Mars Inc in ANIMAL TEST HORROR

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MARS MURDER, MAIM AND MUTILIATE
Animals screaming in silence as unaware consumers bite into a painful candybar
www.marscandykills.com

before you tuck into that chocolate bar or other candy, you should know that candymaker Mars funds deadly animal experiments even though not one of the tests is required by law, there are more reliable
human studies and Hershey’s, the company’s top competitor, has banned all tests on animals. Mars has funded cruel experiments in which mice
were fed a candy ingredient and forced to swim
in a pool of diluted paint. The mice had to find a hidden platform to avoid drowning, only to be killed and dissected later. In another experiment
funded by Mars, experimenters fed rats cocoa and then collected their blood by injecting a needle directly into their hearts—a procedure that can
lead to internal bleeding and other deadly complications. Mars also supported an experiment in which baby mice were crammed into small Plexiglas chambers and submerged for nearly five hours in chilled water just to see if a chocolate ingredient affected their breathing rate.
Please don’t buy any of these Mars products
until the company drops its deadly animal tests:
• M&M’S
• SNICKERS
• SKITTLES
• MILKY WAY
• STARBURST
• THREE MUSKETEERS
• TWIX
• DOVE
• M-AZING
• COCOAVIA
• ETHEL M
• LUCAS
• MUNCH

[Karen]

I moved this to The Dog House.

Secondly, I take with a large grain of salt anything put out by PETA.

[Lady's Human]

These accusations don't even remotely pass the BS test. For the second time today.....


USE SOME JUDGMENT, PEOPLE!

[Argranade]

I heard of this before.

I like m & m's but have not had any for months.

I'll try and not use any other of those products.

[smokey the elder]

This SO doesn't pass the smell test! Where's the USDA and IACUC??

[moosmom]

I so agree with Smokey the Elder.

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oh sorry, i didnt realise animal testing didnt have a place on pet talk. + PETA arent insane as so many people seem to believe and i would like to ask that if you dont believe in what they are saying please do not post. even if it is fake, we all know animal testing like this actually does happen.
i would appreciate that there are no more obselete posts, i am not attempting to flame anyone here, nor do i wish for it to be done to me, im merely trying to raise awareness of these horrors. if you think its BS, im not going to try and change your mind.

[dukedogsmom]

This is a public forum and everyone is allowed to voice their opinion. If you want one sided views, then you might not want to post too many things here.

Snopes doesn't have anything on this so I don't know if it's valid or not. Those PETA people can be quite over the board sometimes. I agree with their cause but not their actions, a lot of the time.

I can't seem to find any links to prove that it's true. Just accusations.

[caseysmom]

Peta lost all credibility to me when they targeted my daughter who was 12 at the time and showed her graphic pictures, luckily my daughter didn't look but her friend threw up.

[Lady's Human]

i would like to ask that if you dont believe in what they are saying please do not post.

That's just not going to happen. PETA has made so many false accusations over the years that they have zero credibility. If you don't want negative comments, don't post about PETA.

even if it is fake, we all know animal testing like this actually does happen.

Faking reports like this and twisting facts to fit their viewpoint is WHY they have no credibility.

PETA funds have gone to terrorist groups (ALF and ELF), and they have used absolutely inexcusable tactics in their "awareness" campaigns (see CaseysMom's post). The harm they do in their campaigns far, far overshadows any good they may accomplish.

[Edwina's Secretary]

oi would like to ask that if you dont believe in what they are saying please do not post. even if it is fake, we all know animal testing like this actually does happen.

I read that the Taliban is made up of a great group of guys who treat women especially well. If you don't believe in what they are saying please do not post.

Sound silly? Of course!

Diluted paint....I mean that stuff doesn't even make sense. And you will notice it says "Mars is paying for..." not "Mars is doing"...because that makes it harder to prove/disprove.

There are enough real horrors in this world to fuss about and try and right. To say boycott this company because others may be doing bad things is...well again...silly... Even you admit it might be fake.

But boycott Snickers???? Over something that doesn't pass the taste test???

Not going to happen....

[caseysmom]

Posting something like this without proof is just irresponsible, thousands of people have jobs at mars, inc. Think about them this holiday season.

[TamanduaGirl]

I agree with their cause but not their actions, a lot of the time.

PeTA doesn't want any animals in human hands, including domestics. Domestics should go extinct and all others be free. That's their ultimate goal, that's their cause.
http://www.activistcash.com/organiza...iew.cfm/oid/21
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

HSUS is the same way they just wear a nicer suit(Image) for the public

There is an enormous difference between animal “welfare” organizations, which work for the humane treatment of animals, and animal “rights” organizations, which aim to completely end the use and ownership of animals. The former have been around for centuries; the latter emerged in the 1980s, with the rise of the radical People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

In 1980, HSUS officially began to change its focus from animal welfare to animal rights. After a vote was taken at the group’s San Francisco national conference, it was formally resolved that HSUS would “pursue on all fronts … the clear articulation and establishment of the rights of all animals … within the full range of American life and culture.”

The group completed its animal-rights transformation during the 1990s, changing its personnel in the process. HSUS assimilated dozens of staffers from PETA and other animal-rights groups, even employing John “J.P.” Goodwin, a former Animal Liberation Front member and spokesman with a lengthy arrest record and a history of promoting arson to accomplish animal liberation.

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i have another link for you, in which mars admits to testing a 'healthy' chocolate ingredient on animals.
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/new...animal-testing

Christophe Dandoy, director of communications for Mars France, admitted that the business division Symbioscience does test on animals while developing products containing flavanols.

He also claimed, however, that the Mars is still committed to animal welfare, and does not test on animals when developing other products for the food, beverage or pet care divisions.

[lizbud]

i have another link for you, in which mars admits to testing a 'healthy' chocolate ingredient on animals.
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/new...animal-testing

This link does seem to provide a little more information on the topic than
the last link but, don't wait around for some folks here to agree with you.

They won't because they are so busy shooting the messenger, they can't
look at anything objectively.Any mention of PETA ,and some folks here go
berserk.