... way of putting incorporating this precept into your daily life. Work should benefit all living beings, so a Buddhist would not choose killing animals as part of their occupation, whether it was for research or not. The practice of metta (loving-kindness) towards all creatures is an integral part of Buddhism. An harmonious, peace-loving belief system would not condone killing animals even if it is for research. 'Do not harm others. Just as you feel affection on seeing a dearly beloved person, so you should extend lovingkindness to all creatures.' 1 An understanding of kamma helps Buddhists to be more loving towards living creatures. Ethically significant actions have consequences - for example, killing animals for research could cause a scientist to feel guilty. This guilt would be the karmic effect of the action. Siddhartha Gautama is said to have set a good example for gaining merit: he threw his leftover food in a ...

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