Well-deserved -- Los Angeles man gets 9 years in prison for stabbing dog
Disgusting and wrong -- Behind-the-scenes look at animal training
A minor success that nevertheless underscores a fundamental acceptance of leather, as if wearing the skin of any animal has a place in modern civilization -- US retail giant to boycott Indian leather
Finally, in a new poll, 79% of people in the UK opposed testing the safety of household products on animals, but 23% backed feeding a dog with a chemical found in food wrap for three months to test its safety. This despite poll results that showed that even though 58% of people agreed with testing for medical reasons, support slumped to just 16% when respondents were asked to agree to the use of surgery to make a dog incontinent in a bid to aid research into a bladder disorder.
The thinking behind all this is unfathomable. And, of course, they don't want their money going to this research: 57% of the poll respondents opposed the use of taxpayers' money to build new laboratories. Evidently, it's okay as long as the work is hidden from them, paid for by someone else (though they'll end up paying for it later, in the form of product costs), and so long as it appears to be done to cure some scary human disease, many of which are preventable or even reversible through exercise, meditation, and a diet free of animal-derived foods. It's like some kind of mental disorder, isn't it?
Labels: animal cruelty, animal testing, animal training, leather
