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[Nathon Detroit]

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toldailytopic: Animal testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

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[antiknight]

It sickens me that you Nazi's even need to ask such a question.

You may as well have asked... Jew testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on Jews to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

Animals are living, breathing, creatures, that deserve to be protected.

 

[Lighthouse]

It sickens me that you Nazi's even need to ask such a question.

You may as well have asked... Jew testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on Jews to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

Animals are living, breathing, creatures, that deserve to be protected.

Do you propose we test on the unborn?

 

[CabinetMaker]

God gave us the animals for our use. As with anything else God gives us, we are to be wise stewards. I think that using animals to test drugs and medicine that can save lives and treat genetic disorders is probably okay. Using animals to test beauty products in such a way that leads to undo suffering of the animal such as spraying something in its eyes I think crosses the line. When we have pets I do think that it is our obligation to the animal to make sure that has what it needs to be healthy.

 

[koban]

toldailytopic: Animal testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

Sure. Why not?

 

[fool]

Animals would test stuff on us in a heartbeat.

 

[Ktoyou]

God gave us the animals for our use. As with anything else God gives us, we are to be wise stewards. I think that using animals to test drugs and medicine that can save lives and treat genetic disorders is probably okay. Using animals to test beauty products in such a way that leads to undo suffering of the animal such as spraying something in its eyes I think crosses the line. When we have pets I do think that it is our obligation to the animal to make sure that has what it needs to be healthy.

Well balanced and sane

 

[Rusha]

Even though I know this answer won't go over well, I am going to say it anyway. My preference for scientific experimentation would be to use inmates that have been convicted of rape, murder and child molestation.

 

[Ktoyou]

It sickens me that you Nazi's even need to ask such a question.

You may as well have asked... Jew testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on Jews to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

Animals are living, breathing, creatures, that deserve to be protected.

You promote animalism, the lowest form of the human soul. You equate testing on animals with people, because you are living on the level of an animal:down:

 

[Lighthouse]

Even though I know this answer won't go over well, I am going to say it anyway. My preference for scientific experimentation would be to use inmates that have been convicted of rape, murder and child molestation.

How much testing can they do in 24 hours?

 

[Nick M]

How is a monkey wearing lipstick torture to the monkey? Making him read posts from the autopilot is torture.

 

[Rusha]

How much testing can they do in 24 hours?

I meant those who are awaiting those their death sentence or serving a long sentence (in the cases of rape and child molestation).

 

[Nick M]

Even though I know this answer won't go over well, I am going to say it anyway. My preference for scientific experimentation would be to use inmates that have been convicted of rape, murder and child molestation.

Maybe dress up those on death row in womens clothes and make up in an act of humiliation. And see how the eyeliner looks after high voltage passes through it.

 

[nicholsmom]

God gave us the animals for our use. As with anything else God gives us, we are to be wise stewards. I think that using animals to test drugs and medicine that can save lives and treat genetic disorders is probably okay. Using animals to test beauty products in such a way that leads to undo suffering of the animal such as spraying something in its eyes I think crosses the line. When we have pets I do think that it is our obligation to the animal to make sure that has what it needs to be healthy.

:thumb:

About cosmetics - there is no reason not to test them on volunteers - human ones.

 

[Town Heretic]

I'm against animal testing unless the animal in question is applying for a job that requires a specific and testable skill--but really, how often does that happen? lain:

Otherwise it's just another way to make animals feel badly about themselves...

Let the POTD contest begin.

About cosmetics - there is no reason not to test them on volunteers - human ones.

And really, what do animals know about cosmetics anyway? :think:

More seriously, I don't see a compelling reason to treat University of Tennessee fans any differently...well, much differently than, say, Mississippi fans (and by that I mean fans from or of any Mississippi school and not the state itself--assuming the latter is mathematically possible).

 

[Aimiel]

Animal testing is a necessary evil, at least at our current level of scientific knowledge. Thank God for what we've learned so far, about how to test pharmaceuticals and substances on animals to ascertain dosages and / or possible side-effects to watch for in human testing; that is: if the animal testing goes well enough. It's un-telling how many lives have been saved by drugs which were developed much more rapidly and safely, due to not having to do extended experimental testing on human subjects. Thank God for safe drugs and other useful chemical compounds. Thank God for Him having the wisdom to design animals for our use. :thumb:

 

[bybee]

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I am terribly conflicted over this issue. I cannot bear to cause harm to living creatures. I am told that animal experimentation is not necessary to further the aims of science to help us heal and be healthy. But I don't know the truth of it. bybee

 

[Granite]

By and large I oppose it. There are more compelling fields of scientific study.

 

[bybee]

What?

What?

It sickens me that you Nazi's even need to ask such a question.

You may as well have asked... Jew testing. Is it morally acceptable to experiment on Jews to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings?

Animals are living, breathing, creatures, that deserve to be protected.

What a disgusting thing to say. This is a valid topic for debate and discussion. If that is the calibur of your responses you need help! bybee

 

[Sonrise]

About cosmetics - there is no reason not to test them on volunteers - human ones.

They do...Product testing is one of the things I do.

I love animals, especially dogs. We couldn't even bear allowing testing on our deceased doberman, that had bone cancer. A research lab does this for both human and animal benefits. Still...could not do it.

Probably wrong of me but that dog was our "child".