TB+pg+315-316

Animal Rights vs. Human Needs!!!!! __underlined words = vocab __ My Thoughts and Comments. I got so excited when I read the heading! I've always been so interested about this particular topic but I just never got the chance to really explore more about it! (thank you miss koch for letting us read this!!!!!) So I already knew that cosmetics like //certain// lip glosses, soaps, shampoos, sprays, and other products were being tested on animals but I didn't really think about how the poor, helpless little creatures that the testers //might actually kill// were being locked up in cages :( I got so sad and a little upset that people would actually kill living things //just// to see if a product or chemical is harmful or not. I feel so sorry for those little animals that are locked up in those cages waiting to see if they will live another day! I mean honestly, why would they do that to small, little creatures????? WHY? What if someone wanted to use the scientist's pet? Then what???? Now I also read about a group of people that are __antivivisectionists__.  They are people who think that product-testing on animals is WRONG! They are //against// the act of testing products and chemicals on animals. There is one last group of people that are not //and// against animal testing. These people wouldn't test products that are nonessential on animals but would test chemicals that they believe could help save human lives. (now if they could just make one for the animals they kill!) Some scientists question themselves if it is really necessary to test the products or chemical on the animal to get information or if they could use a different method that doesn't involve animal testing. (smart! i think we should just build robots with human-like qualities!!)  People that are against animals being locked up question zoos if they have an unfair advantage. These antivivisectionists think that it is wrong that zoos are keeping these animals captive. Also, they think it is wrong to keep animals held captive just to be trained and taught tricks like dolphins and killer whales. People who support zoos ,however, think that zoos are helping keep endangered species from dying out and going extinct.

Questions  and Answers!!!! Q:What do you think about the use of animals for experiments?  A: I think that there are exceptions. Sometimes it might actually really be needed to test something on an animal but if it's something that isn't really important, then I think it would be right to test it on an animal. I'm sort of like that little group of people that are not and against animal testing. Q:What if the experiments save human lives?  A: This one's sort of tough because you will never know unless you try. It's sort of like a "who knows? how will we know? we should try." type situation. I guess you can sort of make a judgment on whether it is really important that we need to test it or like look at these results from something similar. What can you conclude about or //infer// about how this might turn out? This is a good question I might further look into. Q:How would you feel if someone would want to use your dog or cat? A: :*( :*( :*( Exactly my point!!!! I would NEVER EVER want someone to use my little Buster in an experiment that could possibly kill him!!!!! A BIG NO-NO!!! Not even if he has been annoying or rude or uncooperative. I like coming home to see a cute jumpy little puppy waiting for me to come play with him! (maybe he has to go to the bathroom?) I won't give up my Buster!!!!

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Q:On the other hand, how would you feel if animal experimentation produced a drug that could wipe out cancer? <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">A: I don't know. What animal would they use? Maybe I could allow it but there a certain specific rules that I would make up before letting ANYONE do this experiment!!!! I think that the scientist should try to use another method first without using animals and try to come up with any good, decent, valid information before any testing on animals.