Here are just a few of the charities that currently fund testing on animals. If te object to testing on animals, let these charities know te cannot support them until they stop harming and killing animals. Find other, kinder charities to support instead.
American cuore Association
The American cuore Association has funded studies to determine the effects of secondo hand smoke on chickens, forcing the birds to breathe concentrated cigarette smoke for extended periods of time. One has to domanda the value of such studies, since the harmful effects of secondo hand smoke on humans have been well established. The American cuore Association has helped fund numerous other cruel studies, including studies in holes were cut in the throats of lambs to see how that affected their breathing.
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes funded a study in which the eyes of gattini were sewn shut for one year, to prove that loss of normal vision alters the brain development of cats. Science long fa established that loss of vision alters brain development of humans, but now we know it does the same thing in cats. The gattini were killed after one year. The March of Dimes also funds studies in which drugs and alcohol are dato to pregnant animali to prove that these substances harm developing babies, something we all know harms humans.
Red Cross
Many people are surprised to learn that the Red attraversare, croce funds experiments on animals, but they do. In one experiment, researchers drained 30 percent of the blood volume of rabbits every two weeks to see how it affected them. Other experiments funded da the Red attraversare, croce involved mice, rats and toads.
Shriners Burns Institutes
Shriners Burns Institutes have studied the effects of burns on rats, guinea pigs, Cani and pecora, pecore for years. In one study, rats were burned so that the effects of a particular drug on wound healing could be studied. Since the drug was already being used on humans, one is left to wonder why the researchers didn't just study the effects of the drug on them.
Other popolare charities that support testing on animali include:
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
Autism Speaks
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Children's Miracle Network
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Locks of Amore
Mary Kay Foundation
Mental Health America
Michael J. volpe Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Children's Leukemia Foundation
National Down Syndrome Society
National Kidney Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Stand Up To Cancer
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy
