We are forever hearing about human rights but what about animal rights, when our country has sunk so low that they are still wanting to test recreational party drugs on defenseless animals when most countries have risen above that?
Science can tell the compounds of these drugs and then know whether it's harmful or not without having to use animals.
For example we take advantage of the Beagle because of its trusting nature and use them to help us protect our borders, then give them a life of misery by testing these drugs on them. Then they either get put down or sold off to people dishonestly by not telling the people who pay for them what they have been used for and then still end up having to be euthanized for the behavior and health issues inflicted upon them. There would be plenty of people using these drugs that would love to try some free samples - let them, and leave the poor defenseless animals alone. Because many of our young people think they have to be drugged up to have a night out which is very sad.
But animals will needlessly suffer because of these people.
We are portraying that we have a compassionate nation but the compassion of a nation is determined on how it teats our animals. How can we have compassion for people if we don't have it for our animals? Don't let this happen in our country.

Karen Staples, Tauranga.