YES, THIS IS ATROCIOUS. THERE IS NO CALL FOR ANIMALS TO BE TESTED IN
ANY OF THESE WAYS. I WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED ABOUT THE DOGS,
BUT ONLY CASUALLY MENTION THAT RABBITS, RATS AND MICE ARE ALSO ABUSED?
WHAT ALSO SURPRISES ME IS THAT ANY OF THIS SURPRISES ANYONE. DOGS,
CATS, MONKEYS, MICE, FRUITFLIES, ETC ETC. ARE USED IN LABS ALL OVER
THE WORLD, EVERY DAY, FOR THE (DUBIOUS)BENEFIT OF THE HUMAN SPECIES.
I SAY DUBIOUS BECAUSE, IN REALITY, MOST OF THESE TESTS ARE REDUNDANT,
DO NOT REALLY HAVE ANY BEARING ON HOW HUMANS WILL BE AFFECTED, OR ARE
SIMPLY NOT THE ONLY WAY TO GATHER THIS TYPE OF DATA. COMPUTER
MODELS/SIMULATIONS ARE ANOTHER EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFO, AS ARE TISSUE
CULTURES. ANIMALS ARE CHEAPER AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED FOR
SO LONG, PEOPLE JUST ASSUME IT IS THE BEST WAY. THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO
LEARN ANYTHING ELSE.
ANIMAL TESTING IS ONE OF THE BEST ARGUMENTS I KNOW OF FOR HAVING YOUR
COMPANION ANIMALS COLLARED AND KEPT INDOORS EXCEPT WHEN OUT WITH YOU.
PEOPLE CALLED "CLASS B DEALERS" COLLECT "STRAYS" AND THEN SELL THEM TO
LABS.
GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AS WELL. HUMANE SOCIETIES AND ANIMAL
CONTROL ROUTINELY SELL UNWANTED/UNCLAIMED ANIMALS TO CLASS B DEALERS.
NEVER ADVERTISE "FREE" ANIMALS - THEY ARE ANOTHER SOURCE FOR THE
MONSTERS OF MY WORST NIGHTMARES. THEY SHOW UP WITH A KID, LOOK REALLY
CONVINCING, DROP THE KID OFF SOMEWHERE AND TAKE THE ANIMALS TO LABS.
PETA HAS GREAT INFO ON ALL OF THIS. SOME MAY CONSIDER THEM TO BE
"EXTREMIST" BUT THEY HAVE GATHERED MORE DATA THAN YOU CAN BELIEVE.
HEATHER
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