Toronto Star article out to you (particularly to my Canadians) more quickly, but letters are still appropriate. The article is about that stunning animal testing story, which aired on CTV's W5 on Saturday. As that is a weekly show, the episode is currently featured on the website and we are not at all late for feedback.
I wonder how most Canadians watching CTV's popular news magazine show, W5, on Saturday March 11, responded to the half hour segment, "Undercover investigation reveals what goes on inside Montreal animal research lab." I warn you that it is hard to watch -- beagles being repeatedly slapped in the face, or frothing at the mouth and vomiting after having ingested poisons, and monkeys wallowing in cages or struggling in restraints. And it is hard to listen to, as pigs have their backs burned with chemicals. But it is important to watch and to especially to share, and so important to thank W5 for the coverage. You'll find it on line at
http://tinyurl.com/hrvgcx8
And W5 says:
"You can e-mail your comments or questions to W5.ctv.ca Every e-mail is read and acknowledged by W5's producers. Due to the volume of mail received if you have a specific question or story proposal please be patient."
Please take just a moment to thank the producers: W5.ctv.ca
And Canadians (and others who are moved) please respond to Kevin Newman's story about the segment, which was on the front page of Saturday's Toronto Star. Here is just a small section of the lengthy article, titled, "Undercover at the animal test lab; Hidden cameras capture scenes of apparent abuse of dogs, pigs, monkeys in Montreal-based lab":
"Last Chance for Animals' undercover footage provides what is believed to be the first inside look at a Canadian testing facility and focuses attention on an industry, largely unregulated, that makes animals sick so humans won't be.
"The public rarely gets to see what the animals endure. While animal testing is legal, it is nevertheless very upsetting to watch.
"Every year in Canada, an estimated three and a half million animals are used by science, some of them exposed to experimental drugs, household products and even cosmetics to test their tolerance to them.
"The vast majority are mice, fish and birds, but 12,000 dogs and 5,000 monkeys are also involved in more advanced testing. The animals are bred for the purpose, sold to the labs, and live very short and often painful lives."
You'll find the full article on line at http://tinyurl.com/zf9fy8d
Letters to the Editor go to lettertoed.thestar.ca The Star notes: "Letters must include full name, address and all phone numbers of sender (daytime, evening and cellphone). Street names and phone numbers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit letters, which typically run 50-150 words."
While I noted above that the story is hard to watch, its having appeared on a popular half hour news show, and on the front page of one of the world's leading papers, is truly encouraging. We have a long way to go as we strive for animal liberation, but we are making great strides, and the pace at which we are making them is heating up. Thank you for being part of the good fight.
Yours and all animals,'
Karen Dawn
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are those that pray to the great creator, obtuse to what he’d like in their prayer, not just concern for themselves, but others less fortunate, I wonder, what are you waiting for? The Millions of Christians, Muslims, and others, could they not. do shake the world, to change things?
What next will we do, to our poor relatives?
Why would we call ourselves humane, if this and only this was taking place.
Read this article, and send your concerns to whomever, make people aware, with your poetic skills, for surely you don’t agree with a http://tinyurl.com/hrvgcx8 Is this not hell,
And you’re only looking through the looking glass,
I don't know about Canada, but medical research, as well as product research, in the United States has always used animals to do research studies as part of the protocol before medicines and possibly dangerous agents are used on humans. Over the years I've seen many exposés of terrible, torturous experiments done on animals. Of course, medical labs, and especially profit-making cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies, try to keep their labs secret because of the possible public backlash.
I remember 40 years ago having to kill puppies that our stray dog continued to have at regular intervals because she wasn't splayed and roamed freely from our rural farmhouse. Later, my mother opted to give the puppies to the local hospital for heart research leading to better treatment for heart disease like my father suffered from.
People tend to be offended when they see what they perceive as their pets being mistreated. Organizations like PETA are continually revealing atrocities committed on animals from food production to circuses and displays like Sea World. Our attitudes are gradually changing toward using animals for our purposes, especially when they are inhumane or destructive to the environment.
There are many reasons for killing animals. We all rely on animals being killed if we eat meat. But what we must remember is not to decimate species for food or other purposes (quack medicine) and to kill humanely without torture.
As a result of activism like this, protocol for research is being changed to work on cell tissue and DNA (although embryonic stem cells from placenta are being objected to) rather than animal subjects prior to being tested on humans.
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I remember 40 years ago having to kill puppies that our stray dog continued to have at regular intervals because she wasn't splayed and roamed freely from our rural farmhouse. Later, my mother opted to give the puppies to the local hospital for heart research leading to better treatment for heart disease like my father suffered from.
People tend to be offended when they see what they perceive as their pets being mistreated. Organizations like PETA are continually revealing atrocities committed on animals from food production to circuses and displays like Sea World. Our attitudes are gradually changing toward using animals for our purposes, especially when they are inhumane or destructive to the environment.
There are many reasons for killing animals. We all rely on animals being killed if we eat meat. But what we must remember is not to decimate species for food or other purposes (quack medicine) and to kill humanely without torture.
As a result of activism like this, protocol for research is being changed to work on cell tissue and DNA (although embryonic stem cells from placenta are being objected to) rather than animal subjects prior to being tested on humans.
Ron