Comments on: What Companies Are Still Testing Products On Animals?

By: Mioki

Mioki — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:50:56 +0000

I agree with david, I hate animal testing because they do unnecessary tests on animals that make them suffer, some make them go blind, some make them handicapped for the rest of their lives, some survive, but I would rather die than go through what the ones that survive have to go through, some are lucky enough to die quickly, without suffering.
and what do they do with the ones that survive? I don’t know but I can guess, they kill them, whatever they put on them or gave them might “mess up their later tests” if they did other tests.
My family raises a few cows, that we sell the calves of and once every 5 years or so we take one to the, well you know, the slaughter house.
The place that we take them kills them as quickly and without any suffering of the animal.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:20:13 +0000

I’m sorry, but they both result in the unnecessary suffering and/or death of the animals being used.

Considering that human beings can thrive on a plant-based diet, there is no real justification for killing animal for food.

In the case of ice cream, animal testing from the company owner aside , there is tremendous suffering on the part of the dairy cows being used and the dairy industry makes it possible for the veal (baby cow) industry to exist .

If there is a moral obligation to protect all life from suffering whenever possible , our duty then,is to avoid the use of animals for entertainment , convenience, pleasure or traditional.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:07:39 +0000

What is the difference ? In both scenarios we view animals as mere objects. Animals are tortured in animal tests and others are killed to please our pallets . Both outcomes were unnecessary and are easily changed by our choices .

If we truly care for animals we should not only stop using thenm for testing on,but we should also avoid eating them. Seems like a logical conclusion.

By: david

david — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:33:38 +0000

There is an enormously huge difference between torturing an animal with chemicals and killing one instantly to feed us. Huge.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:03:33 +0000

I understand that, but is there a difference between animal testing and the suffering of animals to please our taste buds?

By: david

david — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:16:04 +0000

If you understood that, why ask what I meant?

I eat meat raised sustainably and have no issue doing so. There is a big difference between that and torturing animals with soap, etc. while keeping them alive.

By: david

david — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:26:02 +0000

I’m not buying it because Ben & Jerry’s owners still test products on animals, and I refuse to pad their wallets with my money knowing they do so.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:57:02 +0000

I’m confused about the following statement : “Unilever ”“This one hurts, as I loved Ben & Jerry”™s ice cream, but I won”™t buy it anymore. ”

Are you not buying it because the company tests on animals or because the dairy used in making the ice cream creates lots of suffering for dairy cows and their offspring ?