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Animal Testing Breaks Hearts
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Here's your first look at PETA's newest campaign: "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts."
We first launched "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts" as a youth-oriented peta2 campaign, but the reaction from everyone, regardless of age, was "Awww!"
So below are pictures of our first "Big PETA" "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts" campaign event. We promise more to come. So who knows? You just might be greeted by our giant, loveable rat on your next trip to the pharmacy. He's traversing the U.S. and letting everyone who crosses his path know that reducing animal suffering is as easy as refusing to buy products from companies that test on animals.
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So next time you head to the store to stock up on cosmetics and household products, arm yourself with PETA's free shopping guide and don't go breakin' any hearts.
Posted by Liz Graffeo
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I never understood what good testing products such as cosmetics on animals does. If it's not supposed to get in your eyes, on your skin, in your mouth or down your throat it will probably hurt or kill you.
How smart do you have to be to figure that out?
Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | July 17, 2009 05:48 PM
The chimp being held down in the cage by the intern doing whatever he was doing, while the chimp,struggling for his life, arms flayling, crying out for help..he was trying to save himself and he couldn't. The intern would not give up..the chimp, powerless, was broken..it's heartwrenching..IT HAS TO STOP!!
Posted by: Penny | July 17, 2009 06:01 PM
Any person with a semblance of intelligence knows that animal testing is cruel and ineffectual. Research should be exclusively performed on human tissues, human stem cells and human skin cells.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | July 17, 2009 07:36 PM
If you guys wanna see a real inhuman thing that they are doing to cats in this small town in Pa that I live near go to this website www.newsitem.com Just read what one of the towns councilmen said its horrible. They are trapping cats and hunting them because they say there is too many. Mind you this is a small ruarl mt. town. Please help them they cant help themselves...
Posted by: Nate P. | July 18, 2009 04:28 PM
If the world magically banned all animal testing, then who would taste test pet food? Pet medications? What about those? Just because tapeworms have feelings does not mean that I want to let them have their parasitic ways on my cat. If we can't get rid of testing on animals, then can we at least push to test more on humans? If the product is meant for humans, then it's logical to replace Guinea pigs with humans.
Posted by: Ural User | July 18, 2009 10:56 PM
Nice one!!
Posted by: Trojan | July 19, 2009 10:50 AM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. That is soooo cute! It seems like a great way 4 people 2 understand animal testing.
Posted by: ashlyn | July 19, 2009 02:21 PM
While I agree that animals shouldn't be used to test items such as cosmetics, some animal testing is essential. It is impossible to use computer models to ascertain the real world effects of new medications or or medical procedures. therefore animal testing is essential to ensure the safety of the human population at large.
Posted by: Tom | July 20, 2009 10:40 AM
I know this might sound harsh, but I think they should perform cosmetic testing on convicted murderers and rapists. THOSE are creatures that have proven "not human" and have done horrible things to people...What did a little bunny ever do??? Nothing. It's inhumane to test on people??? But it's humane to murder someone?? Hmmm... Society has it all backwards.
Posted by: Gloria | July 20, 2009 04:22 PM
I AGREE WITH TOM. TEST ON THOSE CONVICTED MURDERERS, RAPISTS, CHILD MOLESTERS ETC. AS WELL AS SEND THEM TO WAR. THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW TO KILL. SAVE THE TAXPAYERS' SOME MONEY RATHER THAN FEEDING THEM SO THEY CAN HAVE A FREE RIDE AS THEY HAVE IN PRISON. THANX.
Posted by: JUDI | July 20, 2009 11:00 PM
I agree, testing should be done on rapists, murders and convicts on death row..that would be cruel & inhuman..and against their rights???...it's about time these tax sucking convicts did something to help society...what about animal rights?? stop testing on innocent, helpless...they
were not created to be tourtured by humans..
Posted by: janet | July 21, 2009 01:34 AM
I hate this! It makes me feel horrible that there is labs testing on animals this very moment.
I dont understand how any of the workers dont see what they are doing wrong, how can they look in the eye's of these animals and continue to work on them.
They dont have a heart and all i can say is what goes around comes around.
This needs to change there has to be other ways!!
Posted by: Rachel Miller | July 21, 2009 08:07 AM
Tom,
Unfortunately animal testing is woefully inadequate in predicting safety to human patients, and in fact many of the results are misleading to boot. Animal testing of any kind is cruel, inhumane, and remarkably UN-essential.
Posted by: Derek, MD | July 21, 2009 10:47 AM
@ Tom: Actually, about 90 percent of products that pass animal trials fail in humans. Our genetic make-up is so different from that of animals that testing on them is unnecessary cruelty. Non-animal testing alternatives, such as human clinical and epidemiological studies, autopsy reports, cadaver-based experiments, and computer simulators, are faster, more reliable, and more humane than animal tests.
Posted by: Shawna Flavell | July 21, 2009 04:32 PM
I am not in jail, not a rapist or a murderer. I am, however, a voluntary human subject helping test a new diabetes medication.
I thought I would put my beliefs into action. If anyone else wants to do this, all you have to do is look for advertisments for test subjects...sometimes you will here requests for subjects on the radio also.
I am very well aware some medications are tested on animals before they are tested on humans...I wish it were not that way, and I would be willing to be a test subject even if I were the first being it was given to.
Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | July 21, 2009 06:56 PM
Rev. Meg Schramm is an example to us all. If we want things for our own use, we should all be prepared to be tested on.
Posted by: Helen Dighton | July 22, 2009 04:51 AM
It is great that people are maiking this choice.
Posted by: John Smith | July 22, 2009 10:47 AM
Tom,You would not say that if they were testing product on you would you? I have seen on t.v. for real~prisoners that have developed a real closeness to stray animals in the prison yard and have fell in love with them(really) because that's all they had in life and learned to appreciate them.Can't say that for all of them though! Anyhow,what is the difference between harming and mutilating a animal for cleaning solutions ect..and for self profit and monetary gain so they can maintain a high lifestyle? Than to go out on the street or where ever and kill a animal and break the law~they would get charged with animal cruelty.But it's ok for them to get a grant and be allowed to kill animals in laboratories~yeah it really makes no sense to me what so ever.Many many tests are done needlessly~as i said for profit~so mr Tom what can you say about companies such as the very rich Proctor & Gamble where they tests for cosmetic reasons?It's so ridiculous to think people are so much "higher" than animals to take and use them as they choose and have their way with them.Get off your throne you a**holes!
Posted by: miafarrah | July 22, 2009 03:15 PM
Let me see. I drive a family car that I try to keep in good shape and safe working condition, after all, I ride this car often and so do my children. A great sale on car tires comes around and I read: "these tires have been tested in numerous bicycles without any malfuctions or any wear -- buy today!!" mmm, would I go and pick a set for my car?. Need I say more?
Posted by: Lisa R | November 18, 2009 12:51 PM