• bec@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    Maybe there currently aren’t alternatives specifically because they aren’t needed as in why develop alternatives when the status quo isn’t challenged and testing on animals is the norm?

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      6 months ago

      Meat eaters will never challenge the status quo.

      Edit: As usual, those friendly and loving fellas have nothing but downvotes. Keep on killing them!

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      6 months ago

      No one likes animal trials, most of all the researchers themselves who work with the animals. For example researchers cannot take any vacation during the trial. In fact someone needs to be in the lab at least once a day, including Sundays and public holidays.

      Also animal trials are expensive.

      Research on alternatives is progressing. It’s not like there is a big conspiracy of sociopaths that get off on animal suffering and want to keep the status quo because of that. It’s simply really really really hard to simulate a body to the necessary level.