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03-15-05
In the ealry 80's HLS centre had a rightfully earned bad name for all sorts of crap they did. But I was involved in the foundation steering comitee with my CETRA (Campaign for the Ethical Treatment of Research Animals) cap on.
I was unusual in my position on CETRA because I actually saw the benefit of medical research while the total ban thing was the usual goal of CETRA.
HLS centre was founded on a firm basis that it should not be used to do cosmetic research as CETRA beleives vanity is not a valid reason for scientific testing but as Medical research is a neccessity for survival, then it's much akin to eating these animals. Leather can be worn as it's a byproduct of the meat industry which I'm glad to say now uses 100% of the animals they kill.
I'm quite pro-testing but only for medical research purposes. I think that the people who sabataged HLS centre (And set back an AIDs treatment by 6 years due to viral culture contamination) are as dangerous (and as rightfully a target of the new UK anti-terror laws) as religious zealots
Neon "I've oft been told by learned friars
That wishing and the crime were one
And heaven punishes desires
As much as if the deed were done.
If wishing damns us, you and I
Are damned to all our hearts content.
Come then we may at least enjoy
Some pleasure for our punishment..."
Sir Thomas More |