Reposted from @animal.ethics One of the purposes for which animals are used as mere tools is #militaryresearch . It is known that a wide range of weapons are tested on animals. These include AK-47 rifles, biological and chemical agents, and even nuclear blasts.Between 1997 and 2007 the number of animals used in weapons research in Britain rose from 4,500 to over 18,000. In 2005 in Porton Down 21,118 animal-based testing procedures took place, nearly twice as many as in 1997. These experiments have been criticized for being too costly since most of the effects have been studied already, or, in some cases, the results are not relevant to humans. However, if we reject speciesism, we should reject experiements that would never be considered acceptable if they were carried out on humans. More information about military research on animals in our profile or here: https://www.animal-ethics.org/animal-exploitation-section/animal-experimentation-introduction/military-research-animals/ . . . . . . . . #animalethics #stopanimalresearch #stopanimaltesting #stoptestingonanimals #nottestedonanimals #speciesism #antispeciesism #animaladovacacy #animalrights #veganethics #ethicalvegan #weaponstesting #stopanimalexperiments #nonhumananimals #empathyforanimals #veganthinker #nuclearblast #weaponsarmamentresearch #animalsuffering - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B95DHuZJSIM/?igshid=1iodgon69tc1x
