Most Jews know that the Torah allows killing animals in order to eat them, but less known is: what is the Torah’s approach to killing animals and using them for research purposes. Moreover, one must wonder if Halacha distinguishes between research that has direct medical benefits versus advancing scientific knowledge. In this podcast Binyomin Shtaynberger discusses the humans rights, animal rights, and how modern day poskim rule on the issue of animal experimentation.
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