• Question: do animals feel pain ?

    Asked by jameshawkins to David, Luna, Mark, Melanie, Probash on 16 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: David Pyle

      David Pyle answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      This is not my field at all, but yes, I am sure that there are many studies which show that animals can feel pain.

    • Photo: Probash Chowdhury

      Probash Chowdhury answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      They do yes. But any ethical research conducted using animals ensures minimal or no pain and distress to the animal.

    • Photo: Mark Vesey

      Mark Vesey answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      Yes, just like us.

    • Photo: Melanie Stefan

      Melanie Stefan answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      Yes, they do. Pain has an important function – informing the body that something’s wrong – so it’s quite common among animals.

    • Photo: Luna Munoz

      Luna Munoz answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      There is no way to ask them, but I think a lot of animals do feel pain. It’s adaptive to feel pain, so you don’t keep putting your hand/paw/appendage in something hot or prickly! 😉

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