Missing the point!

Not so much of a blog, as a catch-up, I'm afraid. Oh well, at least it's because I've been busy. I must clear up a point from my previous entry concerning the Dr Hadwen Trust. It seems, from a few comments that I have had, that people think it is regarding the ethics of using drugs that have been tested on animals. It is not. The Hadwen Trust concerns itself with finding NEW ways to test drugs WITHOUT USING animals. This does not mean that drugs already developed cannot be used but concerns more the future of humane testing. Considering the pain inflicted previously to animals in testing, it would be an insult to their memories to not use these drugs. However, as soon as a replacement was available, then the switch would be made. Without the Hadwen Trust research, there is no future for animals in labs. Also, bear in mind that a report was written in 1989 detailing that had Thalidomide been tested in human control experiments, instead of animal, it would never have been used!! A strong argument for alternative research I think.
I shall catch up with the rest of this blog soon. See Ya.

I'm missing the snow already!!

You know how it is. When it's there and you can't get to work, etc, etc, you moan. When it's gone, a nostalgic mood sets in for the romance of crisp clear air and white horizons. You can't win! Anyway, while I was stuck in, unable to get to the shop, I decided to catch up on some reading and came across a brilliant article from the Dr Hadwen Trust about the launch of their new website . The trust has been developing ways of doing medical research without using animals. When considering that most data from animal research is not viable for human testing and the pain inflicted is therefore futile and criminal by moral standards, it makes sense to support the trust. I have been supporting them for some years now and have been very impressed with the number of procedures that no longer require testing on animals. Go on take a look! Go on, go on, go on.