Graphic picture.... Vivisection is experimentation on a live animal. The word comes from the Latin vivus, which means "alive" and the English section, which means "cut." "Vivisection" is understood to include any type of experimentation on any type of animal, regardless of whether the animal is literally cut. The term includes both scientific experiments and product testing. Those who conduct the experiments are known as "vivisectors." Why do animal rights activists oppose using non-human animals for medical research? Animal rights activists are opposed to using animals for medical research because humans do not have the right to use animals. With few exceptions, we do not experiment on human subjects without their consent. Just as we do not experiment on humans who are incapable of consenting to experimentation, we should not experiment on non-human animals. Non-human animals cannot give informed consent, and the vast majority of experiments using animals are so invasive and injurious, we would never even consider allowing humans to consent to being subjects in such experiments. How many animals are used in vivisection every year in the US? No one knows. Because the AWA does not cover mice or rats, these animals go unreported unless the experiments lead to published research. Estimates range from 17 million to 70 million to 100 million. Ten worst laboratories in U.S: youtube/watch?v=f2XioWDHtX8&feature=player_embedded Doesn’t the end justify the means? Just as unethical experimentation on a group of humans cannot be justified by a benefit to humanity at large, the same holds true for animal experimentation. Like humans, animals are sentient beings with interests in their own lives and freedom. To treat them differently and say that experimentation on non-human animals is justified but experimentation on humans is not would be speciesist. Does ending vivisection mean ending medical progress? Ending vivisection would not end medical progress, because non-animal research would continue. There are so many medical issues that go unexplored because of lack of resources, if we took all the resources that go into animal research and redirected them towards non-animal research, we would continue to make medical progress. Some examples of the types of research that would still continue include human cell and tissue cultures, epidemiological studies, and ethical human experimentation with fully informed consent. What kinds of medical advances were made without vivisection? The cause and cure for scurvy were discovered without using animals, with studies done on human subjects who already had scurvy. The first vaccine was invented in the 18th century without animal experimentation, when people were inoculated with cowpox in order to build up their resistance to smallpox. Penicillin was also discovered without animal research. More recently, the Heimlich maneuver was developed without vivisection and has saved countless lives. Also, studying human populations has led to many important medical discoveries, including the connection between heart disease and cholesterol, and the connection between smoking and cancer. Source: animalrights.about Alternatives to Animal Testing: geari.org/alternatives-to-animal-testing.html Black list of brands that still test their bloody products on defenseless animals. youtube/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8d-ociITXjo Companies that DO test on animals! Don’t buy: vidacompassion.org/main/list/company.html ACCREDITED CRUELTY-FREE COMPANIES choosecrueltyfree.org.au/cruelty-free-list/cruelty-free-list/itemlist beautybible/ mediapeta/peta/PDF/companiesdonttest.pdf leapingbunny.org aavs.org/site/c.bkLTKfOSLhK6E/b.6534461/k.A0FD/Compasionate_Shopping_Guide.htm navs.org/page.aspx?pid=431 thevegetariansite/ethics_test.htm globalanimal.org/2010/12/06/companies-that-dont-test-on-animals-resource/26156/ gocrueltyfree.org/shopper We believe that every animal—has the right to live free from exploitation for trivial human interests. Animals are not ours to use for food, clothing, entertainment, experimentation, or any other reason. JOIN US! If you agree that animals feel, suffer, love and the truth about their abuse should be exposed, please “like” our page. Thank you! facebook/pages/Animal-Cruelty-Exposed/363725540304160
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