Medical Torturing of Animals

   Hans Ruesh in his story, "Slaughter of the Innocent relates to the reader about the torture that so called "researchers" make on animals of all species in the name of medical breakthroughs. Ruesh explains how animals are put through all kinds of experiments to see what happens to them and how these experiments could affect a human in the same situation. Researchers also inject diseases and illnesses into these animals to test different kinds of drugs and treatments to see if they work to cure the disease or not.
   Ruesh believes all these experiments need to be put to a stop. He says animals do not need to be tortured because animals and humans do not react the same way to drugs and treatments. Some medicines that different animals are fine taking for a disease would actually kill a human being if they were used on them.
   On the other hand, people who believe in animal experimentation and torture argue that the only alternative would be to experiment on humans themselves. They say until there is a better alternative, animals will still be used for experimental research. Although efforts are being exercised to limit the number of animal tortures with the 3 R's. The 3 R's are; 1. reducing the number of animals used, 2. refining experiments to cause less suffering, 3. replacing the use of animals with alternatives when possible (Morelle).

Morelle, Rebecca. "The Road to an Animal Free Laboratory." BBC News. 24 July 2006. Web. 7 April
   2011.                

My Dad is Getting Married!

  I am really happy for my dad, he is going to get married on June 11, 2011. He is 82 years young and has decided to get married because his girlfriend and him are going to be taking some overnight trips. They thought maybe people would not talk so much if they were married. I told him dad people really do not look at if your married or not anymore. But he thinks it would be better if they were married. I ask well do you love her? He told me yea and that too!
  I get to make the wedding cake, which is exciting to make a wedding cake for my dad! I asked them what kind of cake they wanted and they said, "Oh just a sheet cake." I told them if it was just a sheet cake they could go to the store and purchase it. So... they finally choose a small three tier cake with pastel colored roses sitting ontop of a fountain.
  My oldest brother and brother-in-law will stand up with him. Who would have thought my brother would be my dad's best man! I think everyone on both sides of the family are happy about the marriage. It will be kind of strange for my dad to be married again, but I am extremely happy for him and her! I think he has a very special girlfriend, we get along really well, and she puts up with my dad!