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Aureole
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Does anyone happen to know of the Church’s teaching on animal testing? I’ve never actually heard anything about it until just today after someone mentioned it, so now I’m rather curious.
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robertaf
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I can’t give you the Church’s teaching but I can talk about it at length as an animal lover, former Professional Horse and Dog breeder and trainer.
The world is full of ignorant folks who listen and then parrot what they hear without using their own brains to reason things out. And, there are always those radicals who will give them material that rarely makes good sense.
Oh by the way, I am a firm believer in using animals to test for medical reasons as well as for household products and cosmetics. Why?
Forget the benefits for mankind, that is obvious although some folks don’t care that much about us human types.
I care because without it, animals would suffer. Everyone forgets veterinary medicine and the great strides it has made. Who do they test veterinary medicines and tecniques on if not animals.
As far as household products and cosmetics are concerned, many many species live in these households and come in direct contact with cosmetics and shampoos, not meant for animal use. I had a dog nearly die, we needed extreme methods to save him because he was violently allergic to a hair conditioner not tested on animals. As it turns out, this same conditioner, perfectly safe for even babies was a horrible allergin to most dogs. We discovered many had been given emergency treatment by vets and most did not recover as my Maltese did.
Please do not just blindly follow what some folks say. Think and reason.
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Timidity
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The Church’s teaching, from the CCC:
God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image. Hence it is legitimate to use animals for food and clothing. They may be domesticated to help man in his work and leisure. Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving human lives.
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Lorrie
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I understand what you are saying and tend to agree with you, however, Revlon and other cosmetic companies testing their eye products on rabbits (smearing it in their eyes to see their reaction) is horrible. Rabbits don’t have the same tear ducts we have, they aren’t able to “flush out” the products. The result? The rabbits eyes hemmorhaging, swollen shut and in some cases causing the rabbits to go blind.
Revlon has since changed and are not testing on animals anymore because PETA went after them. There are still many other cosmetic companies who do test on animals, absolutely horrible. I can see testing on animals when it comes to cleaners, medicine, etc. but not for make up - its just wrong.
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mjdonnelly
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In certain cases it is ok to do testing on animals, however, if companies are ignorant after making cosmetics after several decades and don’t know that some things will cause eye irritation, you probably don’t want to use their products.
In certain cases it is ok to do testing on animals, however, if companies are ignorant after making cosmetics after several decades and don’t know that some things will cause eye irritation, you probably don’t want to use their products.
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