Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] something something and now animals
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:43:50 -0700

I would tend to agree, based on the facts you have given, that PETA and 
others are going too far in this case. However you also have to 
remember there are many horrific stories on the other side as well.

John Collier

On Thursday, October 30, 2003, at 12:41 PM, Barney Quinn wrote:

>> I welcome the pressure PETA and others
>> have put on the scientific and cosmetic industries to improve their
>> practices. I also agree that, as with all radicals, PETA and others
>> often go to far.
>
> I have a friend. My friend has two Doctor's level degrees. This person 
> is a
> very high level medical researcher, internationally known, Ivy league, 
> Nobel
> prize material. The work this person does involves animals. PETA and 
> similar
> groups have, for years, made life for this person a living hell. There 
> have
> been times when getting in and out of the lab has been impossible. This
> individuals home has been picketed, and familly members have been 
> harrassed
> with out mercy, particularly the children. I find what has been done 
> to these
> people totally inappropriate, outrageous, and counter productive. It 
> has not
> done one single thing to help animals, and it has cost these groups the
> support of everyone who has had to watch what has been done to this 
> family
> while they were trying to support them. If you are opposed to cruelty 
> then I
> think that you have to be consistant about it. If you have never been 
> on the
> other side of these tactics it may be impossible for you to understand 
> what
> they actually do to people.

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