaranteed that they will even work on humans, as animals are not exactly humans and can have really different outcomes or non at all. To continue to practice on animals is such a controversial topic. No one likes to see any animals be harmed in any way. However, most all humans need some type of medicine in their lives and how would they know if it is safe or not without the testing of the Animals
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