| Though it may be hard to believe, medical testing on | | | | shampoos, this is crucial as rabbits are often |
| animals taken from shelters is not illegal in some | | | | subjected to their heads in vices as painful drops of |
| states. Many people do not realize when they drop | | | | irritating shampoos are forced upon them. This |
| off their pets, the fate that may await them. | | | | causes serious inflammations on the sides of their |
| Although it is true that some states have taken | | | | faces and it is hard to believe that anybody could be |
| measures to prevent this, often those same states | | | | so cruel. |
| still allow medical testing on animals that are | | | | Thinking about becoming a doctor? Do you have a |
| specifically bred for this purpose. | | | | problem with "sacrificing animals" for educational |
| Although we may be used to the thought of rodents | | | | purposes? You may wish to think twice about your |
| being experimented on with little regard to the | | | | profession. |
| inhumanity of this act, few people realize that it is | | | | With all of our technology today, you would think |
| often legal in their own states to perform medical | | | | that these barbaric practices would be discontinued. |
| testing on dogs, cats, rabbits and other species. | | | | Using computer models, cell cultures and more |
| Despite tremendous opposition by animal rights | | | | relevant studies on human participants, it is no longer |
| activists, it is not uncommon to find that dogs are | | | | necessary to conduct such research. Moreover, just |
| used for chemical toxicity tests, pharmaceutical trials, | | | | the fact that tests on animals sometimes prove to |
| organ transplants, shock therapy, trauma impact and | | | | be completely misleading when applied to humans, |
| even things as frivolous as cosmetics. Likewise, cats | | | | you would think that this barbarism would no longer |
| often befall this same fate and with shelters | | | | prevail, but unfortunately this is not the case. As |
| overflowing, the legal solution is often not pretty. | | | | consumers though, we can at least exercise our |
| What can we do to help? Besides protesting and | | | | power by boycotting products that do not clearly |
| adopting shelter pets, when making purchases, | | | | state what their policies are. This will not change the |
| always check if the product is tested on animals. | | | | world, but it's a first step that every person with a |
| With something even as seemingly harmless as | | | | conscience must take. |