Shelter Pets Sent to Testing Labs
Published June 20, 2011
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Did you know that certain states require animal shelters to send un-adopted pets to research labs?
According to Discovery News, shelters in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Utah require pets that aren’t adopted be sent to research facilities. Iowa and Ohio send the remaining shelter animals to labs only if the research facilities make a request.
Regrettably, once these shelter animals become research animals, their future for happiness is very limited.
The Humane Society discovered that 30 states either permitted shelters to surrender animals for research or have no laws concerning this matter. Vice President of the Animal Research Issues for The Humane Society, Martin Stephens, states that animals deserve to die without prolonged suffering.
This news makes adoptive pet parents and their supporters all the more proud. Kudos to everyone out there providing a loving family and a bright future to animal companions, and to those of you who can’t care for a pet, but spread the word anyway.
To help ease or reduce the problems shelter animals face, Discovery News suggests to have only indoor pets, always keep your dog on a leash when it’s on the street, microchip, spay and neuter your pets, and volunteer at local animals shelters or rescue groups.
Do you think sending un-adopted pets to a lab is unfair? Leave us a comment, especially if you have more suggestions for ways to help!
For more information on shelter animals, please read our Help Ban Gas Chamber Euthanization of Shelter Pets
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Isn't there someone we can contact in each of these states to get a bill in motion to stop this? Makes me want to PROTEST! What is going on with our world? Why have we become so insensative? :.. (
hello my name is desi and im 16 and i agree with no animal testing. I have joined this site to help in anyway i can with animals and if you want to know what companies do animal testing look on the back of products before you buy something. if you do see the company Procter and Gamble put it down and mars it is a candy company oh and go on youtube.com meet your meat i turned my hole family vegetarian after those videos and i hope it changes your minds as well about meat
Fantastic, be very proud. Those tests are unnecessary in this day & age. Good for you never give up.
Is there a petition to sign? I didn't see one.
Thanks!
L'Oreal is well known for animal testing, pretty much any scientific lab. These people are sick, disgusting creatures. How dare they do this to such sweet, deserving animals. Scum. All of them.
ugh.. :*( so there is a fate worse then death after all.. ;*((( shame on them.. i'd like to know who they are so i can boycott!!! i don't want any of my money going to any such research thank you very much!!!!
This is so wrong and we must find out what companies are doing this and boycott them - this must stop - these poor animals endure so much pain from the people that are supposed to protect them - please male this stop now!