F E A T U R E
What Can We Do ?
The chief drawbacks to animal testing are animal uneasiness , death , species extrapolation issues , time consumption , heavy costs , and most importantly , the brutal handling of animals .
“ The brute animals have all the same sensations of pain as human beings , and consequently endure as much pain when their body is hurt ; but in their case the cruelty of torment is greater , because they have no mind to bear them up against their sufferings , and no hope to look forward to when enduring the last extreme pain .” Thomas Chalmers
Animals , as sentient creatures , ought to have parity and deserve to be sheltered from this kind of violence . The basic type of parity is equal thought of interests , and it is this that we must spread out further than the limitations of our own species . Basically this means that if an animal feels pain , the pain matters as much as it does when a human feels pain . Pain and suffering does not depend on the species of being that goes through it . There has to be a call for an instant stop to animal testing for pointless and irrelevant purposes .
Our initial steps could be to spread awareness and opt for cosmetic companies that do not make animal testing as a part of their making .
Always look for products that state on the label that they have not been tested on animals . There are famous companies like LUSH that manufacture beauty products without animal testing .
A ban on beauty products that are made after being tested on animals would save many laboratory animals , and millions per year .
Tell us your views on animal testing . How do you think we can help ? Email your answers to : mail @ petigreemag . com and win a prize by LUSH cosmetics . Details on page 35 .
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