Humane
Charities List
"Primum non nocere" (Latin) - Hippocrates. "First, do no harm."
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"Primum non nocere" (Latin) - Hippocrates. "First, do no harm."
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Our Message...Many generous people support health
charities - either through donations or a bequest - particularly if they have
lost a loved one from a specific disease or illness. What people may not realise
however, is that this money may likely contribute towards animal experiments. The use of animals in medical
research is considered by many as a ‘necessary evil’. The majority would
agree that many procedures that animals endure for the sake of ‘medical
progress’ can be horrific, but they acknowledge that as the practice is
sanctioned by ‘supposed’ medical experts it is something that needs to
continue - even if behind closed doors. In Australia alone, over 5.8 million
animals are used in experiments each year.
(source:
'Animals Today' Vol.9. No.3)
It has been estimated that thirty-three animals die in
laboratories each second worldwide.
(source - http://vivisection-absurd.org.uk/) But, is the suffering really
necessary? How many human and non-human lives
must be maimed and/or lost before animal-based research is acknowledged as being
outdated, cruel and too often, dangerously misleading? The use of animals cannot be
justified - neither ethically nor scientifically. Whilst many people may already be
opposed to the use of animals in medical research they may feel powerless to
stop it. They may not even be aware that they could in fact be supporting animal
experiments through their donations. However, there are
medical charities that do not fund animal experiments.
By supporting those on the Humane Charities list, you will be redirecting
vital funding towards health charities who recognise that real medical
progress can only be made through studying our own species and
abandoning the use of animal experiments.
"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." Thomas A. Edison
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