11-14-2014, 05:56 AM
Yes, it is a step in the right direction. We must never belittle partial success. We must be glad that things are going the correct way, albeit slowly.
A total ban, one would hope, will follow soon, once they realise that manikins and computer simulations of human physiology (which these days are extremely realistic) are a much more reliable guide than animals. A pity it has taken them all these years to realise that a monkey's biology and psychology is not the same as a human's! Similar, but certainly far from the same.
It is also a pity that moral considerations have not even been taken into account. If they had been, the deliberate shooting and blowing up of cats and monkeys would never have been allowed in the first place.
Sadly, the USA is not alone in using animals for deliberate maiming, so that they can be used for medical practice. The UK and other countries also have a bad record in this area.
A total ban, one would hope, will follow soon, once they realise that manikins and computer simulations of human physiology (which these days are extremely realistic) are a much more reliable guide than animals. A pity it has taken them all these years to realise that a monkey's biology and psychology is not the same as a human's! Similar, but certainly far from the same.
It is also a pity that moral considerations have not even been taken into account. If they had been, the deliberate shooting and blowing up of cats and monkeys would never have been allowed in the first place.
Sadly, the USA is not alone in using animals for deliberate maiming, so that they can be used for medical practice. The UK and other countries also have a bad record in this area.
