Animal Testing & Animal Husbandry Abuses

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1. ALL animal testing should be banned throughout the United States, its territories and its international interests, to include any study conducted in any country that is funded by the US. Animal testing is wholly unnecessary, medieval and ineffective, not to mention morally and ethically abhorrent. BAN ALL ANIMAL TESTING FOR ANY REASON.

2. Completely investigate the ways in which animals in our food production, processing and distribution industries are treated. Then, completely overhaul said industries to STOP all abuse and inhumane treatment of our food animals. Animals, no matter their status, breed, or genus MUST be treated with dignity, given MORE THAN “adequate” shelter, food, water, exercise, and medical care, and should be guaranteed the most humane method of slaughter possible. Animals should NOT be treated as a mere product while alive. The fact that they are conscious, sentient beings should be the main focus of these industries over and above profit margin. Expediency and profits should NEVER outweigh an animal’s well-being up to the very point of slaughter. It may sound like an oxymoron, but it is possible to raise and slaughter an animal in a humane manner. Not only will the animal benefit, but the quality of the food gained from such an animal will also be better, which in turn, will be healthier to consume.

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Real Organic - Stop Corporations from corrupting the definition. Protect Farmers

Support farmers who practice real organic. Stop corporations from corrupting the definition. Hydroponic is not organic. It should not be permitted under the organic certification or sold to consumers as if it is organic. There can be a separate category labeling products hydroponic for those who choose to purchase them. However, food that is grown as hydroponic should not be passed off under the label organic. Organic indicates that the health benefits of the ecosystem are being used to gr…

[DRSE (eagans)]

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STOP UNNECESSARY ANIMAL TORTURE - Promote Alternatives to Animal Testing

Non-animal methods are often cheaper, quicker and more effective Replacing animal tests does not mean putting human patients at risk. It also does not mean halting medical progress. Instead, replacing animals used in testing will improve the quality as well as the humanity of our science. Development of non-animal methods is growing fast. Innovations in science, animal tests are being replaced in areas such as toxicity testing, neuroscience and drug development. Much more needs to be done. Pro…