In addition to the many good answers that already have been given and probably will be given, I will offer something a little offbeat, but something you may not have considered. From the moral viewpoint of Christianity, according to the Bible, after the flood, God gave man dominion over the animals. So, in spite of what groups like PETA and other animal rights groups say, man is created in God's image and so therefore, when it comes down to choosing the "animal or the man", the man must come over the animal. Man is a steward of the earth, however, in this world view, so he is also responsible for treating all creatures with respect and not with cruelty. However, if an animal can provide an answer to help man, that would trump the animal's rights, as long as it could be done humanely.
That said.........do you remember the novel/movie Jurassic Park, where even though all the dinosaurs are female, yet they find a way to reproduce? And Dr. Malcolm says, "Nature finds a way?" Well, this reminds me of a story. A friend of mine was working in a lab as a researcher, conducting experiments on monkeys. One day, one of the monkeys attacked him and scratched his face so badly that it scared my friend right into medical school (he is now a doctor). Nature finds a way and sometimes nature finds a way to tell us to "back off!"
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