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- Mexico Independence day is September 16. Not May 5th.

- May 5th marks Mexican military in defeat over France.

- At the time, the French army was the best in the world. That's why it was such a big accomplishment for the Mexican army to have defeated them.

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I think that quote is completely exaggerated, and Michael Fox knows it too. If given the choice to kill his child or an ant, Fox would kill the ant every day. Humans and not equal to every other animal because we have emotional attachments to them. But the idea of the quote is good, humans should treat any animal with less respect then any other animal including humans.

And most animals that are used in research and experiments are born and raised in captivity. Scientist do not go into the streets and find random tray dogs and cats.

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Michael Fox of the Human Society of the United States said...

" The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect."

Is this quote something completely exaggerated or completely correct moral? All living things were granted life for a reason, so does that make the smallest beings worthy too?

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Considering that we as a country (including others outside of the U.S.) participate in animal testing. There are millions of animals without homes sitting in shelters right at this moment. How do we know for sure that those animals will not be chosen for animal research? The animals that are put through research, how were they chosen in the first place?

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The point you made about the animals and all living things not being able to speak up for themselves is 100% true. They feel pain just like us and we need to start thinking of what we're doing in a different way. We need to put ourselves in their shoes. Imagine if you were tested with a drug that you knew nothing about and didn't have a say if you wanted to take it or not? We need morals and this isn't a good start

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Everybody agreed that the power of persuasion is strong. People are so hardheaded that they will guard their opinion no matter what. There are so many endless topics that cause controversy. That's hands-down a "FACT." A controversy carries at least two sides to the argument, there-fore there will always be two sides no matter the problem...and we all know that.

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We ALL abuse everything and every body. Even the things that cant help themselves like we can. The creatures that cannot speak up because we will not understand. The creatures that realize that we cannot comprehend them yet, bark and nod to every question we ask. We even abuse the living, all the trees and plants that have communications with each other. The next time you walk past a pretty flower, how about you try and not be too selfish to pick it. Realize that you break the source of life when you do so. We have got to capture this evil, and love on all the living around us.

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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi

We as humans are the only things not truly free on this Earth. Animals have a mind of their own...their own emotions and all. They are free and we should let them be so. It even sounds selfish for us to use them and their life for our own good. Its sickening that we are abusing life just for other people. The truly only peaceful creatures on this Earth are being abused everyday, thats only a complete reflection of our society.

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http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-experimentation-factsheets/product-testing-toxic-tragic/

Who: PETA is urging U.S. regulatory agencies to accept these and other valid non-animal testing methods as part of its “Give the Animals 5” campaign. Where validated non-animal replacements are not yet available or fully validated, PETA lobbies companies and the government to provide the necessary funding for research and development and works closely with organizations that specialize in test-method validation

What:

-No law requires that cosmetics and household products be tested on animals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises cosmetics manufacturers “to employ whatever testing is appropriate and effective for substantiating the safety of their products” and notes that the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act “does not specifically require the use of animals in testing cosmetics for safety.

-  begun taking advantage of the many sophisticated non-animal testing methods available today, which range from cell and tissue cultures to computerized “structure-activity relationship” models.

Where: U.S

When: NOW!!!!

Why: Because of all the deaths to animals caused by product testing.

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http://www.neavs.org/research/limitations

Who: All animals who under go animal testing.

What:

-unsafe, but also expensive, time-consuming, and unreliable.

- Still, even if other species were in fact good models for human biomedical research, other factors would contaminate the results. Stress, routinely experienced by animals in labs, negatively influences the reliability of animal research data. Stress influences heart rate, pulse, blood pressure, muscular activity, and hormone levels and can modify the normal values of these variables significantly.

Where: U.S. Market

When: NOW!!!!

Why:  Species differences in anatomy, organ structure and function, toxin metabolism, chemical and drug absorption, and mechanisms of DNA repair—among myriad other differences between humans and other species—can give us inadequate or erroneous information when we attempt to apply animal data to human diseases and drug responses.

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It's sad how so many people are unaware of what happens in the factories to animals. Rather we test on animals or not their will always be a human that will be the first one tested on. I found out that the FDA has said that 92% of all drugs that are shown to be safe and effective in animal tests fail on humans. That is a huge percentage and millions of these animals are killed while the same test didn't even work on humans.

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That is such a shame that so many animals die just for the benefits of humans. It is an evil thing to do and definitely not fair to the little critters

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http://animal-testing.procon.org/

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http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/cosmetic-animal.html

Cosmetic testing is done for eye shadow and soaps. These are done on rabbits because of the level of damage/ irritation. The sunscreen products are tested on guinea pigs to assess the level of allergic reaction and irritation. These WILL cause bleeding problems and 50% of the animals die two or three weeks after the experimentation. 75% of Americans are against cosmetic testing on animals. Companies claim that protecting human health is the main reason for carrying out the cosmetic testing on animals. Then again animal testing helps companies maintain a competitive edge over the other companies in the business.

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http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/mar/04/businessofresearch.research

Tipu Aziz said: "People talk about cosmetics being the ultimate evil. But beautifying oneself has been going on since we were cavemen. If it's proven to reduce suffering through animals tests, it's not wrong to use them. To say cosmetics is an absolute evil is absurd."

"I don't think we can justify using animals for cosmetics research," said Clive Page, a researcher at the University of London.

"There's no movement from the scientific community or the cosmetics industry to have it brought back in. I can't see it being particularly relevant apart from being his personal view."

John Martin, of University College London, said using animals to test cosmetics was acceptable only if it was required by regulators to protect consumers. "I would work for the abolition of animals. If Prof Aziz legitimately thinks otherwise then that's a defensible position because it was the law in this country to do it, it is the law in other countries to do it."

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http://www.animalresearchcures.org/testing.htm

The American Physiological Society, Finding Cures 2013

When exploring with new cosmetics, there is a possibility of serious side effects. U.S. law REQUIRES (1938) animal safety testing for drugs and cosmetics. It all started when a certain brand of mascara cause dozens of women to go blind and then a new brand of cough syrup caused 100 deaths because of toxins in the 1930's. TODAY, FDA (Foods and Drug Administration) is in charge for the over look of animal testing to make sure it doesn't happen anymore.

-- Once it can be shown that new tests are as effective as the

current ones, government agencies can approve their use to

replace animal tests. --

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Testing cosmetics on animals?

What - Animal testing is used to test the safety and hypoallergenic properties of products used by humans. The harm done to the animals has caused an uprising of animal rights activists, charities, etc.

Why - (50% of animals treated have died) Animals have ended up with many health problems IF THEY LIVE THROUGH THE TESTING. Its causing animal rights to rise to the surface. Testing is done on animals so human lives aren't at risk.

When - 2013 over 500 companies were certified animal testing free. 2009 European Union (EU) put a total ban on the sale of animal tested cosmetics, then in 2013 the same with Norway, Israel, Asia, India, and Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Who - The United States and Japan are frequently criticized for their insistence on stringent safety measures, which require animal testing. More companies promote animal testing than that do not. MOST cosmetic manufacturers SAY their products are not tested on animals, but they are also required to have met certain consumer protection laws… and they aren't certified….

Where - The United States and Japan are known for their extreme animal testing, there as the EU, Norway, Israel, Asia, India, and Sao Paulo in Brazil have completely banned companies who are not animal tested certified.

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Testing cosmetics on animals - Wikipedia

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Using animal testing in the development of cosmetics may involve testing either a finished product or the individual ingredients of a finished product on animals, often rabbits, as well as mice, rats, and other animals. Cosmetics can be defined as products applied to the body in various ways in order to enhance the body's appearance or to cleanse the body.