Can harming animals be ethically justified?
Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations. The company has tested its brain-implant technology in animals including monkeys, sheep and pigs and allege it has killed about 1,500 animals since 2018. Neuralink has admirable goals, which include curing paralysis, blindness and depression. …