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Subject: Re: Animal testing for Cosmetic and Household Products
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Date: Thu, 20-Nov-86 01:25:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 20 01:25:51 1986
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In article <674@watmum.UUCP> smvorkoetter@watmum.UUCP (Stefan M. Vorkoetter) writes:
>                               ...  Companies do NOT breed test animals.
>If they weren't born, they wouldn't be used for testing.

Rubbish.  There's a *huge* establishment about thirty miles from here
called "Charles River Breeding Laboratories".  My brother used to work
there.  They breed laboratory animals -- mostly white rats, guinea pigs,
rabbits, and monkeys -- in enormous numbers for the research market.
These animals clearly wouldn't be born if they weren't bred for testing.
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