... for manned space flight. Many monkeys and mice have lived to see space, and scientists are able to study the animals body reactions to the environments. Scientists don't send random animals into space, they pick a certain few and put these special animals through training. The training is very humane and similar to the training of a police dog. Furthermore, Tara Gray detailed the failed and successful attempts of sending animals into space ... . The first two monkeys to be sent were in the 1950's. Both made it out of the atmosphere, but died on impact. The point was to see if the monkey'...

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... States an estimated 20-70 million animals from cats, dogs and primates, to rabbits, rats and mice suffer and die in the name of research. Animal tests for the safety of cosmetics, household products and chemicals are the least reasonable. How placing a piece of lipstick in the eye of a rabbit to determine it safety to the consumer boggles my mind. If someone placed a piece of lipstick in my eye, I do ... research laboratories for problems that we bring upon ourselves and could therefore correct ourselves. Studies on animals should be for the benefit of all life, and not for someone's pe...

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