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Animal Testing
February 12, 2001
I am outraged that the U.S. National Toxicology Program is celebrating its 500th test on innocent creatures (Feb. 7). We human beings spend countless dollars developing toxic chemicals and then spend countless more dollars, not to mention millions of lives, testing those same chemicals. To rejoice in the horrors of vivisection is not only heartless, it is frightening. We have come to a point where nonhuman life has no value beyond the funding that the scientists are greedily accepting in return for their premeditated torture and murder of those helpless beings.
NEWS
European Union bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
March 12, 2013 | By Susan Denley
European Union regulators on Monday announced a ban on the import or sale of any cosmetics with ingredients tested on animals. The EU banned animal testing of finished cosmetics in 2004, and animal testing of ingredients in 2008. The new ban, effective immediately, puts pressure on other parts of the world to ban animal testing of cosmetics too. [New York Times] Designers frequently give celebrities clothing for free, just for the publicity value of having the clothes worn by prominent walking billboards.
BUSINESS
Coke takes stand on animal testing
June 10, 2007 | From Times Wire Services
Coca-Cola Co. will urge research firms and organizations it supports to avoid testing on animals after pressure from an animal rights group. PepsiCo Inc. established similar guidelines last month. Coca-Cola, the world's largest soft drink maker, had funded taste tests on rats at Virginia Commonwealth University, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Coca-Cola spokeswoman Kari Bjorhus said the company had discontinued funding the tests.
Animal Testing
February 12, 2001
I am outraged that the U.S. National Toxicology Program is celebrating its 500th test on innocent creatures (Feb. 7). We human beings spend countless dollars developing toxic chemicals and then spend countless more dollars, not to mention millions of lives, testing those same chemicals. To rejoice in the horrors of vivisection is not only heartless, it is frightening. We have come to a point where nonhuman life has no value beyond the funding that the scientists are greedily accepting in return for their premeditated torture and murder of those helpless beings.
NEWS
European Union bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
March 12, 2013 | By Susan Denley
European Union regulators on Monday announced a ban on the import or sale of any cosmetics with ingredients tested on animals. The EU banned animal testing of finished cosmetics in 2004, and animal testing of ingredients in 2008. The new ban, effective immediately, puts pressure on other parts of the world to ban animal testing of cosmetics too. [New York Times] Designers frequently give celebrities clothing for free, just for the publicity value of having the clothes worn by prominent walking billboards.
BUSINESS
Coke takes stand on animal testing
June 10, 2007 | From Times Wire Services
Coca-Cola Co. will urge research firms and organizations it supports to avoid testing on animals after pressure from an animal rights group. PepsiCo Inc. established similar guidelines last month. Coca-Cola, the world's largest soft drink maker, had funded taste tests on rats at Virginia Commonwealth University, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Coca-Cola spokeswoman Kari Bjorhus said the company had discontinued funding the tests.
Mice and rats are the number one animal that are used for animal testing. This is because they have a nervous system that is quite similar to a human's. More than 100 million mice and rats are killed in labatories every year. Due to the fact that they have a nervous system like a human's, they are experimented in everything, including toxicology tests (in which they are slowly poisoned to death) to painful burn experiments to psychological experiments that can cause terror, anxiety, depression, and helplessness.
Rabbits are another very common experimentation animal because of their mild temper and they are very easy to handle. They take part in two very painful eye and skin tests. They are given no pain treatment and are left to be in pain for up to two weeks until the experiment is over. They are then killed after the test is finished. About 241,000 rabbits are killed every year from the testings.
Primates are another highly seeked animal to be used for experiments. The nonhuman primate sensitive, intelligent, and share many characteristics with humans, this is the reason why they are so popular. Most primates exhibit symptoms of insanity and self mutilation. The most common experiment is when the scientist puts a tube up the primate's nostril and pumps harmful drugs into its stomach to observe the reactions. More than 124,000 primates are killed in labratories every year.
These are not just the animals that experimented on. These are just the top three. Cats, dogs, pigs, and more are also very popular labratory animals. These animals deserve to live. There are better ways to experiment drugs and products, not on harmless animals. They are innocent and were not created to be killed, not like this at least. Animals should be killed as resources, not just a game. Look how advanced humans are today, yet we cannot create another way to test our products. Before animals, we experimented on humans, our own kind. Sure, We have overcome a dark time when that was the norm, but we must persevere and overcome this. Animals should not be tested on in many painful ways. They deserve to live. Although they are not human, they should be kept alive. We kill them for purposes that are not
Still not convinced?
If you are not convinced that animal testing is wrong by these animal biographies, just go to Google and search animal testing. Look at what comes up and then try not thinking that it is inhumane and absolutely. I am aware that these pictures are very graphic, but a picture is worth a thousand words.