Anti vivisection petition

**professor~yaffle**

Aspirin comes from Willowbark by the way

Person_one

I didn't start the thread, I'm not the one promoting petitions, I just quite like modern medicine and the way its helped me stay alive this long.

Person_one

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Aspirin comes from Willowbark by the way

Yes, lots of drugs come from plants.

What does that have to do with animal testing?

GR, you didn't actually answer the question, why are you happy to give your pets medicines that have been tested on other animals when you are so opposed?

Torry_Quine

I'm with Person_ One on this. While I oppose testing on animals for beauty products I do think there is a need for animals to be used to test medication.

As for saying I have never used any medicine which was tested on animals, really!

**professor~yaffle**

Person_one wrote: »

Congratulations on enjoying such good health that you never even need to take an Aspirin, you're very lucky.

Person_one wrote: »

Yes, lots of drugs come from plants.

What does that have to do with animal testing?

You tell us

HappyMJ

Just wondering....now that Ribena and Lucozade have been sold by GlaxoSmithKline to Suntory is it now acceptable for those against animal testing to buy those products?

Person_one

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

You tell us

Animal trials are a legal requirement, whatever the composition of the drug being tested.

Person_one

Some info about animal testing:

http://www.understandinganimalresear...s-in-research/

Here are some very interesting points:

• The UK consumes over 300 times more fish each year than the total number of all animals used in medical research each year.
• Household cats kill approximately 5 million animals every week – more than the total number of animals used in medical research every year.
• The UK will consume more chickens this year than the total number of all animals used in medical research over the past two centuries in Britain.
• Cosmetic testing is illegal in the UK.
• In 2012, no testing of household products was carried out using animals in the UK.
• Great apes (orang-utans, bonobos, gorillas and chimpanzees) cannot be used for research in the UK

nonnatus

Animal testing for cosmetics - Not necessary, in fact repulsive.

Animal testing on drugs that might one day save my child's life - Yes of course, I have no problem with it.

**professor~yaffle**

There are strong arguments for and against animal testing, but if you don't agree with the petition, just don't sign it..! Simples.