07-01-2017, 05:49 PM
What this charity is doing is wonderful. Good find, Catherine.
However, I am outraged at this part of the article:
"In many states, including in Texas, labs are allowed to get animals from shelters and use them for testing."
I am amazed that the shelters agree to let stray animals be used in this way. They presumably check out private individuals carefully before letting them take an animal (at least they do checks in the UK and France). So how come it is OK for the shelters to allow the animals to be taken by a laboratory for painful tests? That is hardly "going to a good home".
I am tempted to say, "That could only happen in America", but perhaps this appalling practice is carried out in some other countries. I don't have evidence. But I suspect that phenomenon is unique to America.
However, I am outraged at this part of the article:
"In many states, including in Texas, labs are allowed to get animals from shelters and use them for testing."
I am amazed that the shelters agree to let stray animals be used in this way. They presumably check out private individuals carefully before letting them take an animal (at least they do checks in the UK and France). So how come it is OK for the shelters to allow the animals to be taken by a laboratory for painful tests? That is hardly "going to a good home".
I am tempted to say, "That could only happen in America", but perhaps this appalling practice is carried out in some other countries. I don't have evidence. But I suspect that phenomenon is unique to America.
