The ethics of cloning and genetic manipulation...

[Canadian]

Why should animals die/suffer just so it can improve our lives

This is just about the most asinine statement I've read in months. Damned near every medical treatment and pharmaceutical has been tested on an animal. Next time you get a headache and pop a Tylenol or and Advil try to remind yourself that it was indeed tested on an animal before it ended up in your medicine cabinet. And the next time someone in your family or a close friend is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes radiation therapy or chemotherapy ask yourself why an animal had to "die/suffer just so it can improve our lives." And while we're at it, let's forget about deafferenting animals in an attempt to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis because "why should animals die/suffer just so it can improve our lives."

I'm sure it makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside to think that you're a casual animal rights activist but let's get real - a lot of your friends and family would be dead right now if it wasn't for animal testing.

Rant over.