Controversial views

[robvalue]

My morality is to try and do the least harm. It's an ideal, and I don't pretend I always live up to it. I try my best, and to continue improving.

In the case of medication, I can't avoid the harm, realistically. For everything else, I buy things not tested on animals such as toothpaste, cleaning products, shampoo etc. These are widely available from big suppliers, even many supermarkets now. It's become clear all the testing being done for these was unnecessary. Oh and cosmetics. Yet many companies continue with it regardless. It's mostly own brands which have a BUAV approved logo on them, and some other more "natural" type third party suppliers. Sadly the biggest names tend to still use animal testing.

The own brand products are priced very reasonably too, this isn't an expensive venture. I use Superdrug, Coop, Marks and Spencer's, even Tescos have made many things not tested; and morrisons have finally brought out their first product I think. It's become almost as easy to buy not tested stuff.

I believe the same is true of pharmaceuticals, that the process isn't needed. But I will try and find sources for such when my brain is up to it. I think it's carrying on due to money, not because it actually achieves anything. Even if it does achieve something, I still think it's wrong.