PETA protests against NASA monkey irradiation study

[SiberianTiger]

http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=11860662

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Cages, monkey masks and black suits. All of these things were part of a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest held outside the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Thursday.


The activists were protesting an upcoming NASA study that would expose squirrel monkeys to radiation in order to study its effects. In typical PETA fashion, they made a very visual statement.


Four protestors from PETA dressed up as squirrel monkeys and sat in cages for an hour.


PETA was protesting a 12-year NASA study that will expose 18 squirrel monkeys to a single radiation dose, similar to what an astronaut would experience on a Mars mission.

 

[Urwumpe]

I have always suggested to use PETA activists instead, since this also makes the approximation for real mars missions simpler, unless we want to use squirrel monkeys.

 

[RisingFury]

Ahhh... the blissful sound of ignorance

 

[T.Neo]

Right. PETA.

I have such a long-standing annoyance for these morons that I have run out of insults for them.

IMO this is collectively the least intelligent, most illogical and most irritating group of people on the planet.

This is clearly shown by the means in which they protest (Dressing up as monkeys and sitting in cages, blatant use of sexuality in advertisements).
If you want to be percieved as at least partially capable of thought, be sensible about your cause.

The actual subject of the complaint should not be an issue, IMO, especially since NASA expects to subject humans (!) to these doses, and that the doses should not be lethal. Animals used for testing are usually kept in poor conditions, but since the test should give some interesting data, and since I'm a sane person, I don't particularly care.

I could rant about the stupid issue of "animal rights", but that is outside the scope of this post.


And yes, I would like to see PETA members being used for such testing, A because they'll be better analogues and B since they lack advanced thought.

 

[ThatGuy]

And yes, I would like to see PETA members being used for such testing, A because they'll be better analogues and B since they lack advanced thought.

Seems like a good idea to me

 

[Notebook]

Someone is bound to start the PETof(PETA), and so on.

N.

 

[jinglesassy]

now if only the police showed up and dragged the cages away with them still in it

 

[Ark]

I don't give a crap what PETA thinks.

 

[Rattlehead]

HEY! I'm a member of PETA!

Wait... We're not talking about the People for the Eating of Tasty Animals?

Nevermind...

 

[Messierhunter]

Animals used for testing are usually kept in poor conditions, but since the test should give some interesting data, and since I'm a sane person, I don't particularly care.

As someone who does a lot of animal testing I can vouch for the opposite being true. Our test subjects are kept in exceptionally clean and healthy conditions that keep them alive well past their normal life expectancy. Healthy conditions are vital to getting good data out of any test. If someone so much as leaves a light on overnight in an adjacent room they're put on probation. I can't speak for every lab, but I've been in government animal houses and they're just as tight about the conditions as we are. I don't think any of that matters to your typical PETA-type though. The mere fact that they're being used for testing is too much for them to handle, even if it's non-lethal.

 

[Unstung]

PETA is just a nuisance.

 

[Andy44]

When it comes to animals, my take is this: There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatos.

 

[Star Voyager]

Agreed, Andy! My only question is where was PETA when we launched Ham and Enos, or Able and Baker?