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2004-02-05 - 7:24 p.m. This was my comment to a post on one of my newest fave blogs www.ripebananas.blogspot.com found via ryan's lds weblog. Ady's post was about animal rights activists. I had to cut my comment down to fit her comments page, so I put it up in full view here. Hi Ady, I pretty much agree with you on animal rights activists. I always thought the PETA folks were twisted in that they care more about animals than they do about humans. I always thought it was strange how people like Paul McCartney can proclaim to be a PETA advocate and yet admit that he smokes marijuana-a mind altering, brain cell destroying drug. And Pamela Anderson, another PETA spokesperson, has had her breasts enhanced and reduced so many times, and has so many tattoos, that it is obvious that she views her body as only a means to make money. And now she has Hepatitis, and she has two small children! All this talk about animal rights when they don't give a whit about their own bodies! How can they care so much about others and yet not care about themselves and their families enough to make sure that they will be around to see them grow up. Yes, to me it is hard to see or hear about animals used for experiments, because I have a soft spot in my heart for all living creatures, but it's not as if research scientists go cruising suburban neighborhoods after dark, stealing beloved pets from people's houses! So yes, I agree with you Ady. I'll jump off my soapbox now and head back to my studies.... I have a little more to say on this subject. When I was in college the first time, I took an English class in Argumentative Writing. Every week,we had to read several articles with opposing points of view on a topic and then write an essay on that topic. One week the topic was animal testing. I had never thought about animal testing before this time (it was 1991, and PETA was a very small organization then) But one of the articles I read, described in detail how animals are used to test cosmetics. I won't go in to the details, but I decided then that I really didn't need to buy products to make myself look, smell, or feel (emotionally and tactilely) better that had been tested on animals. It was also about this time that I encounter The Body Shop in England. They were one of the first cosmetics companies to proclaim that they did not test their products on animals. Now I would like to say that I only use Body Shop products, but that's not true. However, I am a label reader and I try to steer of any type of make-up, shampoo, or skin care product that has been tested on animals. I just don't think animals should be used to make women feel beautiful. But I have no problem with animal experiments for health related matters. BTW, do you think Pamela Anderson is refusing to use medications to treat her hepatitis if they have been tested on animals?
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