All About Animals Rights

[Hitotsumami]

So, lets talk about animals. What is your stance on animal rights, PETA, processing plants, anything to do with animals that we use directly.

Here is my opinion. I think it is fine to use animals in any beneficial way as long as the animal is treated and killed humanely. I can pretty much apply this to most subjects dealing with animal rights.

What is your opinion, or is there anything specific you want to discuss?

[Shark a' Pult]

I don't care about humane treatment so much, as much as I care about what the cause is for.

In the lab we work with animals, and some of the people (not me specifically) have to cause harm to the animals they work with to get a better understanding. These other people though, are working to cure cancer and other such causes. It's a shame that sometimes the animals have to die, but if we had some PETA rep looking over our shoulder the whole time saying what we can and can't do, then things wouldn't get done as well or in the same way.


Now on the other hand, things like animal testing for stuff like beauty products? I've seen it where the strap monkeys down and spray them in the eyes with perfume. I'm sorry but I don't see how that is excusable or even necessary. I get what they're trying to do, but I can't say I support it. This is just one example off the top of my head and related specifically to beauty products, but there's loads of similar others.

Call me biased but I can justify meaningful scientific research, but I can't justify seemingly superfluous testing.

[Hitotsumami]

I totally agree with that Shark.

Sometimes an animal has to suffer if it will provide insight into fighting major diseases that kill humans all the time. I would always choose testing on an animal if it would save a humans life. It is an unfortunate necessity if we want to make real progress.

But an animal shouldn't have to suffer when it comes to food production or like you said, makeup products or things like that.