Question:
Please help me find sleep again. I've recently read a few articles relating to the senseless testing on animals for research purposes. They pointed out how many tests are done simply to gain access to grant money or are merely duplicates of prior tests. This type of activity enrages me, as it should every other compassionate person out there. It is difficult enough for me to comprehend how so many researchers can perform countless test on rodents, let alone dogs and cats.My two cats are part of my family and help me get through every day. I can't imagine them being locked up in a dismal research facility and being subjected to a battery of tests, day after day, as so many thousands needlessly are. Americans spend billions of dollars on their pets each year, which sends a clear message that we love our animals. So why is it OK for researchers to heartlessly experiment on them?.
T.K., Minneapolis, MN Oct 08, 2006
Answer:
Millions of animals are made to suffer (especially by the cosmetics and drug companies) in the testing of new products. Animals are made sick to find cures for many of the diseases we bring upon ourselves. Billions suffer in factory farms and feedlots to support unhealthy, animal-product-based diets.There are many animal-protection and rights organizations using different tactics to liberate animals from such exploitation. Go onto the Internet and, via the Google search engine, look for "Animal Protection Organizations" then take your pick. And for one relevant perspective, see my book "Killer Foods: When Scientists Manipulate Genes, Better Is Not Always Best" (Lyons Press, 2005).Society is divided over the use and abuse of animals and their moral and legal status. I side with those who extend the Golden Rule of treating others as we would have them treat us, to all living beings. From a Christian perspective, all creatures are God's creation; and if we are indeed created in God's image, then we should care
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