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ice bucket challenge
i finally got nomintated for the ice bucket challenge and the thing is I recently found out that als tests on animals. and i heard from someone i can do it for ccals.org which is compassionate care and they dont test on animals or anything. im really against testing on animals and i have a little over 12 hours to do my challenge. how can i word it to make others also aware that they are testing on animals and is ccals.org the actual other thing that will support the same cause just minus the testing on animals. any advice would be extremely greatful thankyou so much in advance to anyone who replies
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Karen has given your great, bang on advice, I'm going to second her very strongly.
If you, or anyone you love, has ever had a serious medical issue, like diabetes or cancer, then they have received medical care that was developed, tested and perfected on animals before it was ever used on humans.
I know many people will suggest that there is 'no need' to test on animals, and it is true that there is really no need or justification for testing commercial products like make up or snack food on animals. However, animal testing is still a vital part of the development of medication and other medical techniques and therapies.
If you have ever raised money for a Cancer run or charity then you have already given money to organizations that fund animal testing. Animal research was essential for the development of Herceptin and Tamoxifen - the two main drugs used today to treat breast cancer. Childhood Leukaemia used to be a death sentence. Thirty years ago survival rate was barely 5%. The therapy that was developed to treat this horrible form of cancer was tested on mice. Today, the survival rate for these children is nearly 80%. Even the VP of PETA, takes insulin to manage her diabetes, a drug that not only was developed through animal testing, but is also not vegan, as it contains animal products.
The choice is actually very real: We can test on animals, or we can let people suffer and die.
Finally, let me tell you a bit about the vets I have met who work in medical testing labs. These labs, often associated with universities or hospital, have full time vets on staff who work with these animals every day and who help make sure they never suffer unduly. In fact, many people allow their house pets to suffer far more - without care or euthanization - than would ever be acceptable in a lab environment. Not only do researchers have to submit a bunch of arguments and support for why, and how they will perform their animals studies ethically, these vets are the most passionate advocates for animals that I have ever met, and are often the ones who adopt or find homes for, the animals whose time in the lab is done - that's right - many animals actually survive and live happy lives after they are no longer useful for medical testing.
Frankly, a neurodegenerative disease like ALS, is just not going to cured without animal testing at this point in history. Even a hundred years from now, such a complex illness that attacks such a huge amount of the bodies systems, is still probably going to need to animal research and trials to develop any sort of treatment.
If you don't want to give your money to an organization that might give money to research using animals, that's fine, don't. But that isn't just the ALS Association, that is basically every reputable charity fighting any major illness.
If you want to support ccals.org, go ahead and do that, but remember they are not looking to cure or develop treatments or therapies for ALS. They are supporting families and the people are currently dying from it. When a new treatment or cure does exist - almost definitely one that will be developed with some animal testing - CCLS will not be opposing it. They will welcome it with open arms, and helping their clients access it.
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One thing that you could do is donate to the charity of your choice and say that the people nominated can also donate to the charity of their choice. I have seen a lot of my friends do this and I think it is great! You could even let them know why you don't want to donate to ALS, or you could keep that to yourself. Good luck! :)
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You will find it very hard to find any medical cure that wasn't first tested on animals. I believe all drugs by law have to be tested on animals before humans. They are trying to find other means of testing but for now its what we have.
The animals used for testing have saved many many lives. The animals are never mistreated and many are adopted out afterwards, unless they were testing something contagious. I love animals too and wish there was another way to test things.
Ccals is a great organization for helping families deal with ALS. But they are not an organization that is hunting for a cure. They are similar to hospice in that they help the families cope with the disease challenges. The best way to make others aware of this organization is linking them to the website.
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