Robots could replace live bunnies in chemical testing procedures
By Darren Murph 
posted February 15th 2008 11:38AM
posted February 15th 2008 11:38AM
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posted February 15th 2008 11:38AM
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wow, that thing's got a big head! cute though.
You know, the people that do the tests on those bunnies must have no soul. How could you take anything that cute and hurt it?
They only use non-cute rabbits.
DIE UGLY RABBIT! lol
thanks
i have no soul. does that make it ok for me to hurt cute bunnies?
Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit... :-)
Oh, nothing like morose humor early in the morning, haha.
i don't think that means what you think it means.
Inconceivable!
>>> big ups to Princess Bride :-)
As a 12 year vegan I try to avoid products that test on animals so I welcome any news that would move away from this practice. I don't think most people even realize the extent to which this goes on & the millions of animals that die "testing" things every year.
Now- on to this rabbit. It's weird looking. Seriously. Weird.
Indeed. I was reading the safety data sheet that came with a solvent used for stripping paint, etc and here's a line from it:
"Irritancy of material: eye: yes, skin: yes (eyes, skin - rabbit.)"
So basically someone poured this stuff into a rabbit's eye to determine that. (Which will cause horrific pain and blindness)
That is absolutely disgusting, the sooner this technology is realised the better.
You're right. In fact, testing is still done on bleach. If you don't know by now that pouring bleach into your eyes will screw you up then you deserve to have bleach poured in your eyes (I recognize the cyclical nature of that, but it's just the way it is).
Holy shit. That thing is CUTE.
Wow.
So...what's the test control group as you test the robot to know it "works" the same as a bunny....more bunnies?
anybody know what specie of bunny is that? i have doubts between that bunny and the ipod nano and i want to look for comparatives
btw, does it play doom?
(seriusly, i want to know the specie)
It looks like a baby Netherland Dwarf to me...and I think it's the angle of the camera that makes the head look so big. They're pretty small...like 2 pounds.
it could be, i will try to get one. thank you :)
PWEEZ NO BERN UP MY I'S. PWEEZ?
oh my goodness this comment is amazing
Sure now just wait PETA will change their name to People for the Ethical Treatment of Androids
break in and free their cyber brothers......
Great. Another job class put out of work by robots. Poor rabbits...
the researchers still analyze the results.. instead of putting drops of chemicals into the eyes of a rabbit they put the chemicals into a culture of skin.
We're not quite on the same page, are we?
yeah... i think i need to stop multitasking at work. sorry bout that
It's okay, my eyes keep flitting over to http://www.woot.com for the Woot-off too.
Whoa, for a second there I thought I was browsing http://www.cuteoverload.com by mistake.
haha i thought your URL said "cuteoverlord" for a second, like animated depictions of cute looking despots. i need some coffee...
Nabaztag 2.
"Ok, turnz off teh expander. I iz not smarter with big hed"
Alternatively,
"im in ur lab, testin ur kemikals"
Hello Kitty is a cat!
Being a owner of rabbits and also supporting many rabbit charities that foster them I think this is great news.
As far as the species goes it loos like a European or possibly a American Cottontail. Being as young as it is telling exactly is hard.
TSD
Ha ha .... Anthony
"As a 12 year vegan I try to avoid"
stop there... and eat your protein pills, bars, etc.. made up of ground up animals...
Ha ha you wish egg or milk protein didn't have those added ingredients...
and if you don't use that stuff...
Ha ha again let your memory deteriorate with your well-being.
But then the bunnies would be unemployed. And we'd have to raise taxes to pay them welfare. Do we really want that?
Hmmm... cat food :) Then again, I call anything smaller then a 50 pound doge cat food.. since I have a 30 pound cat... (1 of 4.. this bunny would never survive)
Okay all joking aside, seriously cute.....
if this bunny was running for president I would vote for it.
This is the face that should be on TV whenever there is bad news to report.
"Robots could replace live bunnies in chemical testing procedures"
And a Fleshlight could replace my girlfriend...
Come on bro...
So you're saying you have sex with animals?
no dummy. he's saying he has sex with a sex toy known as the fleshlight.
I for one welcome our robot bunny overlords.
the UK has been doing this for years. They have even been using it for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, which is the only industry the FDA requires to have animal testing.
Too bad the UK FDA didn't mandate testing of dental products.
I find this a dangerously short sighted endeavour. Has nobody though of the consequences of letting these bunnies grow to maturity!? Think of the carnage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg
That's what go me into the Other PETA.... People Eating Tasty Animals.
The pesticides test must be maked with the same people who create them, not with the poor animals. leveltermlifeinsurance. biz
Great sowing the seeds to the robot up rising of the distant future; The Year 2000.
Affirmative. The Humans are dead. We used poisonous gases and poisoned their asses.
Binary Solo
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So long Sucker Lick my Battery!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
That....
Is absolutely the cutest rabbit I have ever seen. Where the hell did you get that picture? Why do you have it on file?
oh hai I can haz LOLcat replacement?
damn he's surely got the cute factor down packed, now if he was smarter we'd be in trouble