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I'm not a fan of experimentation on Frogs...

Superb. self deprecating humour. Not allowed to posrep you again. But I tried mate.

It's refreshing to see that more people share this opinion. As a biologist I have had a couple people ask me why we as scientists continue to experiment on animals and then I start to get an earful of how it's inhumane, etc. I then say to them, "then you may as well never got to a hospital, take any OTC drugs, or eat any store bought foods."

On another topic, people cry foul over genetically modified foods but are perfectly content to eat corn bought from a farmer who is growing so-called "organic" corn. First of all, selective breeding is simply a very crude form of genetic modification; selecting particular traits and amplifying them through cross breeding.

In the end, maybe people ought to think about it this way: lab animals are used so that we may find new cures and live longer, healthier lives.

It does seem odd that peoples conscious' get pricked by this issue. it also seems to apply by what we eat. Why do we in the UK and many countries quite happily eat cattle but not eat horses? There is no good reason for permitting dogs to eat horsemeat but not humans - and havind tastes horsemeat abroad I can say that is a bit richer than beef and a bit chewier. And i would happily eat it again. Having said that, if we wish to live in societys that permit free speech we must accept that people will have such conflicting views. I find myself siding with Monsieur Voltaire again.

Huh??

What do shag?, chickens?

damn, you beat me to it