@all of the previous dissenters I second what James said. The only way you can make your point is to stop using all medical advances/ medications/ vaccinations/ etc that were developed with the help of research animals. That means no vaccines for your kids, no rabies vaccine for your dog, no tylenol for your headache. Period. Also, no exterminating the insects that invade your home (those count too, right? You can't be choosey about which animals are off limits). All of this or you're a big fat hypocrite. If it's so important to you, you better start by doing YOUR part, and stop utilizing the products these animals helped develop. ALL OF THEM.

@Marty I completely agree with you. As a person who hires those who do this type of life-saving research I know all too well how most people don't understand the half of what goes into pre-clinical research. 1) The FDA (not big pharma) REQUIRES pre-clinical research. 1 rodent species and 1 non-rodent species. If you have such a problem go scream at the FDA and then volunteer yourself to see if you might go blind from the new chick pox vaccine! 2) Prior to ANY pre-clinical testing ALL compounds must go through extensive early development testing (cell cultures etc.) So the animals are relatively safe. There is no way to know for sure how an animal model may react to something, but that's the whole point.

@Gina Because medical research only ever saves one life. Are you daft? Rats specifically bred for laboratory testing are more valuable to you than human lives? It's not like rats are killed by exterminators every damn day or anything. And how would you rather they advertise, exactly?

I am completely appalled by the billboard advertisement over the University bridge. If you are trying to state an honest message- why didn't you show approximately 100,000 mice to one 'saved' girl? The fact that your organization is demonstrating a complete disregard for the life of a species of this planet does NOT correlate to a demonstration of your caring for another. I work for a non-profit and this is a ridiculously irresponsible waste of what I imagine is a sparse advertising budget. I find this repulsive on multiple levels.

Even though moderators have deleted all of my entries except one, the truth shall not be hidden. if you call it "medical research", you can get away with murder. Less than 2% of human illnesses are ever seen in animals. Over 98% never are. Testing on animals is not only a waste of time, it is morally wrong.

We are just another species sharing the planet. The only difference between us and them is that we are in a position of power. We should use that power with restraint, and to serve them as well as ourselves.

if ET's were to land on Earth who considered themselves far superior to us as we do to the animals we test on, would you concede their right to test on us? Go to www.stopanimaltests.com for alternatives to animal testing.

Support animal research.

I am a neurology and psychology student. I am also working to cure autism. If I didn’t have lab rats, I would have to experimental surgery on autistic children. I’m glad that I don’t have to put a child’s life in danger for the sake of research. I thank ever rat for giving their life to further autism research. I know that lab animals are keep in large cages that are kept clean and are fed every day.

It truly amazes me that people put the lives of animals before the lives of humans. Where do your priorities lie and who are you to say that some animals life is worth more than mine? This is very simple; to those of you that believe you are nothing more than an unevolved animal stop going to the hospital. Stop taking medications of any kind. Stop vaccinating your children to deadly diseases. Stop using any and all medical advantages because, odds are, those advances in medicine came from animal research. Until you have cut yourself off from all of this, including simple aspirin, you have no right to complain or feel outraged. Hypocrisy is not reserved for anyone.