I feel that my opinion was greatly affected once I learned how the Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research strives to protect the animals and ensure that they are not abused. I think that the guidelines are set because they are aware that research has to be done in order to come up with better technology for the advancement of human procedures as well as teaching individuals. I particularly like how it states in the guidelines that “Laboratory animals are to be provided with humane care and healthful conditions during their stay in any facilities of the institution” ( ). This lets me know that they are