tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826080771236620079.post2289766052787763502..comments2024-02-26T10:17:30.143-08:00Comments on Critter News: Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"mrbarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790509969524237811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826080771236620079.post-32605287956002461202009-10-14T18:34:46.166-07:002009-10-14T18:34:46.166-07:00Wow! While you're right, we don't agree 1...Wow! While you're right, we don't agree 100 percent on this matter, there is a lot of common ground between us. I appreciate your thoughtful response and wish more people would think about this difficult issue.<br /><br />If we can turn women into men and men into women, if we can send satellites into space, surely we can find a substitute for animal testing. Humans have the imagination to do anything we want to do. We only need the will to do so.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409189700970914279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826080771236620079.post-594698014319312592009-10-14T15:02:31.402-07:002009-10-14T15:02:31.402-07:00Ana,
You hit the nail right on the head with your...Ana,<br /><br />You hit the nail right on the head with your last point. There never has been, and never will be, a better way to prevent or cure obesity than through simple habits of healthy lifestyle. No amount of animal testing will change that.<br /><br />Beyond that, as you are no doubt already aware, my thoughts on animal testing are that whilst medical research is important: (a) animal testing should be used only when there is genuinely no other alternative; (b) the scientific community should work to develop viable alternatives in areas where none exist; and (c) animals should not be subject to any more discomfort than is absolutely necessary.<br /><br />(I realize that my point of view probably differs from yours in this regard)<br /><br />Although I can appreciate the benefits of medical research, I have little regard for the viewpoints of those who, like this student, do not appreciate that animals have rights as well.Andrewhttp://www.goodhonestdollar.comnoreply@blogger.com