Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, Yes there are. I make a real distinction between using animals in research which has a chance of doing some real medical good, and using animals for research which is far more trivial in nature. I would, for instance, very strongly oppose using animals to help develop a new lotion which gives people an artifical tan. I also strongly believe that in cases where some or all of the work can be done using computer simulations or other testing methods then that is what should be done. Barney John Collier wrote: > 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. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html