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Originally Posted by Cha Cha  I agree with Nancy1999. It is called Veterinary "practice", because it is not an exact science. Every procedure your vet does in his/her office was tested on an animal at some point. And, if your vet does not know what is wrong, he may try a couple of options to see which works. Universities are testing new procedures all the time on animals. Humanely. I also agree, it is not a matter of no animal testing, it is a matter of humane practices vs. inhumane practices. I do believe that what we see in those videos did happen at some point. Can they prove that Mars is behind them, no, and they are obviously old video that has been spliced together to make a point. That is what I base my judgement of the video on. I am not trying to insult anyone here, I think we all agree that we are against abuse, cruelty, inhumane treatment of any kind. |
This is such a touchy subject ! I have to agree with the above post...some of those clips were old and spliced - I remember seeing a few back when I was trying to educate myself on what goes on out there.....some were just horrific.....
As far as PETA - many people think they're fanatics (and they CAN BE that's for sure) but - in defense of them - they bring many things to light that people may never have been aware of....
It's my understanding that animal testing has come a long way - I know it's still done
- but I believe many companies have changed policies and some even advertise they do NOT do animal testing. I don't want to be in a debate about this but do feel there is an upward trend towards NON testing and some companies are finding alternatives.
We can hope this is true right ?
We all have to realize - many products that come to market must be tested - that probably will never stop - but it's HOW they do the testing that's important.....I don't know if there ever will be a good way to test products....but I do know that in all the years it's been done - much of it is very very inhumane.