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From: smvorkoetter@watmum.UUCP (Stefan M. Vorkoetter)
Newsgroups: soc.women,misc.consumers,net.veg,net.pets
Subject: Re: Animal testing for Cosmetic and Household Products
Message-ID: <674@watmum.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Nov-86 09:40:56 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 18 09:40:56 1986
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In article <762@ulowell.UUCP> ross@ulowell.UUCP (Ross Miller) writes:
>Also,  there is a paradox here 
>if the animals are not used for testing, than they will not be born.
>Supply and demand, gotta love capitalism.  


B... S... More domestic animals are born every day because of people not
getting them fixed and letting them run, than we know what to do with.  
All the strays that get rounded up get put to sleep, or, get sent to any
place that wants them for testing.  Companies do NOT breed test animals.
If they weren't born, they wouldn't be used for testing.  Please people,
get your pets neutered and/or don't let them roam. (No flames about
neutering and/or letting them roam, that's not the point here)

P.S. Here in Ontario, Canada, we have a law that the shelters must give
     unwanted animals to research when requested.  The Toronto Humane
     Society is currently doing there best to raise money and BUY these
     animals from other shelters that don't want to break this law.  The
     THS then keeps them, in defiance of this law.  They'd rather put 
     them to sleep if necessary, than have them tortured.