Re: PETA's Ties to Terror

"ipse dixit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:44:56 GMT, "Rubystars" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> >
> >"ipse dixit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> ><snip>
> >>
> >> In complete contrast to your statement, the AWA is probably
> >> the WORST piece of legislation that is there to protect lab animals.
> >
> >I had a copy of the AWA sent to me and it seemed to cover quite a bit.
> >
> Good. You'll be able to see for yourself that 90%
> of the animals used in research aren't even described
> as animals, and so aren't protected by the AWA at all,
> so how do you equate the AWA as being the best piece
> of legislation that there is to protect lab animals if it
> completely ignores 90% of them?
>
> >One reason that birds and rats and mice were excluded was that it calls
for
> >their elimination in order to keep facilities clean for other animals
being
> >kept.
> >
> What? Can you provide me some evidence which supports
> that excuse for excluding certain species from the AWA's
> list of "animals"?

In my copy, almost after every few paragraphs, it says (or used to say,
because I got this copy when I was around 16 and I'm 25 now, and it's been
thrown out) "provide for the elimination of avian and rodent pests."

-Rubystars