Post by AnimalAvenger on Dec 6, 2009 23:18:19 GMT -5
I found this page on BUAV's website quite interesting. Here are a few quotes:
MORE: www.buav.org/makenosense
Q: Animal experiments have led to cures for all our major diseases, haven't they?
No. Non-animal research brought about breakthroughs in aspirin, antibiotics, anti-depressants, anaesthetics, asthma treatments and drugs for AIDS, leukaemia and cystic fibrosis. And sometimes animal research has actually hindered progress. When independently reviewed, animal tests predicted less than 50% results found in humans. You might as well toss a coin.
No. Non-animal research brought about breakthroughs in aspirin, antibiotics, anti-depressants, anaesthetics, asthma treatments and drugs for AIDS, leukaemia and cystic fibrosis. And sometimes animal research has actually hindered progress. When independently reviewed, animal tests predicted less than 50% results found in humans. You might as well toss a coin.
Q: If it was the life of your child versus a rat, surely it's worth it?
This question assumes that one rat will provide a cure, when, in reality, millions of animals are used in research without a direct link to medical breakthroughs. Also: I may decide to save the life of my child over yours, but that does not give me the right to inflict pain and suffering on your child.
.
This question assumes that one rat will provide a cure, when, in reality, millions of animals are used in research without a direct link to medical breakthroughs. Also: I may decide to save the life of my child over yours, but that does not give me the right to inflict pain and suffering on your child.
.
Q: Why should I care about animals in research, when billions of them are used for the food industry?
With human rights abuses, we wouldn't justify one wrong by comparing it with another. These lab animals are subject to the deliberate infliction of pain and suffering: and so are worthy of our concern in their own right.
With human rights abuses, we wouldn't justify one wrong by comparing it with another. These lab animals are subject to the deliberate infliction of pain and suffering: and so are worthy of our concern in their own right.
MORE: www.buav.org/makenosense
