Animal Rights Advocates Say NIH Blocks Critical Comments on Social Media

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15. This is hardly a priority

This reminds me of the time PETA protested a town called fishkill.

As priorities go with animal cruelty factory farming is the number one issue.

I am pragmatic..the NIH is hardly the number one abuser of animals. I mean I am sure there are some hideous people at the NIH (as there are in any group that large), but by and large they are a decent bunch relatively speaking.

I would say most stuff to do with pets, scientific research etc. should be way down the list. Factory farming, especially of birds, is one of the greatest sources of cruelty out there. Besides we don't yet have options to animal testing. It may be ridiculous to test on animals for cosmetics but say cancer medications..we cannot paint all animal testing as unnecesary. Unless you want to go the Steve Jobs route or this crap I disapprove of this sort of drivel-two sets of loonies joining forces..ugh:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/17/eva-wiseman-conspirituality-the-dark-side-of-wellness-how-it-all-got-so-toxic

They may be on their way (organoids etc.) but on humane or green grounds alone lab grown burgers I would argue are the priority.

We think absurdly as a species..I blame poor math education which makes any comprehension of scale hard. People cry over Cecile the lion or this or that symbolic issue but the cold hard facts of habitat loss, factory farming..the sheer numbers with all those are bigger than symbolic issues like the NIH being a bit dickish. They are a large group. They will have their share of pricks..shrug..But way fewer than most other institutions.


I liked this:
https://the.ink/p/can-a-vegan-hunt


Peta is a good group..I like them very much. But they need to squash the miscreants who think any ploy for attention is better than none. They make all of us (full disclosure: semi "rabid" animal activist here ;-/..but essentially rational) look foolish with crap like this.


(Apologies if misandry or offense are perceived wrt the swearing. I am oldish and find it a stress buster. Profanities keep my temper under control. It is a trade off..besides no one reads this forum anyway.)