Abstract
Background: In the extent of medical evolution and research we aimed to consider the ethics of using animal in research, drug therapy trials and experimental procedures, we wanted to explore the opinion of the public in Saudi Arabia towards it. Methods: a survey was established from January 2022 to August 2022 in Google form and was distributed by the internet and social media to the public of Saudi Arabia. Consent was essential and participation was voluntary. Results: Around 414 people from the public responded to the survey completely, 56% of them were female and 44% were male. Around 77% of them were aged between 18 to 24 years old. 45% were studying in health care universities especially medical, pharmacy, nursing, and dental colleges. 77% were from the western province of Saudi Arabia. More than half of the participants argued positively about the need of using animals in research and the wide benefits of it for humanity especially for experiment on very serious health conditions for humans. However, around 30% felt that there can be an alternative for animals for such situation. Conclusion: More debate is vital to be established with a greater number of public participation and interviewing for a possible convincing method for collecting rationale opinions.