Saturday, March 12, 2011

Reforming experimentation on live specimens

I've always been an opponent on experimenting especially on innocent animals. I endorse it being done on convicted criminals instead provided it does not constitute torture.

I feel the best way to conduct experiments is on animals that cannot be cured and are on the path to death anyways. If the experiment shows signs of doing severe harm or damage on animals, it should be halted and the animals suffering should be put to death instantly.
The same should be done on convicted killers, rapists, child abusers and others sorts of people who are proven guilty and put on the death row. Since the person is already going to be executed the experiment isn't going to make much of a difference. But again should the experiment prove extremely harmful or painful, the specimen should be put to death instantly. That would be the most humane practice that I can currently think of.

 But if it was a choice between convicted criminals and plain ordinary animals, I would pick convicted criminals. I know anyone else with true moral values would.
There are those who oppose animal experimentation outright and also some animals rights advocates who wish for plants to be used instead. These people are ignorant and don't realize that plants and animals both have feelings except plants aren't able to display it.

Human beings and animals who have lost all nervous senses also known as 'vegetables' would also be better candidates for experimentation provided that death is also available to them at the first sign of any painful or damaging outcomes of the experiment.

What opponents of animal experimentation should also do is invest in future technology that could serve as an alternate to animal experimentation such as the use of artificial cells or anything else that can replace animal experimentation. I believe this would be the best specimens to experiment on as an alternate and should be developed as soon as possible.

Until that happens opponents of animal experimentation are encouraged to boycott products that are known to be tested on animals and to buy test-free products. The tea tree shampoo that I use for example is free of animal experimentation as per the label on the bottles.

The more people use these kind of products and boycott the products tested on animals, the faster we are likely to see animal experimentation banned.  Simply campaigning against it will most likely not stop it.

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