Accidental animal crueltyI once invented a brilliant game - I'd sit at the top of the stairs and throw cat biscuits to the bottom. My cat would eat them, then I'd shake the box, and he would run up the stairs for more biscuits. Then - of course - I'd throw a biscuit back down to the bottom. I kept this going for about half an hour, amused at my little game, and all was fine until the cat vomited. I felt absolutely dreadful.
Have you accidentally been cruel to an animal?
This question has been revived from way, way, way back on the b3ta messageboard when it was all fields round here.
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rob, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 11:13)
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Animal TestingAs someone who has worked in the truly grubby end of this business (i was an animal technician in a lab, I worked with rodents, dogs and primates) I feel the need to speak up here. Nearly all the studies I worked on have been concerning truly needy causes, a large chunk of the work was on carcinogen (cancer) studies as well as alzheimers, MS, HIV, AIDS and parkinsons.
The animals (at least in the UK) are very well cared for, they have better standards of living then most pets and the technicians truly care for the welfare of the animals (even the evil, evil rabbits.)
All the disgusting pictures you see are either photoshops, photos form before the UK reformed its animal welfare laws or from a few labs on the continent and in the states that have been infiltrated.
/end rant
(apologies for spelling, im quite stupid really)
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