Malaysia minister: God made animals for testing

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

A Malaysian minister defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans.

The plans by India's Vivo BioTech Ltd. to set up a biotechnology center in southern Malacca state has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused.

But Malacca Chief Minister Mohamad Ali Rustam said the lab had received state approval, and animal testing was necessary to make drugs. The project is still in the planning phase.

"God created animals for the benefits of human beings. That's why he created rats and monkeys ... We cannot test on human beings," he told The Associated Press. "This is the way it has to be. God created monkeys, and some have to be tested."

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[tabatha]

1. People sure make shit up.

That is disgusting.

[Doremus]

2. I have no words.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[DesertFlower]

3. how about we do testing on him?

[Quantess]

4. If you want to see something incredibly disturbing

google "Malish monkey"

but I warn you, it might make you very sad.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. I disagree about the "god" part

[girl gone mad]

6. Okay then, you think humans made animals to be tested on?

Or they evolved specifically to be tested on?

Equally asinine.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. No, I think animals are needed for testing.

It's asinine to be a part of modern society and not think so.

[Quatermain]

7. what are you going use then?"

if you're going to be making medicines and gene therapies and what-not for people, there comes a time when you've got to test it on something, and you can't use people. It's not a perfect solution, but then whatever is?

Personaly, I always figured God made animals mostly for eating and wearing and being pets.

[Mari333]

10. um, humans are animals.

who only think they are gods 'special little monkey'.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. Prove it. He can't. He needs to STFU.

Teh stupid, it burns.