In keeping with ASWA’s theme for Animal Welfare Sunday in the UK this year, I just found some articles from www.newsday.com on the topic of animal research. All but one specified that they were written by Bryn Nelson, Staff Writer, and appeared between 9/26/04 and 9/28/04.

- Where pain can lead to progress: The deep divide over the merits of animal research rages on at a venerable New York medical institution

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Notions changing on the pain factor

- Laboratory animals

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Ethics as the argument: New questions are raised about whether the gains of animal research are worth the ethical uncertainties

- Tiny, furry mice may hold the secrets to better human health

I thought it was interesting that this topic received so much attention, even though, according to a Gallup survey linked on the same site, a majority of people in this country still favor animal research, as long as they believe it will benefit them. (No spin in that sentence, eh? Well, I am ‘The Episcoveg’. I’m supposed to have a little spin. Again, if interested in reading a book on the topic of whether or not animal research is reliable, safe, dangerous, etc. for us, check out Sacred Cows and Golden Geese by Drs. Greek and Greek. Information can be found at http://www.curedisease.com/book.html among other places.)

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Today’s post bumped Where does one draw the line? from the home page. Rescuing or “collecting” — from the perspective of “pets” who are kept in storage (who don’t have the benefit of taking comfort in our euphemisms) there may be a fine line of difference.

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