I found a petition online to end animal testing and I think its really important to let people know that this is still happening and that it needs to stop. I myself have a dog, a miniature pinscher who is quite adorable, and just thinking of other dogs having to suffer so we can test cosmetic products or experimental drugs, just kills me. No dog or any animal should have to suffer for tests that yield no results. Not only are they tested on but most have never known a life of care and freedom, we need to end this practice and the first step is getting the issue out into the public and letting people know whats happening, and so, I ask that you please sign this petition and pass it on so that maybe this issue will get attention and be taken seriously in Congress and washington, the link is here, http://petitionearth.com/viewpetition.php?id=80 .
Stop animal testing
- Thread starter Minpin12
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I don't think animal testing should be done on cosmetics.
Medical animal testing is a necessary evil. Keep in mind though, that their sacrifice does not only benefit humans. Most of the procedures tested and approved are used in veterinary practice to treat injured or sick animals before they are ever used to treat people. Skin grafts are a good example of this.
Medical animal testing is a necessary evil. Keep in mind though, that their sacrifice does not only benefit humans. Most of the procedures tested and approved are used in veterinary practice to treat injured or sick animals before they are ever used to treat people. Skin grafts are a good example of this.
There is some testing that is a necessary evil, and there is some stuff done that is absolutely unnecessary. I found a website once full of pictures of the "unnecessary", stuff that would give you nightmares. I could search for it again, but I really don't want to. And no, it was NOT a PETA website.
As much stress as those animals are put under all the time, you have to wonder if the results are really accurate at all. Oh yeah, and lets not forget that some results don't translate well to humans. Anyone remember that medicine they had in the UK that tested well in animals, but when given to people it almost KILLED them (it caused their organs to start shutting down)?
As much stress as those animals are put under all the time, you have to wonder if the results are really accurate at all. Oh yeah, and lets not forget that some results don't translate well to humans. Anyone remember that medicine they had in the UK that tested well in animals, but when given to people it almost KILLED them (it caused their organs to start shutting down)?
It doesn't have to be this evil and if we are benefiting from the sacrifices of the these animals, we are obligated to see to it that their suffering is minimized and that they are treated with respect. This is a case in the Seattle area:
Warning: This is disturbing.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15189249/detail.html
"We discovered the USDA opened a series of federal Animal Welfare violation cases against SNBL in 2005 after 19 marmoset monkeys died. An inspector noted "highly toxic agents were being injected into animals without the use of methods to relieve pain and distress."
The report also shows a number of "repeat non-compliance" issues, including recordkeeping so poor that inspectors couldn't tell if "the animals were receiving adequate veterinary care, or any veterinary care, before they died."
Primate medicine expert and veterinarian Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney quit SNBL about a year before the marmoset deaths.
She says there is no excuse to mistreat monkeys. Not only is it cruel, but it can distort human drug studies SNBL is paid millions to oversee.
Johnson Delaney told KIRO Team 7 Investigators, "If you're going to be causing pain and distress to an animal, first of all, it's against the Animal Welfare Act. Secondly, the science is going to be compromised. A stressed animal does not give you the data.""
I have read that welfare laws in the US that protect research animals are the weakest among developed countries and that is why many foreign companies are moving their animal research operations here. From what was reported about this case, the USDA cites violators, but does not enforce any consequences, so cruelty can become status quo.
As horrible as the story was, I was grateful that a mainstream media news show covered the story. This should not be happening in our country.
Please thank KIRO for their investigative report. I did and got an email that thanked me for my interest.
http://www.kirotv.com/contact/index.html
A regional humane group is assisting in the investigation.
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/
"PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN AND ANIMAL LAW ATTORNEY
PLAN PRIVATE LITIGATION
If the alleged atrocities reported by former employees of SNBL USA, including the scalding death of a female monkey, are not pursued by the U.S.D.A. or state and local authorities, Pasado's Safe Haven, a national animal welfare organization located in the State of Washington (and situated in the same county where SNBL USA’s employees are reported to allegedly torture animals), in conjunction with animal lawyer Adam P. Karp, founder of the Washington State Bar Association Animal Law Section and adjunct professor of animal law at the University of Washington and Seattle University Schools of Law, will initiate a private criminal action to bring justice to this animal who suffered so horribly, as well as explore other potential private criminal actions against SNBL USA and its employees concerning other alleged mistreatment of lab animals."
You can help by letting the USDA know that you want lab animals treated humanely. There is no excuse for animal abuse in research institutions in our country.:
Contact via Pasados -
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/KATRINA/DOGSHOOTING/LetterFormMonkey.htm
Or direct to the USDA/APHIS
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/contact_us/ac.shtml
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The "Banality of Evil" is a phrase coined in 1963 by Hannah Arendt in her work Eichmann in Jerusalem. It describes the thesis that the great evils in history generally were not executed by fanatics or sociopaths but rather by ordinary people who accepted the premises of their state and therefore participated with the view that their actions were normal.
Warning: This is disturbing.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15189249/detail.html
"We discovered the USDA opened a series of federal Animal Welfare violation cases against SNBL in 2005 after 19 marmoset monkeys died. An inspector noted "highly toxic agents were being injected into animals without the use of methods to relieve pain and distress."
The report also shows a number of "repeat non-compliance" issues, including recordkeeping so poor that inspectors couldn't tell if "the animals were receiving adequate veterinary care, or any veterinary care, before they died."
Primate medicine expert and veterinarian Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney quit SNBL about a year before the marmoset deaths.
She says there is no excuse to mistreat monkeys. Not only is it cruel, but it can distort human drug studies SNBL is paid millions to oversee.
Johnson Delaney told KIRO Team 7 Investigators, "If you're going to be causing pain and distress to an animal, first of all, it's against the Animal Welfare Act. Secondly, the science is going to be compromised. A stressed animal does not give you the data.""
I have read that welfare laws in the US that protect research animals are the weakest among developed countries and that is why many foreign companies are moving their animal research operations here. From what was reported about this case, the USDA cites violators, but does not enforce any consequences, so cruelty can become status quo.
As horrible as the story was, I was grateful that a mainstream media news show covered the story. This should not be happening in our country.
Please thank KIRO for their investigative report. I did and got an email that thanked me for my interest.
http://www.kirotv.com/contact/index.html
A regional humane group is assisting in the investigation.
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/
"PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN AND ANIMAL LAW ATTORNEY
PLAN PRIVATE LITIGATION
If the alleged atrocities reported by former employees of SNBL USA, including the scalding death of a female monkey, are not pursued by the U.S.D.A. or state and local authorities, Pasado's Safe Haven, a national animal welfare organization located in the State of Washington (and situated in the same county where SNBL USA’s employees are reported to allegedly torture animals), in conjunction with animal lawyer Adam P. Karp, founder of the Washington State Bar Association Animal Law Section and adjunct professor of animal law at the University of Washington and Seattle University Schools of Law, will initiate a private criminal action to bring justice to this animal who suffered so horribly, as well as explore other potential private criminal actions against SNBL USA and its employees concerning other alleged mistreatment of lab animals."
You can help by letting the USDA know that you want lab animals treated humanely. There is no excuse for animal abuse in research institutions in our country.:
Contact via Pasados -
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/KATRINA/DOGSHOOTING/LetterFormMonkey.htm
Or direct to the USDA/APHIS
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/contact_us/ac.shtml
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The "Banality of Evil" is a phrase coined in 1963 by Hannah Arendt in her work Eichmann in Jerusalem. It describes the thesis that the great evils in history generally were not executed by fanatics or sociopaths but rather by ordinary people who accepted the premises of their state and therefore participated with the view that their actions were normal.
