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In 2002 a survey was carried out to find out exactly how many
animals were used that year in a single company. It was estimated that
over 50,000 animals had been used and 74% had suffered side effects
and even died due to their treatment. A while before in1991 it had
also been discovered that the same company Procter and Gamble (whose
products include Pampers and Head and Shoulders) had conducted tests
on nearly 300 guinea pigs to determine irritancy and allergic
sensitivity to sunscreen ingredients. What is even more barbaric about
this is that the information was already available- info, which had
been collected and tested on humans.

For decades humans have taken defenseless and innocent wild animals to
cruelly abuse and test their experiments upon. They test powerful drugs
and lotions upon the animals and record and write down the at times,
fatal side effects only to repeat the experiment again and again-
regardless of the creatures' pain or suffering. In one experiment by
the Proctor and Gamble Company, scientists got hold of a batch of
newly born baby mice and cut their toes off to test their theories
upon. They were later held up in court for this matter- though
disgustingly was let off.

Whatever you may think our ancestors were primates, which climbed the
trees and still do today. Agreed our IQ and brain is much more
developed as is our features but without, we are same as those we lock
up in wire cages to be stared and prodded at in Zoo's- the same as
those creatures which we test our medicines and cosmetics upon- the
same as the wretched creature above- bewildered and hurt wondering why
its life is being tortured so and for what. Helpless creatures in our
hands and instead or calming and loving them- we crush and break them.
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