Koalas

I'm usual not really a judgmental person but i just remembered an article that i read a while ago - In Guangzhou, quite a populous city in South China, it was declared that koalas are now allowed to be eaten.

I am so shocked and outraged that i don't know what to say. Sure this is understandable in some regions of China where people are perhaps not so well off so that they need to eat whatever they could to survive but Guangzhou is quite a developed city and to think that now people could eat such innocent creatures..its just outrageous. 

Help

I just read a lovely story, it was really touching. Another beautiful story showing understanding and feelings between and dogs and humans.

Read the article here

If evidence were ever needed of the special relationship between man and dog, then you need look no further than teenager Murray Whooley and his goldendoodle Clive.

Not only are the pair best friends, but Clive, a cross between a golden retriever and a poodle, has had nothing short of a miraculous effect on Murray’s life and that of his family.

Diagnosed with autism at the age of two, Murray, like many people with the disability, had difficulty communicating and interacting with others, and the ‘outside world’ was a particularly frightening place for him. 

Even a simple errand to the supermarket would result in screaming, tantrums and sometimes vomiting, if he was really upset.

But Clive has transformed his world. The curly-haired canine is adored by everyone he sees and is such an integral member of the family, he’s included in all the family snaps.

In fact, it’s not just his family who want their picture taken with Clive, who lives in Dublin with the Whooley family, he’s been snapped with popstar Ronan Keating, ex-footballer Roy Keane, Boyzone’s Keith Duffy and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. 

'He loves the camera and if I say 'Clive look at me', he sits up straight and looks directly at the lens,' said Murray’s mother Fiona, 45.

'He’s ridiculous that way – he’s not your average dog at all.

Clive and Murray were first introduced after his mum Fiona saw an article in a newspaper about autism assistance dogs, part of a pilot scheme being run by Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

(read more by clicking on the link i provided!) 

Korea - How dogs are treating

I found a dreadful article here 

I've always thought Korea was a lovely country..until i read this. 

Animal Testing

So i had a message from another anonymous another day:

Not all animal experimenting are bad are you crazy. Don't talk like you know all the facts of animal testing

I don't know all the facts of animal testing. But then again, it has to depend on what you mean by "bad". If you mean not animal experimenting is unjustified, then yes, i do agree with that because i certainly agree that without animal testing the medical research would not be as updated as it is and animal testing has also played an important role in cancer research.

However, if you mean that not all animal experimenting is cruel. Then i would have to counter that. Animal Testing is justified by the medical industry, with their reports and multiple claims of how animal testing has helped the medical industry advance. This is only thinking in economic terms. As a human it's perfectly normal to think of money and health. However, there are animal activists who think of ethical and moral values. Animal Testing is in no way justified morally.

If animal testing isn't cruel, then why do we test on animals and not on humans? Surely, if it's just a few injections with no side effects nor mistreatment, then testing on humans wouldn't be so strongly rejected? 

Cosmetic Industry

One of the most unreasonable and unethical type of Animal testing is testing in the cosmetic industry.

It does not make any sense to me.

There are already tons and tons of cosmetic brands in the world ranging from cheaper ones to designer ones that sell for absolutely ludicrous prices.

Why would you test cosmetic products on animals?! Human skins already react differently to different products. We are all allergic to different things. So if human skin already vary greatly with each other, it makes totally no sense to use the results of animals to apply to human skins.

We reject Animal Testing because of Ethical Reasons

Animals feel. They feel pain. joy. fear.

Locking them up in a dark, cramped cage for many days, weeks or even months at a time and jabbing needles into them regularly does not only put on stress on their bodies, also on their emotions. Not only will this change the results of whatever one is conducting animal testing for, it would also mean painful torture for an innocent animal.

Most of the animals in Germany are in-bred animals, bred specifically for the use of animal testing. Ouch. To open your eyes to a new world and the first thing you see is a pair of gloved hands separating you from your mother and then a few moments later, a few needles jabbing into you and you feel dizzy. Not a life anyone would want. The emotional and physical trauma cannot be put into words.

Do people honestly feel that it's alright for animals to be treated like this? 

Animal Testing

Of course, i cannot deny that without animal testing, we would not have many cures that we would have today. But then again, we do have advanced technology that can produce similar results, although it is probably more costly (in terms of economic terms), but the number of lives lost surely cannot be compared to expense.

I have received a few messages from a various of people, one who sent me this:

I hope you realize how many cures we've discovered from testing on animals. It has saved millions of people from dying. I don't support anyone killing an animal for fun, but these animals who were tested on were brought here for one purpose. Sorry, but that's the truth. And I think a humans life is more important than a rat.

In reply to the person who sent this to me anonymously:

I do know that many cures such as ones for diabetes were corrected and adjusted by animal testing. However, i'm not sure about the saving "millions of people". Animals and humans have completely different bodies, and every human body reacts differently to different types of medicine, surely if human bodies, who are already very similar to each other, are already experiencing such drastic differences, the results from testing on animals would surely be even more variable.