Animal Abuse and Cruelty are, sadly, still a part of life, though I feel they should not be.
I really could not put my thoughts on this into just one post. I'll try to sum it all up, though.
People test animals for sometimes stupid reasons: for our luxuries. Luxuries go wated every day, along with the animal's life that it took to be tested on. That is unfair to all kind. But some animals are tested for medication reasons, which is alright in my opinion.
Animals that are very, very bound not to go extinct any time soon are slaughtered for our nutritional needs. Man hunts. Period. We do not hunt anything that is close to extinction, or even endangered, legally. Pigs and cows go to a good cause, believe you me. Please do not fight with my opinion, but I do think being a vegetarian can be a waste of nutritional value.
But what is unfair to animals like pigs and fish, for instance, is: We make these animals' recources into, mostly, care products. Pig fat=lipstick, as well as fish scales. Remember that next time you put your make-up on. I know I stopped for that very reason. As well as testing; We use defenceless and innocent animals to test things like make-up and hair-care products on. This is useless and wasteful, seeing as half of these go unused, the animal's life thrown away aswell.
PETA is... Well, most say it is a fraud site, to scare you into things. It's sad, I know, and it may have some facts, but this is mostly fake. These are peoples' outlooks on the world. I'm sure we all mean well, though.
Also, though this is a bit off topic of Animal Testing, Cruelty/Abuse, etc., We are causing global warming. I know most of you must be thinking: "Oh no, not another 'Save Our World!' lecture," But it's true. We're the cause of it all. And we're the only ones who can stop it, because nobody else will do it for you, I hope you realize. Please take all of this in mind, all of what I've posted. Because it's important to know your facts to spread the truth, though maybe harsh, but the truth all the same.