Hey, Lab Rat Liberation is a whole new kind of animal rights group. Sure, we still protest KFC, gather signatures at malls and get together to celebrate our victories at the movies but heres the deal. We accept you whether or not youre a vegetarian. Although converting to vegetarianism is a great first step to stopping animal cruelty.
We are in need of members who will be willing to help us build a great, fantastic website, who are creative, who are willing to stand up and stand out for the cause and willing to help create fliers. It doesnt matter if youre in our area (though local members that are willing to meet would be so helpful!) or if youre halfway around the planet.
Help us stand up for animals stuck in factory farms, in slaughter houses and most of all in labs. Its unfair that these magnificent creatures are cooped up in small cages tortured everyday with needles in their eyes and drugs in their veins.
thanks! Its always great to hear from someone who supports the cause. As it is Ive been inactive for a little too long, Soo much stuff going on but now Im coming back!! Lets make Labrat Liberation a huge thing in 2008
I have four dogs two cats and will eventually have more. My mom and I are a big payer for the animal shelter. We got 3 out of 4 dogs from a rescue or shelter. Both cats were retrieved from the shelter. Hearing that animal testing has become a serious problem boils my blood and it needs to stop
I love animals and I hope to help stop animal cruelty. I really want to do anything that will help!!!!!!!! also i hope to stop animal curality becaus ei my self have 4 dogs
Its ok, I was a little disturbed but then I read your follow up. I dont support needless cosmetic testing and I wish that because Scientists dont believe that animals are different from human in their body structure just in the way they should be treated. I will always be for the anti animal testing movement but my main concern is to first get rats and mice included in the animal welfare act and to make sure that ALL animals are taken care of.
I want fair treatment for animals in labs, I believe that they should be cared for as though they were humans being tested on.
There is a quote somewhere off the peta website from all different scientists and doctors stating that a product in a rabbits eyes is no more helpful than a free slap in the face because a rabbits eye will ALWAYS be different from a humans, of which the product is for. YOU WANT THESE PRODUCTS YOU TEST ON HUMANS. Gosh.
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YOU GO GIRL! count me in lovie! we really need to just do it spread the word, get the truth out..... but we should think off something that will really push the people to consider these animals.....
Life is a SEED...PLANT it! WATER it.....and it shall FLORISH!
I have a question, why are you worked up over a bunch of freakin rats? seriously magnificent creatures? They are freakin pests, at least in a lab at CDC, Shriner's Burn Insitute, USAMRIID, or one of a billion other research labs they're doing something besides spread disease and eating crops/garbage.
Now I agree cosmetics testing is mindlessly stupid and utterly pointless but stopping animal testing for medical reasons is just foolish.
Cure for Cancer/AIDS/Etc > a few rats
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I'll keep people from kicking dogs and burning kittens, but that's about the limit of my actions. Sorry.
I agree, testing cosmetics on animals is unnecessary, especially considering the ways the testing is often done. Who on earth is going to put blush in their eyes or lipstick in cuts? Okay, I don't know if they really do that, but I've seen some rather graphic pictures of cosmetic testing. Cutting open animals simply to test makeup doesn't make much sense to me.
As for medical testing, I'm with Meagan. Animal testing has saved uncountable lives. The only alternatives are computer simulations (which show more error than animal testing) or human testing, which, I think we can all agree, is pretty unethical unless there is consent from test subjects. I'm not normally one to say the end justify the means, but I think this is an instance that fits that perfectly. Without animal testing, we'd probably still be wondering if outer space is radioactive (since dogs and chimps were the first living things sent into space) and dying from common illnesses because we're not sure if penicillin is safe to use.
I am and always will be against unnecessary cruelty to animals, but I've never been a big supporter of animal rights. If they want rights, they can stand up for them. I'll keep people from kicking dogs and burning kittens, but that's about the limit of my actions. Sorry.
First of all, I do not support animal testing for cosmetic products.
Also, unless you have information that is not present on the American Diabetes Association's website, what you are refering to is a clinical trial. This differs entirely from what occurs during animal testing. Animal testing is what occurs before drugs are released for trial use in humans.
The reason they use animals instead of humans is that you are talking about putting random chemicals into the body and hoping they attain some sort of positive reaction. There is high risk of adverse reactions, and putting that in humans is more risk than it's worth.
Animal testing has helped save all sorts of lives. You can read about some of it here. Some highlights: without animal testing, we wouldn't have penicillin, polio vaccines or organ transplants.
Whatever. If you want to die for science, like I said, go for it.
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also i hope to stop animal curality becaus ei my self have 4 dogs
