On Taking Animal-Tested Drugs, by Woman Battling Leukemia

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-03-04 14:53:00 UTC
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This is your must-read post of the day:

"Why I Take Animal-Tested Drugs," by Simon Chaitowitz

One of my doctors has told me to get my affairs in order, which is why I'm writing this column. I want to explain why someone who takes so many animal-tested drugs is opposed to animal research.

I have full-blown leukemia and the chemotherapy I'm taking doesn't seem to be working all that well. And even if it does kick into high gear soon, it's not a cure, only a brief delay of the disease's progression. One way or another, my odds aren't good.

Still, I keep popping pills each morning and night, sitting for many hours each week with an IV in my arm, dealing with all the side-effects of treatment, hoping for a miracle. Some people may call me a hypocrite -- to take advantage of the benefits of animal research. Let me explain. . . .

It is moving, it is honest, it reminds us of all the many reasons that animal-based research is a terrible idea--for animals and humans alike--and you really must read it.

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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