Why are testers for cleaning supplies and hair dyes, etc. allowed to pour acid in animals' eyes - they don't even use anesthesia to prevent extreme cruelty or pain killers to lessen their suffering. These cats and dogs are forced to eat these products to see how long it takes to pass through their bodies before killing them while it burns away their intestinal tracts and causes violent vomiting and bleeding.
http://www.aavs.org/home.html
http://www.uncaged.co.uk/
2007-07-28 04:32:18 · 15 answers · asked by Naturescent 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You may wonder why this is in politics, but I personally think it is politics that is allowing this to continue. Which companies are supporting your candidate to assure they can continue these cruel procedures?
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
2007-07-28 04:35:01 · update #1
For those of you who find nothing wrong with tortuing these animals, these same tests are performed daily over and over again. They already know what it will do to the animal. They don't need a live animal to see how these products will destroy the iris or cornea and in how many minutes. They already know the answers to these questions. Many companies - when questioned about why they continue - say that it is just the way they have always done it. They have no problem testing on body parts as opposed to live animals. It is nothing more than politics.
What I really don't understand is how they can sleep at night after participating in such cruelty - this includes our lawmakers who look away.
2007-07-28 04:41:52 · update #2
ALASPADA, I am against all cruelty to animals - dog, cat, rooster fighting, bull fighting, bull riding, bucking broncho riding, unnecessary animal testing, burning lobsters to death, slaughtering animals before they are dead, the list goes on.
No animal should be made to suffer needlessly.
http://jtonline.us/main.asp?SectionID=43&SubSectionID=100&ArticleID=875&TM=45194.57
2007-07-28 04:51:15 · update #3
http://www.circuses.com/
2007-07-28 04:52:03 · update #4
I buy products that are not tested on animals. I get my hair done at a salon that does not use products that have been tested on animals. I buy makeup and personal care products that have not been tested on animals. I buy cleaning supplies that have not been tested on animals. I buy organic meat and poultry because their practices are more humane and it is not full growth hormones, anitbiotics, insecticides, pesticides and herbicides.
Did you know that growth hormones that are injected into animals have been proven to cause obesity, diabetes and cancer? Did you also know that most countries have banned its use because of this? When will the US care about its people enough to ban it?
2007-07-28 05:02:15 · update #5
Stephanie, if you look at the links that I provided, you will find out that most of these products that pass through as safe cause cancer. This is not the reason for these inhumane tests.
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/
http://www.compassionateconsumer.com/
http://www.safecosmetics.org/
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/230/popup/index.php?cl=2718491
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/bgh.htm
2007-07-28 05:20:09 · update #6
OMG that is horrible if anything is animal tested me and my family don't buy it. It so cruel animals have the same right as we do. I think it's totally unfair and we need to do somethign about it!!!!!!!!
2007-07-28 04:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Just got a Peke-A-Chon Puppy!!!! 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is a benefit to man in using animals for testing, either economic or for medical research. bull fighting, dog fighting etc, offers no benefits other than cruel twisted entertainment of the lowest common denominator.
i know in louisiana, they were considering legalizing cock fighting. i'm not sure what hap[pened to that though.
now with all that being said, i hear you. it just breaks my heart to read about some of this product testing done on animals. but there is a certain amount of true medical research that requires animal testing....al;l i can say is i want these animals treated as humanely as possible...and that's the best answer i have and realize it's sadly lacking.....i don't think there is a good answer.
2007-07-28 12:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it needs to be tested. Would you rather it's tested on humans? Or companies are allowed to pour out any kind of rubbish completely untested (and therefore indirectly test on humans)
Are you a scientist? Do you know what's necessary and what isn't? Tests are repeated because you cannot just test something once - it might have been a fluke result, but you think it's perfectly normal. People DO NOT just test on animals for the sake of casual cruelty - it is NECESSARY.
Without animal testing there are millions - maybe hundreds of millions, of people who would die from diseases which are perfectly curable - there would be hardly any medicine at all. Insulin, polio vaccines, heart medication - none of that would be here and MILLIONS of people would suffer and die.
2007-07-28 11:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Mordent 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some of that is also being stopped due to protests and citizens writing to companies. But you are not saying you want the horrible practice of dog and cock fighting to continue I hope. Right now we need to concentrate on nationally having a big push to rid ourselves of the barbaric acts of using animals as fighting machines and ensure that from now on the penalties are much higher for anyone that does it. Then we can work on the other things. One thing at a time.
2007-07-28 11:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People have been protesting these practices for decades!
More so in the 70's and 80's than now.
2007-07-28 11:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they should test products on human criminals with a long, cruel rap sheet of violent crimes, rape, etc.
Leave the innocent animals alone.
2007-07-28 11:43:29 · answer #6 · answered by topink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its horrible, but unfortunately to find out which products give humans cancer, or other things this is what they feel they must do. I feel we have enough products, stop creating them, therefore- stop hurting out animals
2007-07-28 11:36:49 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Stephanie♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why you ask? One is about saving lives the other is about watching some thing die for fun. They are not the same. The test your talking about are about how to save the site after spill.
2007-07-28 11:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I will answer your question with a question: Why is legal to chop the heads off of Chickens? Answer: Because they are so delicious! Have a nice KFC day!
2007-07-28 11:44:44 · answer #9 · answered by en tu cabeza 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hypocrisy is found eveywhere these days. The govt. considers animal rights activists as terrorists.
2007-07-28 11:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋