If animal testing didn't exist....?

I'm not against the testing on animals, I'm against how many animals are treated in the process. For testing processed pet "food", many dogs are treated horribly. I agree that for medical purposes it is necessary and I care about humans over animals. For cosmetic purposes, I think it's unnecessary. It should not be banned. Whenever the government steps in, everything gets even more screwed up.

I agree with you, I think it is important, end of story. Some people are dangerously stupid, that's why they do what they do, including their temper tantrums.

There are animal testing video's on YouTube as it is awful what they do to these animals..Iams is a big contributor to animal testing and you would'nt believe tha sad and sickening state of these animals.I'm sorry I am totally against all animal testing and I would be joining the protest line in a heartbeat..I can't post the video's as when I did last time I was reported and got a Violation notice thats how awful the video's are..and no animal should have to suffer.You have plenty of death row inmates so test on them

I would also like to add that because of animal testing we probably would not have had penicillin that has save so many lives. The guy who invented it tested it on rats I believe,well rats had no reaction to penicillin, so the guy was about to throw all his research away and start over. His friend got sick and rather than let him die, the guy decided to give it one last try and gave his friend the drug, and guess what it worked. And now we have life saving penicillin. The problem with testing on rats is, they often don't have the same reactions to drugs that we do. If the animals are treated well, and not unleashed on society with potential lethal and harmful diseases, then I have no problem with animal testing. The problem is that not all labs are secure, and disease ridden animals have gotten loose and have cause a ruckus. I do have a problem with testing cosmetics and other vanity, useless stuff on animals. Wish I had the term paper I did on this with me, but I don't. I also like to point out that I absolutely despise, vivisection. You just have to look it up to learn about it, I really don't want to delve into it. Edit- Alexander Fleming tested penicillin on rabbits not rats.

I don't agree with testing for things like cosmetics. But animal testing does have its place. The leaps and bounds in veterinary care have come about because of animal testing for human medicine. So it not only helps us, it helps our pets as well. If there are other more reliable means of testing I do think should be used first. I hold the same stance on treatment for lab animals as I do food animals. These animals are giving a great sacrifice and should be treated with utmost care and respect, they should also be given the best possible quality of life while they are here.

yes, animal testing is required for alot of things that you may or may not realize. dont believe what you see in tv how they beat the animal and kill em cosmetics, they just rub it on the skin to see if any allergic reactions to it, and the people working there have vets to take care of the animal, most of the workers even become attached to the animal an bring em treats and so forth.

I agree with you we do NEED animal testing, but not to the extent of cosmetics I used to be anti-testing and all that stuff. but now I know that it is needed

I think with all technology we have today, we should be trying to find ways to test things without animals. Animal testing on cosmetics and other household items should be banned.

Its a necessary evil IMO.