1. The use of animals in laboratories at Duke and UNC. 2. More effective ways to manage and cure human disease. Animal research is archaic and most of the time, can not be extrapolated to humans. The alternatives/options are more predictive of how a drug or procedure will react in humans. We are suggesting a PARADIGM SHIFT, which has happened many times in scientific history, to a more predictive model that does not use animals.
3. Some of the alternatives/options that are more predictive are imaging (CTscans, etc.), cellular (ie. Petri dish), epidemiology, clinical, genetic, emotional and socioeconomic studies. For more information, see www.curedisease.com, www.navs.org, and www.vivisectioninfo.org.
4. The huge waste of tax money on animal experiments which are not predictive of how a drug or procedure will react in humans. Vioxx is a recent example of this. We are not getting a good return for our money!
5. Show the public how to question the usefulness of this research. For example, studying binge drinking in rats and autism and gambling in primates will not help cure or manage these diseases in humans. These are just examples and are the norm for where science is headed.
6. We will concentrate our efforts on a local level and provide assistance and support to national campaigns.
For an article that appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer on Nov. 17, 2005, please go to http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/368140.html
