Mars Inc in ANIMAL TEST HORROR

[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.

[Karen]

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.

Hey, I didn't go bersek, I just said I don't believe anything PETA puts forth, based on their past performances and exaggerations. If PETA told me the sky was blue, I'd go outside and check for myself before agreeing with them. Nor did I shoot the messenger, nor do I think anyone else did.

[Ginger's Mom]

Hey, I didn't go bersek, I just said I don't believe anything PETA puts forth, based on their past performances and exaggerations. If PETA told me the sky was blue, I'd go outside and check for myself before agreeing with them. Nor did I shoot the messenger, nor do I think anyone else did.

Well, if you didn't do any of those things I think it would be safe to assume that lizbud probably wasn't referring to you, and anyone who feels they responded appropriately has no reason to feel this was directed at them.
Tamandua Girl I see you quoted something but I cannot figure out where that quote is from. Is it from the HSUS website?

[lizbud]

Well, if you didn't do any of those things I think it would be safe to assume that lizbud probably wasn't referring to you, and anyone who feels they responded appropriately has no reason to feel this was directed at them.
Tamandua Girl I see you quoted something but I cannot figure out where that quote is from. Is it from the HSUS website?

Thank you. You are right.

[Lady's Human]

You'll have to pardon my distaste for a "charitable" organization that gives money to terrorist groups.

[caseysmom]

I am sorry but objective and PETA don't even belong in the same sentence, I formed my opinion of them with my brain and yes I do discredit just about anything they say, my choice.

[-Pickle-]

please may i have solid proof that
a) PETA kills animals
b) PETA gives money to terrorist groups
and please not just a random news report, we all know what the media are like.
sorry for getting a little snotty with the last post, and i wont wait around for people to agree with me. if you dont agree, fairs fair.
and yes, i do agree with the shooting the messenger comment. please dont flame me for PETAs actions, im just posting this because i know alot of people eat mars candy, and i have posted proof that they do test flavanols on animals, and i care about the animals. if i didnt care, i would never have posted.
also, i dont mean to sound nasty, but to all the flamers out there, the ones that have posted, you just wasted a few moments of your precious life flaming, and to others that want to bash, go ahead and watse a little more time. yes, someone will probably use the response that i wasted my time. i didn't, i just raised a little awareness of the suffering of animals.

[TamanduaGirl]

Tamandua Girl I see you quoted something but I cannot figure out where that quote is from. Is it from the HSUS website?

Well there was supposed to be a link with the quote.
http://www.activistcash.com/organiza...ew.cfm/oid/136
It's a long page but I have read the whole thing before. Just grabbed some relevant quotes quickly since more people still support hsus than peta. If you still support them and read the whole thing and look into it you may feel differently.

[TamanduaGirl]

this site has more and is more up to date

hsus info
http://www.rexano.org/HSUSAustArticle.htm
http://www.rexano.org/HSUS_CCF_Vick_pit_bull_Frame.htm

[IRescue452]

Rather than boycotting boycotting boycotting, people should be trying to get a more credible, objective group to conduct an investigation into the company and their tests. Constructive measures work better than whining and they breed less hatred. People hate PETA because they don't do anything constructive, they just use negativity to get their word across.

[-Pickle-]

look, i know i'll be called a hipocrite for this, but,
i dont agree with some ways that PETA campaigns, and
i dont think that animals shouldnt be kept as pets. yeah, PETA are v.extreme the way they handle alot of things. BUT, i dont instantly discredit PETA for actions theyve done, i was 9 when i saw the first graphic pictures of animal cruelty (fox hunting, now banned in the UK) from a league against cruel sports magazine (which i am a member of ) , and then i found PETA and the battery hen trust and ive seen more graphic pictures and found an everlasting way of how to stop it.

please read this next bit carefully before instantly bringing out the guns on me again:
even if this is fake, (which i am convinced its not, yet some people sway the other way) animal testing still happens at the hands of humans, and i know its wrong. im prepared to avoid any and all companies with even accusations of animal testing. if there could be an air raid and bombs would fall, i'd jump into the bomb shelter until i knew the threat had passed.
yes, i can take your criticism, and im not one to clam free speech down at all as its a right women and men had to fight for in the first place, so if you have something to criticise, or a point to make (thats preferably not personal attacks,) please add to the discussion

[IRescue452]

As long as unnatural ingredients are used, animal testing has to be done. I don't argue that because I am allergic to a lot of skin care products that are not tested on animals. However, the means in which the tests are done and how the animals are treated needs to be improved, majorly. Honestly, we don't need to be making animals swim around and find a platform in order to test a product unless the product is meant to be used while swimming.

[Lady's Human]

Yes, animal testing happens. In many cases it is legally required. If you want to avoid all products developed using animal testing in their development, I hope you're prepared to eschew all modern medical products in their entirety. After all, they were developed using animal testing.

[-Pickle-]

Yes, animal testing happens. In many cases it is legally required. If you want to avoid all products developed using animal testing in their development, I hope you're prepared to eschew all modern medical products in their entirety. After all, they were developed using animal testing.

yes, i know thats true. medical may be required, but
hairspray?
lipstick?
eyeliner?
mascara?
candy?
theres thousands of them, so do we really need another one at the expense of a baby rabbits eyes, or a kittens skin etc?

[Lady's Human]

im prepared to avoid any and all companies with even accusations of animal testing.

Which is it?

As to food products, any additives should be thoroughly tested before consumption by humans, and what is used in candy is more than likely used in more than just candy. Chances are it is used in other food products as well.