Mission Freedom
To end the use of cruel, invasive applications on animals through the support of science that uses alternatives in medical research.
Would you donate to a medical research charity that does not use invasive experiments on animals as opposed to one that does? Do you feel that you know enough about the issue to make a comfortable decision?
| “While mice, rabbits, and monkeys born with severe combined immunodeficiency can be infected with HIV, none develops the human AIDS syndrome. – Modern Research Modernization Committee” |
Most of us do not.
There is an unjustified assumption out there that the use of animals in medical research is the best hope we have at finding a cure for cancer, for disease, for psychological disorders and many other human ailments.
But what if animals were not needed at all to pave the way for medical breakthroughs?
Millions of dollars are funneled into animal experimentation every year, resulting in very few, if none at all, significant findings that actually apply to the human body or to human medicine. So why the huge investment? Especially when there are alternative research methods available?
Animal experimentation exists for a number of reasons, most of which have very little to do with making progressive steps in medicine.
It allows researchers to claim expertise in areas of science by authoring published work based on their experiments. Their published work further allows researchers to acquire millions of dollars in grant funds to operate their institutions and programs. By publishing and receiving grants, researchers can put their name on “breakthroughs” in medicine before actually applying those same procedures to human populations. Animals are a quick and disposable solution to obtain short term, hypothetical results.
In light of minimal successes in animal experimentation, a large number of charities have chose to move away from the out dated methods of research and have become leaders in developing solutions that actually make sense. A list of these charities can be found Humane Seal website.
The push to faze out animal experimentation has forced those institutions who still carry on using cruel, invasive methods to change their marketing strategies. They claim to 1) work under a strict set of regulations that protect the animals’ welfare and 2) use animals only when absolutely necessary. These are among other claims that you can read about in “What Charities Say About Animal Experiments”.
If you are interested in opinion polls that have been conducted on how people generally feel about animal experimentation, this is a good read: “People Favor Charities That Avoid Animal Experiments”.
For a real look into the results of animal experimentation follow this link: “A Critical Look At Animal Experimentation”.
And lastly, to learn more about what the alternatives are to animal experimentation this a great resource: “Non Animal Methods” .
