I think it is croll so we will all have to triy to stop it it is crool

Dale gasson, normandy, iland

Our species is so incredibly cruel and stupid that we continue to do these "tests" on animals that aren't actually tests at all. What exactly do the so-called scientists think they are testing? If you give any animal a substance, it will have certain results in their systems that will not show up in human systems - or maybe they will at different levels. There is no way to extrapolate intelligently. And, any animal given an overdose of anything will get sick or die. We already know how most of these substances react in humans. And, if we don't, let's test them in humans, where at least the sampling group will have some bearing on the population at large. Animal testing is a hideous form of torture done for the benefit of the legal system. It's an outrage to any intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate person.

Valerie Traina, Centennial, CO/USA

So we are testing on animals. I fail to see the problem. Animals are not people, they cannot work for their stay. They aren't people. There is no ethical dilemma here.

Dobbs_Head, Troy,

I really do not understand why we need to continue to test products which have already undergone tests

if there is a need to test them which would require the death of or injury to an animal, quite simply do not allow the product to be sold

remember thalidomide? worked well on animals...

in sadness

David, Chester

David Jamieson, Chester,

Surely you are aware of what is behind " all the testing"??? Millions of dollars! It's a huge industry and one that won't go quiety into the night. The only way to make true change is through education and then through the voice of the people. Grass roots will always create the change and greed & power will always try to re direct it back into its own camp again but under a different name, same intention! Look closely and stay aware. All of life matters, we are all one.
Valjean~ San Diego, CA

Valjean, san diego, california

Well, people are finally getting what they deserve. We demand "healthier" food, we demand that our food be 100% safe, we demand that our food be cheap and readily available----how are manufacturers going to provide all of that without animal testing? They can't. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an ignorant fool. So, we are either content with what is available to us, grow all our own food in our backyard, or tolerate animal testing. Take your pick.

Janipurr, San Jose, USA

all animal testing must be stopped it is cruel and pointless

Marlene Beck, Leicester,

Besides the inhumane cruelty involved towards the animals, surely the main point is the fact that animal testing is virtually useless when it involves products that are ingested, absorbed or injected into the system.... some drugs animals tolerate are lethal to humans, even in miniscule doses..... and vice versa. We are a different species with different metabolisms and chemical reactions to substances, therefore many of these animal trials are absolutely useless to mankind!!

Deborah , Shropshire, UK

And all for vanity and a deperation to live forever. Sad, sad people.

judy, Liverpool, england

Surely i wouldn't want people cutting me up and check where did the raspberry juice go in my body. To a certain extend some of the experiment is inevitable for the good of understanding more about things that we eat and it make sense to test it on animals rather than speculating theories about nutrition.

Jack, Liverpool, UK

Looks like some of the commentators here are going to starve to death unless theyve got big gardens on a hilltop totally free from Chernobyl fallout and general global contamination.

alan, warks, uk

I am a health concious vegetarian as is my son. We drink green tea and other sorts of herbal teas. I will most deifnately be avoiding this Teavigo and will be looking into who markets it.

I should imagine that the majority of people who care about what they eat also care about not harming animals in the process.

I am lucky in that I have the choice to eat what I want to eat, what a terrible shame (and the shame rests mostly on the shoulders of those who perform these 'experiments') these animal have no choice in how they live or die.

Kim, london,

I would boycott any food product I discovered had been tested on animals. WHY is this necessary? Surely if we, the humans, are going to eat it, then it makes sense to test it on us, not animals that bear little or physiological resemblance to us! I tried to avoid processed foods anyway so additives are not an issue for me, but the idea of force-feeding animals green tea or raspberries....well, it just beggars belief.

Lyn Morton, Leeds, UK

As always, in the vaguely defined aim of 'human safety' other animals are most hideously used in secret places by people with no names. Yet, we still allow it.

helen, Norwich,

I'm thinking of writing a book, a sort of autobiography with an emphasis on my increasing level of disgust at the things we humans get up to in the name of (our) self preservation. My favourite for the title is "Life among the barbarians" - it seems appropriate.

Don't these researchers possess any form of compassion? or even the level of imagination which would allow them to envision themselves being experimented on in a similar fashion by some "superior" species?

Derrick, MK, UK