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The article is makings lots of points, I don't find it well focused which makes it harder to make specific replies. For example it talks a lot about animal expe
by fabian2k 5y ago
The article is makings lots of points, I don't find it well focused which makes it harder to make specific replies. For example it talks a lot about animal experiments in cosmetics, but one of the quotes mentions that those are already outlawed in the EU. So I'm not sure what the point is here, if it is to extend that ban to other countries the author should say so, and it's a point I'd certainly agree with.
The author also claims to some extend that animal experiments can be replaced by other methods. In the general case this is simply wrong, you cannot replace all animal experiments. There are cases where you can gain similar information from other experiments without animals, and those should certainly be further developed. But this is really hard to discuss in general, the specifics matter here and not all animal experiments are equal. Animal experiments are also expensive and time consuming, if there are established and reliable alternatives they will find their use.
- wzdd 5y ago> if it is to extend that ban to other countries the author should say so The article explicitly states this in no uncertain terms as the final sentence in the paragraph you are talking about: "I see no good reason that [animal testing for cosmetics] should not be banned totally and everywhere." I agree that the article is unfocused. However for the specific issues you are mentioning here, it is simple to search the article to see if the author has covered the relevant point you are making.