Animal Testing

Original Post Date: Nov 23, 2005

The majority of consumer products that are produced don't need to be tested. It is not even mandated by US law. Like I said in my previous post, Everything I buy isn't tested on animals. My toothpaste, deodorant, household cleaning supplies, soaps, etc...etc.... Even the cigarettes that my wife smokes aren't tested on animals. Testing on animals is a cruel and completely unnecessary in today's society. The Govn't only really mandates animal testing on medicines, and drugs.
As for eating animals, I really don't see that going away anytime soon. Even-though when I tried to be a vegetarian I felt healthier. My doctor said my cholesterol was the lowest he has seen in years. We don't however need to abuse and basically torture the animals we are going to consume. My past relatives in Indiana owned farms and had livestock. They treated the animals like a pet all the way up until it was time to kill them. There should be laws banning cruel torture to the animals we consume.
My wife is an animal rights activist and support humane treatment of ALL animals. No matter how "ugly" they are. Where people distance themselves from the killing part of eating animals. If you couldn't yourself kill an animal and watch it get slaughtered you really shouldn't eat animals. Also if you couldn't walk to a dog farm in China, or Korea you shouldn't wear Nike's, or any leather that is made in over in that region.
Like I said above. I do eat animals. My biggest problem are the way big corporations treat the animals before they kill them. Also the needless testing (and I used that world lightly, it's more like torture) animals for no reason in research labs for consumer products