08-04-2015, 02:44 PM
Thalidomide is just one of many drugs that have caused problems.
DES-Diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen was given to pregnant women with disastrous results. It was tested, but clearly it still caused problems in humans.
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/cause...fact-sheet
Animal testing gives a false sense of security
Animal testing gives us results for animals that do not necessarily equate with humans.
We can lose out on drugs that would be useful to us if they are not useful or are even dangerous for mice.
There are so many reasons why animal testing doesn't work. We are just too stubborn to look at new methods.
If we want to be too stubborn to try new things that is our problem, but sadly in this case lab animals needlessly pay the price for our stubbornness. They are not even giving their lives to help humans as the Thalidomide tragedy has shown us.
DES-Diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen was given to pregnant women with disastrous results. It was tested, but clearly it still caused problems in humans.
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/cause...fact-sheet
Animal testing gives a false sense of security
Animal testing gives us results for animals that do not necessarily equate with humans.
We can lose out on drugs that would be useful to us if they are not useful or are even dangerous for mice.
There are so many reasons why animal testing doesn't work. We are just too stubborn to look at new methods.
If we want to be too stubborn to try new things that is our problem, but sadly in this case lab animals needlessly pay the price for our stubbornness. They are not even giving their lives to help humans as the Thalidomide tragedy has shown us.
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Catherine
