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Animal Experiments Are One Of The Greatest Evils Of Our Time
I don't think we have any rights to experiment on animals for any purpose. This is emotive but I doubt the value of many tests. Mutilating animals for beauty and fashion is never acceptable.
 Researcher  11 Jan 2008 17:40
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For my high school senior project, i did some research on animal testing!
No animal deserves to go through that pain, agony, torture and death just for us to get our everyday products!
And i also think that EVERYONE should do some research themselves before even saying animal testing is a great idea. Innocent animals get hurt in those science labs. And the worse part about it is that some products will actually say "not tested on animals" when in reality they have been tested on them.. Do some research and u will know the "behind closed doors" little secrets
 
 quina_23  18 Jun 2008 07:53
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For real! They should test on death row inmates not animals. Animals aren't as close to our DNA as death row inmates!

 
 celva_olva  18 Apr 2008 21:09
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 What!!? People on death row have souls, too. Animals do not.
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 28 May 2008 03:21
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I think it is wrong in any case to try something out on someone or something that does not agree to it. Our own government has tested many chemicals on our own citizens (project mkultra) without their permission which I see as worse than animal testing but think the idea of doing something that could have adverse effects on something without permission is wrong. If it cannot give permission it is even worse.
 
 openurmind  03 Mar 2008 21:14
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Vivisection is one of the greatest evils in our life. This is not at all a pleasant thing to accept where animals are increasingly being involved to experiments. No one has the right to make the poor creatures and inflicts used in the field of scientific experiments. Nowadays the lives of those innocent animals are cunningly hunted for the beauty and fashion world. Is it a normal human being’s sensitivity? Modern man is becoming day by day a more selfish that they do not care for those who are not able to make people understand how much pain they are getting. Without having any ability to make a rebel against the strongest human race, these entire animal planet is all set to be terminated in closer future. Now the rest of the thing is on the hand of so called intellectual and sensible human society.
 
 sudipa  06 Feb 2008 04:37
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Yes, i have spent months researching Animal testing. There are flaws to it and lots of variables to consider...I believe vivisection is sick, inhumane and wrong.
 
 tripp  03 Feb 2008 19:25
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Animals should not be used for testings they have feelings and there just like humans except they can't talk
 
 bobbyjm  30 Jan 2008 01:24
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I agree that vivisection is an evil and an unnecessary one. Many of my family work in the sciences and campaign for alternatives to animal experiments.

We have no right at all to take these poor creatures and inflict terrible pain, distress and suffering upon them in what ever name we choose to call it.
I know many people will disagree with me but no-one has ever persuaded me to re-think my ideas, my husband was a research scientist and agreed with me.
There are plenty of alternatives and many tests are carried out again and again, despite the fact they have been tried and tested for many years.
No-one needs to buy products tested on animals and there's no excuse for make up and fashion purposes.
BUAV actively campaign for alternatives and they back the Co-op's own ranges which are cruelty free. Next time you buy make up, kitchen products or other items please take time to find out if they are cruelty free and save some poor laboratory animal from a life of hell.There are plenty of websites which can give a list of cruelty organisations, try PETA.
 
 Researcher  11 Jan 2008 17:47
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If our ancestors had not lived in harmony with animals, life would not be as we know it. Many would not even be here. That does include animal experiments. Humans have harvested honey herded and cared for cattle horses, all sorts of animals. And sheep are the most important of them all.
Humans have the right to do this because they can.
Some people believe that one day the Lamb will rest with the lion. People can fantasize if they want.
 
 keepmindok  29 Jul 2008 10:54
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Personally if I have a child and they need a prescription or something of the medical sort I want to know that it will work and not have deadly side effects. If this means that the product was tested on animals then that is saving a child and no one can argue with a child's life being saved. Personal hygiene products are also tested on animals and personally I think that that is great because without them some people would really have a hard time functioning in society. Deodorant boost personal image and some does makeup. If makeup means that someone out there feels better about themselves then really is one animal that has been bread for that purpose really a bad thing? I feel not. If and when I have a teenage daughter and she wants to wear makeup I will not tell her no. I will tell her to make a smart decision about her choices and if this means that an animal needs to be used as a scientific experiment and not my daughter then so have it. I would rather have a lab rat or something of the sort be tested on then another human being. If you would rather a human be tested on then an animal you really need to step back and take a look at your priorities.
 
 Scarlet_10  24 Jun 2008 18:54
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We are human beings. We are given the dominance over all other creatures. We are created in the image of God, something not shared by the remainder of the collective whole of the living things upon this earth. We should be good stewards of that which we have been given, but the destruction of HUMAN life is the evil and not that of animals.

By the way, i bet you the o so intelligent apes and dolphins are not discussing this right now.
 
 davidsuggs  28 May 2008 03:19
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OK, which would you rather, a rat or pig dying or a human volunteer, and OK, the human volunteered, it was against the animals rights- rights who sets these rights, they r most certainly not human rights, th fact is a job has to be done, nd i bet most of you on the other side still buy animal tested products, you are not going to stop just because of animals- don't get me wrong i love animals, i probably have more pets on av. Than most people, and i would never use them to test cometics, but most of the victims are bred to do this, jut ask yourself next time you buy cometics or need drugs, where did these come from, and even if they are from animal testing sources, will you still buy them?? The answer probably
 
 george5699  19 May 2008 21:53
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All right, animal experiments may be cruel but, there are things that are much worse in society. Think of all the genocide in Africa and other places There is also nations using capital punishment for horrible reasons. The above is really the greatest evil of our time.
 
 JoeCool  13 Mar 2008 23:06
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No, it is bad, but our greatest crime? I think not.
 
 -125_  19 Feb 2008 03:19
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Animal experimentation is horrible but its going way too far to say that its one of the greatest evils of our time. Cool down a little
 
 SIKLEMIND3  14 Feb 2008 01:42
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While I agree that animals should not used in experiments for trivial purposes, such as creating beauty and fashion products, it's right that they should be available to scientists involved in serious medical research. Ultimately, there comes a point at which a potentially beneficial new drug has to be tested. Is it better that it be tested on a human subject?

In future it might be possible to bypass the problem entirely through cloning and genetic engineering. Human clones could be created with their higher brain functions disabled so that they were basically vegetables. Their pain and sensory apparatus could be shut down. That way, they would be essentially plant-like human bodies which could be used for testing new drugs without them experiencing any pain or discomfort.
 
 Hidell  29 Jan 2008 14:33
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 The pain and suffering is the same whether for trival or medical research and I trully believe that we have no right to inflict this on any living creature. Thanks for your comments
by  Researcher
 30 Jan 2008 20:55
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First of all, the header here is NOT a statement of what you believe concerning the subject (I mention that only because you have commented to several people - myself not included - that they didn't post a debatable subject).

Secondly, beauty and fashion are hardly the only two things that animal testing has been used for. Many of the prescription drugs used today have been tested on both animals and humans. Hell, a monkey and dog were sent into space first! If that's not a test, I don't know what is.

Also, IF we need to test a drug or, for that matter, what have you, on something, I would much rather an animal be used rather than a person for the first test. That's just how I roll.
 
 fngrbng420  22 Jan 2008 09:15
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 I have not posted that people have put on non-debatable subjects. Wrong on that one. You are absolutely wrong about fashion and beauty and animal testing and I suggest you do some research into the subject . If you had read what I said under the header you'd have seen what I think. You'r e entitled to your view but I can never agree with you and I think you've misinterpreted or not understood what I've said in other debates. The whole point of a debate is to debate and if some of us can be more enlightened in the future because of this that's a good thing.
I've altered the header, making it more simple- so that you will understand it better.
by  Researcher
 22 Jan 2008 11:52
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