Jordan Turner, a 19-year old student and animal protection advocate from Watertown, WI, is taking on Philip Morris, the tobacco giant, to ban animal testing. He started his Change.org petition days after the third largest tobacco company in the United States, Lorillard, announced a ban on animal testing. In his petition, Jordan writes about Philip Morris's alleged involvement in tests where rats have been forced to inhale smoke for hours at a time during experiments lasting for weeks.
"There's no excuse for cruel animal testing for tobacco products," says Jordon, "and I hope Philip Morris listens to the 108,000 people who have signed my petition on Change.org asking them to stop just like Lorillard has done already."
Philip Morris USA's parent companies, Altria Group, and Philip Morris International, both have made public statements which leave the door open for limited animal experiments in the future, while Lorillard's updated policy says it will "not use animals unless necessary to meet regulatory requirements."
In Pet News and Views' opinion, these tests make no sense. We know the affects that smoking has on all of us. |