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From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt)
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: Re: Animals of Research
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Date: 26 Apr 88 19:04:51 GMT
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In article <UWQpB7A97E-01Iw0=q@andrew.cmu.edu> jc5z+@andrew.cmu.edu (John L. Cusack) writes:
>Only sick and abnormal people do this crap for a living.  Why don't those of
>you who do stuff like this get a real life and do something that is useful.  I
>think we should take those doctors who do this experimentation on animals and
>do the same on them.  Why don't we take little babies and shock them?  They're
>human right, and to do something like that is not humane.  So why do it to
>animals if we can't do it for humans?  


I agree with John, and I support him.  In fact, if he will report to HEW
I will see what I can do to see that he is used for drug reaction test
and trauma treatment research.  I am sure thousands of people will approve
of the improved accuracy in the fight against, say, AIDS knowing Mr. Cusack
has volunteered to be used in the testing.  My hat is off to you, John.

Of course, I am not going to do any such stupid thing myself, and much
prefer animals to suffer than children.  Just a matter of tastes, I assume....


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