Monday, May 26, 2008

Mars Candymaker Tortures Animals in Lab Tests

After reading Sue Lynn's blog, I realised how Mars,creator of Snickers, Twix, Dove, Three Musketeers, Starburst, Skittles tested their products on animals. I decided to spread the word around to urge people not to buy these products till they stop their cruel acts


Mars recently funded a deadly experiment on rats to determine the effects of chocolate ingredients on their blood vessels. Experimenters force-fed the rats by shoving plastic tubes down their throats and then cut open the rats' legs to expose an artery, which was clamped shut to block blood flow.



After the experiment, the animals were killed. Mars has also funded cruel experiments in which mice were fed a candy ingredient and forced to swim in a pool of a water mixed with white paint. The mice had to find a hidden platform to avoid drowning, only to be killed and dissected later on.




In yet another experiment supported by Mars, rats were fed cocoa and anesthetized with carbon dioxide so that their blood could be collected by injecting a needle directly into their hearts, which can lead to internal bleeding and other deadly complications.



Mars' top competitor, Hershey's, has pledged not to fund or conduct experiments on animals. Other major food corporations—including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Ocean Spray, Welch's, and POM Wonderful—have also publicly ended animal tests after hearing from PETA.


Here's a video of animal experimentation:

Learn more at MarsCandyKills.com.



Think of these animals being tortured when you're picking up one of these candies.

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