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Originally Posted by txrosegirl  well i never said they went hand in hand  ... i just believe if you really think about it, ANY animal testing is "inhumane" if the animals will be exposed to anything remotely dangerous (which is the point of animal testing, right?) ... yes they should try to handle and treat them as humanely as possible but how humane is it really to expose them to anything we would not expose a fellow human to? |
Oh dear, I totally didn't mean to imply that you thought that...I hope you didn't take it that way - my apologies if it came off like that
. And your last point? Wow, I agree.
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Originally Posted by manolos mom I know we need this for the advancement of medicine BUT some of these test are unnecessary and the part that ticks me off the most is they keep repeating the same test over and over. They do need to show this because some people have their heads buried in the sand... |
Yes, I agree. What is sad is that sometimes, computer models are available and effective - and yet they aren't using them. I know they may not be able to *always* use models, but I think they should be used when able, you know?
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Originally Posted by yorkiekist When I went to NAU, I worked for my advisor and in the animal facility. I helped in the labs and helped with surgeries that the upper grads were doing. They were doing nerve cross tests and used cats. Most of the cats had to be put down at the end of the tests but I did adopt one of them. there were an assortment of animals in the facility. A skunk, opposums, prairie dogs, ferrets, cats and hummingbirds. I took care of all of them. I also took a genetic course. I about died when the teacher broke the necks of 4 mice right in front of us! So these kinds of testing go on yer end and year out at universities also. But you cant learn everything from a book. |
Gosh those must be tough memories to have for you, bc I know you love animals, but I know you also understand the need for science - I'm glad you adopted one of the cats
. And yes, this stuff goes on in alllll kinds of schools. I understand the need for some of it, but then I don't understand the need in superfluous applications.