Furthermore this entire website is full of information about why we should support research – this particular article was something I wrote about animal rights tactics and beliefs.

Tom

It seems to me that this is of utmost importance.

Rallying pro-testing without adding serious arguments is just as silly as the extreme activists.

You do have a point is showing that the extreme elements in the Animal Rights Movement use regretable tactics.

But if only the extreme pro-test and extreme ARA elements are going to be shouting at each other, I don’t think there’s any point…

I’m not per se against animal testing (nor am I per se against testing on humans – aka clinical trials, etc.).

I’m not per se against killing an animal (if it can be justified by serious arguments). Just as I am not per se agains terminating a person’s life (e.g. euthanasia) – again if justification is given…