Hey, they're just like us, right?

I'm not sure if anyone posted about this yet. I took a quick look and did not see anything thus far... So here it is:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5043328.stm

Just a few "gems" from the article:

"Ministers should not rule out the possibility of allowing apes to be used in experiments, the head of the UK's Medical Research Council has said."

"What we have seen in the last few years, against a background of ridiculous extremism, is more willingness to discuss openly when and where some animal research is necessary."

"The public have listened. They don't like the idea. Who does? But they have realised that it is essential."

I live near DC and about six months ago I decided that I should visit the zoo, seeing that it's free (so I was not supporting it) and, in a matter of speaking, it's good to know the "enemy's" methods. The primate area contained notices telling people how to view the apes. Apparently, among other things, you're not supposed to stare or point at them, which everyone does. The ape I saw sat with his or her back to the crowd and he or she looked miserable. It made me sick to watch. I tried to imagine Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse 5, just remove an ounce of reality from the scene, but doing so only exacerbated my revulsion. What the zoo does with the primates (and other denizens of this planet) is atrocious. It's sick. It's sad. And it's wrong.

And now more people want to expand their sick influence and openly test on apes. I really hope rational humans can encourage the United Kingdom to maintain its integrity and reject these insane and vile calls to expand the circle of animal cruelty.

What's next? Some madman decides to legislate "A Modest Proposal"?