No. Animals have no say in the matter.
Is experimenting on animals justified by "a sacrifice for the greater good?
It depends. I give my opinion as the same one to the human response: Being "animals" doesn't make a difference because I don't think we should be valued more than they are.
(That being said, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a reason for this...I can explain if asked but I'm too tired to write an essay that nobody's interested to read.)
The following are quotes from an article on the issue.
I think they stand on their own for discussion purposes, but by searching for any of the first 3 quotes below, you can access the article.
As much as we may love animals, especially our own family pets, human beings must not ever be equated with animals (even if some human beings act worse than animals).
However, human beings must not cause animals to suffer and to die needlessly.
Granted, no good person wants to be cruel to an animal; but human beings must use creation for their own preservation.
"What about animals used for medical or scientific experimentation?" To better ourselves and to improve the overall environment, to help care for or to save other lives, human beings may use animals in this way. Far better to test drugs or other procedures on an animal than another human being. Again, such research must be within reasonable limits
