21
Apr
Day One: World Week for Animals in Labs
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Today kicks off World Week for Animals in Labs and the start of daily Fish & Chimps entries on how to make this week a success for animals languishing in labs around the world. Today’s animal is….. the rabbit!
Thirteen thousand rabbits were used in experiments in the UK in 2006. Among other things, they’re used for the notorious Draize eye-irritation test, in which chemicals are applied directly into their eyes. They’re also used routinely in skin-irritation tests – even though one recent study found they were worse than non-animal alternatives at predicting what would happen to humans – and in basic research for diseases like arthritis.
It’s a hypocrisy that we’d never even think about conducting such tests on humans these days – clamping them in stocks, blinding them and killing them afterwards – the exception of course being willing volunteers and certainly not for these kinds of experiments. So what’s one to do? Well, you can pledge to never buy products which have been tested on animals. Yep, if you have just two minutes to spare today, it’s that simple. Oh and check out what companies are ok to buy from and what ones to avoid.
Image: Another Today / CC
I will never use any products that have been tested on animals, if I have done in the past it is because of being naive, and hidden information of companies and governments.