Animal testing saves lives. How do PETA folks (and others) deal with this?

Question

It's no secret that Animal Testing does save lives. Without animal testing polio would still be in existence. And we would not have made the strides we have.

I struggle with understanding why PETA and others think this is so evil. I don't want to live in a cave with no progress, especially in the medical world.

Thoughts?

Waiter....I'll have the VEAL.

Ohh I should not have added this, now its going to get ugly. Sorry.

(Bwaaa-Haaa-haaaa haaa)....(evil laugh)

(They are right, I really am an ******)

Answer 1

Actually the vice president of PETA is a diabetic and as everyone already knows treatments for diabeties primarily came from animal testing. When presented with this the VP stated the "She's trying to save animals so she's different." Nice huh?

Answer 2

Animal testing saves lives? You apparently think it saves human lives, but you dont bother to mention the animal lives. Why? Why do you only consider human lives? Just because you happen to be a human? -- Your think your species is the only one that matters, even though other species can feel pain and experience happiness and suffering, right?

Ever seen pictures of the Thalidomide babies of the 50's that were born with no arms or legs? Thalidomide was used on so many pregnant women because animal testing indicated it was safe.

Also, even if the testing of Polio involved animals, that doesn't mean the vaccine would not have existed without animal testing, nor does it take into account testing methods that exist today, such as computer modeling, that did not exist then.

You say you dont want to live in a cave with no progress, but much of human progress is the progress of ethical thinking. There was a time when things like owning slaves, abusing children, and abusing animals was considered ethical. Most humans have made progress in their ethical thinking. Other people lag behind.

Answer 3

Well first of all PETA is an extremist group who's ultimate goal is the "complete liberation of all animals" which will even include family pets. So I don't think you should look at PETA as an answer for anything. They actually kill over 80% of their "rescued" animals every year. visit www.petakillsanimals.com
Now to answer your question, PETA doesn't feel there is any need to use animals for testing (whether it actually hurts the animals or not). Your asking an ethics question, equivalent to asking "If you could cure cancer by killing 1 person would you?". Ethics is a very gray area and differs greatly from individual to individual. So to ask what PETA or any other animal rights group would think of saving human lives by testing on animals your going to their core issue of the liberation of animals, especially from testing. PETA also spends most of their funds on celebrity faces such as Pamela Anderson and other advertising to get their name out there. Money NOT spent to truly help abused, neglected or tortured animals.

Answer 4

You had a legitimate point you were making until you added the pun about veal which then reduced you to...but then you already named yourself so fittingly. Theres pros and cons-what Peta and other animal rights groups are against incl.me is the needless repetitive experiements here theories have already been proven but still they do to receive grant monies. We all know if you take baby away from monkey mother that baby monkey will grow uo neurotic and so on-read about this in begiining of my high school years but at Yerkes Primate Center
read just last year still doing the same. Do you know what Veal is-a baby calf is taken from the mother as soon a its weaned and put into a stable too small for it to turn around or lie down and they pur[osely feed less to deprive it and keep it anemic-why it has the pale pink color for all healthy animals incl human have blood red color to their flesh. For its entire life these calves stand tightly confined and always hungry. How can one justify this -just so ,,,can eat light pink flesh--thius little animal has to suffer so. if you are Christian ,believe in a higher being,hope to go to heaven when you leave this earth heard of or read the bible then be aware that GOD is very specific when he gives the israelites permission to eat meat in Exodus(2nd book of the bible) how animals should be slaughtered and He is very definite that it is to be done in humane,with the least sufferin and pain to the animal.How will you explain ti Him ,one day,how lightly you took the needless,wanton suffering o one o HIS creatures.

Answer 5

Didn't you hear the news? PETA KILLS ANIMALS!!!! There was a big news story about it a few months ago how they take homeless animals off the streets and kill them. Rather than give them a chance to live and maybe find a home they KILL THEM. Why in the hell would the largest animals rights group KILL animals??? Oh yeah, thats right, because they are a bunch of dam hypocrites.

Answer 6

I don't want to start any "fights" about PETA, but it is true that many PETA members put the interests of animals above those of human beings. I would assume that the reason for their feelings is the "defenslessness" that they tag onto the animals. The fact is...animal testing saves lives, like you said. Therefore, it's not "senseless" as some PETA members believe. It makes perfect sense. So instead of struggling with trying to understand where they stand, be confident in your opinion of animal testing. YOU are correct.

Answer 7

It is a well known fact among those who actually do enough research to KNOW what they are talking about instead of talking out their arses that animal testing is not only INACCURATE but also DANGEROUS! How can you compare a piglet to and infant. Or a puppy to a man?Go post among the other ignorant omnivores why dont you and leave those of us educated enought to actually have a well thought out opinion of the issue alone instead of spouting your typical republican generic answers at us!

Answer 8

Using poor animals, just gets the answer quicker. The medical questions/problems would be found out eventually, but at a much slower pace. I, for one, think this cruelity should be stopped. The animals suffer SOO much !! They are living beings, with pain levels just like us.

Answer 9

I dont like it..not when they can use cadavers for the same thing or people that donate their bodies to science..they could keep them alive long enough to do human testing.. However, I do understand your point..there has to be a way they can do this without causing the animal pain and suffering..

Answer 10

I don't think it saves the lives of too many animals! They should do testing on prisoners especially the ones on death row since animals are so different than humans testing on them proves nothing about people!