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Published Date: 08 January 2009
Yes

DAVID MARTIN
Scottish Labour MEP
WE ALL want to see scientific and medical progress – but not at any price. The reality of primate testing is that intelligent, sentient animals such as marmosets and macaques are imprisoned in laboratories, subjected to invasive procedures and often ...



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  • Last Updated: 07 January 2009 10:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Animal Testing
 
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Calvinist,

08/01/2009 17:46:08
'Animal testing can also add up to bad science'

Why quote the 0.5% and ignore the 99.5%? Hardly a balanced view. Are you saying that this type of research has not led to new treatments, new therapies new cures? Sorry but the evidence is overwhelming.

If your campaign were to be successful there would be two outcomes: Firstly a reduction of valid medical research in Scotland on Primates (not apes note) and the loss of hope for many of us who suffer from degenerative disease. The destruction of world-leading research groups for a perverse concept of what constitutes morality. The second outcome would be that, of course this research would not end; it would simply be transferred to other countries like India or China where there is virtually no concept of animal welfare. The UK has the strictest laws governing animal research in the world.

'And all this at a time when alternatives to animal testing offer almost limitless potential for better science' Again a superficial analysis which reveals a total ignorance of physiology.

People like Martin remind me of First World War generals; they expect others to suffer and die for their misplaced principles. If we took views like this serously then half of us would already be dead by now.

As soon as politicians venture into the realms of science they have a capacity to make utter fools of themselves.

 

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