The Used join forces with PETA

Stop using charity as a means of justifying shit music.
Not only charity - how about 'Wires'.
Do not use the misfortunate situation of a loved one as a means of justifying shit music.
Shit music should be stopped; the money spent on it, directed towards needy charities.
To be honest, how high a profile does PETA already have? Massive. So really, who gives a fuck about The Used hopping on board.
Meh.

who the hell wears fur now anyway?

Those horrible boots that came into fashion recently are made out of dead rabbits. Of course wars and starving people are important but you and I can do very little about wars but we can do something about the abuse of animals (buying animal friendly shampoos etc), and that is important too.

Fair enough. I am 100% against fur or the use of animals in testing cosmetics etc. I do eat some meat but make sure it's reared locally and organically.

However, PETA also have an anti-vivisection policy which I fundamentally disagree with.

Here's a list of medical advances that would not have taken place without the use of animals in medical research. When these developments were made (and even today in many cases) there are just no viable alternatives to animal research to achieve these breakthroughs:

Local anaesthetics
Cocaine was the first local anaesthetic, but its dangers led to the development of the safer procaine. Rabbits, dogs

Corneal transplants
The first successful human transplant was of the cornea, the clear covering of the eye. It is normally out-of-reach of white blood cells, so rejection is not a problem. Rabbits

1910's Blood transfusion
Many doctors and scientists were involved in the research that led to the safe storage and routine transfusion of sterile, compatible blood. Dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits

1920's Insulin for diabetes
Before the development of insulin, Type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. Millions of lives, both human and animal, have been saved by insulin. Dogs, rabbits, mice
Canine distemper vaccine

Distemper (hard pad) in dogs was rife a century ago. Research on the disease - only possible with very careful isolation and disinfection routines - revealed a virus as the cause and ultimately yielded a vaccine. Dogs

1930's Modern anaesthetics
Intravenous anaesthetics were first used successfully for short surgical procedures in human patients in the mid 1930s. Modern inhaled anaesthetics began to be developed from the 1950s. Rats, rabbits, dogs, cats, monkeys

Diphtheria vaccine
Before the antitoxin and the vaccine, this disease was widespread, serious and fatal for one in ten. They died from suffocation, paralysis and heart failure. Guinea pigs, rabbits, horses, monkeys

Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants prevent potentially fatal blood clots. Heparin and warfarin were the first anticoagulants developed for human use. Rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, dogs

1940's Kidney dialysis
Dialysis saves the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients with kidney failure, and is often used until a kidney is available for transplant. Guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, monkeys

Broad spectrum antibiotics for infections
The development of penicillin and other broad spectrum antibiotics revolutionised the treatment of bacterial infections in both humans and animals. Mice

Whooping cough vaccine
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is potentially a major cause of child death. Its incidence has dropped steadily wherever the vaccine has been introduced. Mice, rabbits

Heart-lung machine for open heart surgery
Open-heart surgery for severe heart conditions would be impossible without the heartlung machine to take over circulation and oxygenation of the blood. Dogs

1950's Hip replacement surgery
Rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis take their toll on our joints and can cause years of suffering. Failing hips, and other joints, can be replaced using artificial joints made of strong, inert material. Dogs, sheep, goats

Kidney transplants
The best and most cost effective treatment for chronic kidney failure is a transplant. Around 2,000 patients in the UK receive a new kidney every year. Dogs

Carciac pacemakers
Pacemakers are like implanted electronic clocks, sending a small current through a lead to stimulate the heart beat. About 10,000 patients benefit every year in the UK. Dogs

Polio vaccine
The vaccine has eradicated polio in the western world, and a worldwide vaccination programme aims to eliminate this crippling disease completely. Mice, monkeys

Drugs for high blood pressure
Annual deaths in the UK from high blood pressure were about 20,000 before the introduction of effective medicines. These medicines also reduce the risk of stroke, heart and kidney disease. Rats, mice, cats, dogs

Replacement heart valves
Artificial heart valves give a new lease of life to patients - some 6,000 a year in the UK - whose own valves are failing due to congenital defects or disease. Valves from pigs have also been used successfully since the 1970s. Dogs, calves, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats

1960's German measles vaccine
This epidemic disease, also known as rubella, mainly affects children, but can also cause severe defects in the unborn child. Monkeys

Coronary bypass operations
Healthy arteries can be transplanted from the leg to replace dangerously blocked heart arteries. This operation is now routine and at least 13,000 UK patients benefit every year. Dogs

Drugs to treat mental illness
Lithium was one of the first drugs developed to treat depression, the fourth most common illness worldwide. Rats, guinea pigs, rabbits

Heart transplants
The first successful human transplant was in 1967, building on experience gained in transplanting other organs and animal experiments. Dogs

1970's Cat scanning for improved diagnosis
The use of 3D scanners and injected chemicals to improve contrast means that X-rays can show the organs of the body more clearly. Pigs

Chemotherapy for leukaemia
Treatments for the commonest form of childhood leukaemia mean that eight out of ten with the disease are long-term survivors. Mice

Drugs to treat ulcers
Drug treatment for ulcers means that surgery to remove ulcers is no longer necessary. Rats, dogs
Inhaled asthma medication
Inhaled drugs for asthma prevent or relieve the suffering of asthmatics and save lives. Guinea pigs, rabbits

1980's Life support systems for premature babies
Tiny babies depend for their survival on specialised ventilators, incubators and monitoring systems. Monkeys

Drugs to control transplant rejection
Without drugs to suppress the immune system, organs could only be transplanted successfully between close relatives, preferably identical twins. Mice, rabbits, dogs, monkeys

Hepatitis vaccines
Vaccines are helping the fight against the infectious (A) and serum (B) virus, which cause hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Monkeys

Drugs to treat viral diseases
Drugs such as amantadine and acyclovir are used to control serious viral infections in both people and animals. Many species

Treatment for river blindness
A drug first developed to treat heartworm in dogs has been donated by a pharmaceutical company to save the sight of millions of people in tropical countries threatened by a similar parasitic infection. Rodents, cattle

1990's Feline leukaemia vaccine
A type of potentially fatal leukaemia in cats caused by a retrovirus (FeLV) can now be prevented. Cats

Meningitis vaccine
Hib meningitis, once a major cause of meningitis leading to brain damage and death in young children, is now very rare thanks to the vaccine. Mice

Better drugs for depression
The new class of antidepressants - selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac - act in a very specific way in the brain and thus have fewer side effects. Rats

Combined drug therapy for HIV infection
Combinations of antiviral drugs are currently the best therapy for HIV, often keeping full-blown AIDS at bay for many years. Mice, monkeys

Drugs for breast and prostate cancer
The survival rates for breast cancer and prostate cancer have improved significantly since the introduction of new drugs. Mice, rats, dogs

2000's Drugs for adult leukaemia and lymphoma
Effective monoclonal antibody therapy for these cancers has been developed. Mice, rats, monkeys

Alzheimer's disease vaccine?
A vaccine has been shown to be effective in mice in reducing the brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease, and is now being tested in patients. Mice

Gene therapy for inherited diseases?
The insertion of healthy genes to correct gene defects, for instance in cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and thalassaemia, is a new idea. It is being guided by studies in animals, which have shown some success. Mice

Malaria vaccine?
A huge effort has been mounted to find an effective vaccine against malaria, which kills three million people every year in tropical countries. Mice, monkeys

Reserach institutions would prefer to not use animals simply due to the extremely hiugh cost of animal research but there really is no alternative for certain forms of research at the moment.

Millions of people in the UK also used to enjoy having slaves and stoning people to death.

here's the reason i wouldn't want my band getting in bed with peta.

http://psa-rising.com/upfront/giuliani-peta.htm