animal rights (idea)

The campaign group Seriously Ill for Medical Research, a group that represents people with medical condition who believe that cures are likely to be developed only through research with animals, has produced a card in the style of an organ donor card which reads:

"I wish to see all animal research abolished and agree to live without treatments developed using animal research and testing. "To honour my belief that animal research should be abolished, I hereby pledge that:

• in the event of an emergency I will refuse all medical treatments developed or tested on animals, including but not limited to: blood transfusion, anaesthetics, anticoagulants, antibiotics, open heart and other types of surgery.
• If my child suffers from a genetic illness or other condition I will not allow them to have life-saving treatment developed through animal research.
• None of my pets shall receive any veterinary vaccine of medicine that has been developed or tested on animals."