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  • Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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    1 year ago

    Who said to kill animals just for this purpose? That would be irresponsible and incredibly asshole

    The industry is already dumping too much animal blood as a waste, just take a small drop from something that otherwise goes in wastewater anyway

    • TheWheelMustGoOn@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      We need to stop using animals. Not extend it. I mean I really don’t get what’s so hard about testing if a product works on humans in the real scenario.

      • Risk@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        Because testing things in laboratories for healthcare requires stringent and rigorous controls. It’s a lot easier to standardise animal blood than human blood, and as the comment above highlighted - animal blood is already a waste product, whereas human blood is highly valuable for directly saving lives.

        Arguing for less animal usage is a nobler cause, but this is not the fight to pick for it.