All Posts for animal research
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Is Birth Control Vegan?
Is birth control vegan? Are there animal bits in your naughty bits? Believe it or not, most birth control methods are not vegan as they are either tested on animals, contain animal products, or both. I run you through the most common methods.
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Is 100% Vegan Possible? | Gary Yourofsky Interview
Can anyone be “fully” vegan? What about driving cars or accidentally stepping on insects? Does the harm vegans unintentionally cause animals invalidate the vegan argument as a whole?
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Issues With The Ice Bucket Challenge
The virality of the ice bucket challenge gave rise to a false dichotomy: you’re either in support of curing a debilitating disease, or you put the lives of animals above humans. In reality, if your primary concern is finding a cure for ALS, then you too should be against animal testing.
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Heroism or Terrorism | Criminalizing Animal Activism
Where do we draw the line when it comes to animal activism? When are certain actions compassionate vs criminal. When is saving a life an act of terrorism vs heroism?
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Alternatives to Animal Testing
What are the alternatives to animal testing? Let’s look into the three main alternatives, which are actually cheaper and more effective than animal models!
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The Human Cost of Animal Testing
Perhaps the most perverse aspect of the animal testing debate is the fact that not only does animal testing not advance medicine—it actually harms and, in many cases, kills the humans it’s said to benefit.
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