This type of comment is unlikely to be popular here, but I can't help but cringe when I read articles that disregard or make light of suffering in the name of p

This type of comment is unlikely to be popular here, but I can't help but cringe when I read articles that disregard or make light of suffering in the name of progress. If I blogged about how I had started feeding my children a "diet designed to induce diabetes" I imagine people would be appalled. Regardless of where you ultimately fall on the issue of mistreating animals, it is ethically lazy not to (at a minimum) turn your mind to the issue rather than simply turning to "those stalwarts of medical research" yet again.