Comments on: Standing Together: Widespread Support for OSU and its Research http://speakingofresearch.com/2009/12/16/standing-together-widespread-support-for-osu-and-its-research/ Improving understanding about Animal Research / Animal Testing Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ERV http://speakingofresearch.com/2009/12/16/standing-together-widespread-support-for-osu-and-its-research/#comment-1147 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:22:25 +0000 http://speakingofresearch.com/?p=1250#comment-1147 This incident highlighted two things that really pissed off scientists.

1) The danger of ‘executive’ decisions. What Hargis did sets a precedent. Will my university president cancel my research tomorrow because of pressure from politicians, because evolution is ‘controversial’ here in Oklahoma? (I know the answer is no, because I rather like our uni president, but still, would a politician expect it? will vocal anti-science groups always expect unis to bow to their wishes?)

2) None of us are safe. Im a vegetarian (not for ethical reasons, I just dont like meat). I have never used any animal for research (my research is not even close to ‘clinical’, I can do everything in culture). Yet animal liberation psychos declared that since I supported animal research, I did animal research (or am at least just as ‘bad’ as people who do). None of us are safe if animal researchers arent safe too.

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