Radio conversation concerning Animal experiments!

[Ellie Jones]

I was listening to this on TalkSport last night..

It was based around Ethic's of animal experiments, was all animal experiments unethical and immoral, or was there a situation when it could be considered ethical such as medical research etc where it was Ethical..

One elderly lady phoned in...

Explaining about Banting and his dogs how much suffering those dogs have prevented for diabetics over the last 100 years or so..

She went on to explain that she herself has been diabetic for 53 years, and without him she would not be alive today!

Matt the presenter asked her how insulin had made the difference to her quality of life..

Her reply

Without insulin I wouldn't have been around to have 6 children, didn't hear how many grand-children she had, but she is due to be a great-grandma for the 31'st time later this year! and she was 83 years old!

What an awesome lady she is...

 

[Robster65]

It goes to show how simplistic arguments can't be applied to complex subjects. 🙂

She gives hope to us all. Although I don't think I'll be having multiple grandchildren, let alone great-grandchildren !

Rob

 

[sasha1]

Hi,

I'll second that ... well done to her a true inspiration

Heidi
xx🙂

 

[Northerner]

I think we have to remember that things were very different back in the 1920's, so can't be too critical of the use of animals to achieve the most important medical breakthrough of the 20th century. Especially Dog 33, who was the dog that convinced Banting that they had found that astonishing new treatment. Ever since I read The Discovery of Insulin I've wanted to write a tribute to that dog who saved my life, but it has to be worthy. From all accounts, Banting was particularly fond of her.

I'd like to put in a plug for The Dr Hadwen Trust, an organisation that promotes non-animal testing in our more advanced era 🙂