I feel obliged to hop onto my soapbox for a minute. Don't get me wrong, I'm an animal lover, as we all are here, but I'm not a radical animal rights person, although I agree with many of their views. I've never flung blood or liberated lab monkeys. I eat meat and I wear leather, so the PETA folks, for example, certainly wouldn't claim me.
Still, if you’re sickened by the thought of cats or other animals treated like the ones on that site, I’ve posted my reply to this elsewhere on the Web; it had grown
‘way too long for a message board post, even for long-winded ol' me! But you can find out more on the Web about the subject by checking out a link I post on the long reply. If you’re curious, click
here. Otherwise, just read this bit for the basics:
I think the pics are probably real. Animal testing can be cruel, and, while it has helped develop life-saving meds and treatments, it often is used for developing more trivial items like cosmetics or when another means is available; if that makes you mad, educate yourself -- and others! -- and do something about it, if only in a small way.
