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Page 8 ? April 24, 1^85 Opinion THE GAMECOCK j Barbaric Animal experimentation often senseless venture A squad of liberators creep into a darkened laboratory and release more than 200 prisoners ? some starving, blinded, mutilated or isolated since birth. Although this may sound like a scene from the Buchenwald, Dachau or Auschwitz Nazi death camps of the 1940s, it is one from a University of California research lab, where members of a animalrights group last Saturday freed 260 animals in the middle of the night. [ The animals were later taken to "safe" *houses, where veternarians found they were suffering from molnnlrllmn ^ U IUI.. J TM i 1 mumim iiivii ui ?v.i(. uuiiiuiy iiiuumicu. 1 11c auunais included one infant primate of the monkey family, 21 cats. 35 rabbits, 38 pigeons, more than 80 mice and rats, nine opossums and more than 70 gerbils. A spokesman for the animal-rights group said the n t L 1 Ua/4 KrtrtM #>/> >!? *" ~ ^ vyv..~> nau uvvii sewn snui, nit i auuii) auu pigeons had been starved, the opossums' eyes were mutilated, the primate's head had been bandagedso that sores had developed and the mice ? vegitarians by nature ? were forced to eat meat or starve. i The primate was found to be only slightly larger than a human hand and was kept in isolation almost from birth, with his entire skull wranned in snroiml tape and elcctrical device. We always hear from those in the medical profession that these types of experiments upon animals are necessary to prolong life or to find new cures for various abnormalities, but it is difficult to see how mankind can benefit from such senseless viciousness. Perhaps even Dr. Josef Mengelc, the infamous Nazi who was responsible for mutilating or killing thousands, could pick up a few pointers from the researchers who were compelled to maim these animals. f /-v r inUnt + ? f-mu iui miai puiyuse wcic uiese experiments performed? We may never know. We may never know because, hopefully, an opportunity will never arise whereas a doctor will need to starve or mangle another living being. Experimentation upon animals can serve a useful purpose if we know what ailment we are attempting to conquer, and if the animals used suffer as little as ^/^rriUIn I)..* 1 1 i - - - - - u*4i |;i uiungtu aguuy anu isolation is a crime against humanity. Leslie Dunson, editor-in-chief Man who denies b Local merchant Tom Moseley must seem like a champion for revision of the blue laws. He proudly announces that he will open his clothing store. Reflex, from noon until 5 p.m. <?n Sunday, April 14, and every Sunday thereafter until changes are made in blue law legislation. Either Moseley's intentions are honorable, or he's pulling a great publicity stunt for his shop. This isn't the first time Moseley has opened his store on Sunday. He did so on (he Sunday before Christmas, was ar rested and eharged with violating the blue laws. That case remains unresolved. Moseley was arrested again on Sunday. That arrest was no big surprise. A few days earlier, he notified the police and released a letter to the news media of his intentions to conduct business on Sunday. Moseley seemed well aware of the end to his means and, in fact, provoked it. Anyone who watched the local news that night could easily see a stage show. Moseley happily opening his doors to a few Bloom County I I I 1 no." the banana i ww pipnt s cmpvtbr comsnv i wff k?ip ~mv f/ coulpnt hmb u trmsnta-.a \ t?ep/ they calm ja painm- i me all i pom//jim bnp, mas rr r? uh... mp.r | 1 a ?: i Miiieriua real Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting a person very dedicated to freedom in an oppressed world. Si Chang Noh is an interesting man 9 hrnaHructAr fnr Vnin* nf America who spent a few hours telling me about his country and the lack of freedom Koreans have. I found our conversation fascinating, considering the only place I have ever been outside the United States was Canada when i was 9. My parents ? my father especially ? keep telling me how lucky I am to be living in the United States. It's taken me a long time to realize they're light. Si Chang told me about his fears for his family and how he's afraid of blackmail. It was like the stories Mom tells me about when she was young, and the fascists came to her little Italian mountain town to forcibly 'Vnlisf" ht?r father nnrl Krnlhur Mom still remembers how many of the townsmen hid out in the mountains. How Mussolini's troups shot and killed two brothers they found lue laws fee I? ?~? Patrick Jeai Guest Editoi customers. Moscley changing his "close Customers in the store. The arrestin Moseley is read his rights, searched, han< to a police car. Anv sumrises? No. Doubts seem to arise over how sincere fight against the blue laws. Perhaps his well financially as he would like. What t publicity and drum up business than to Sunday? This subtle possibility will alwj by I mi.numx, my LOST A ~ *3f9 MUM IN MARCH ALM. fl ft we chmmm of rue ggih a ! mmp m a stm piw ovr ZNVA OF/I 63*P HOOK MPOW IJtkP Atr*? MurntU. +rA*rrm/t?Mt f^IfV, m rr*rwim*\r unrrrnMi^i I r<-*1 A ltr *KK6*Ac*#s Hts CHttr. I iM/OS LQ V mmif pt W???^^^]WBb# / Jhrf^ L P^ \? T * Mw .>* ' .Jm ' y /'. "y- - -1^-?^I:-gg-^:: By ^Wpf ^ 1 jrf J/^y ''/ SB3H MR.ANQNDEKFUL Ily is the land Mb Marisa Porto j?i upimon eauor hiding, and how the children discovered their bodies, buried from the neck down, one day on their way to school. Needless to say, Mussolini is a dirty word in our home ? and I can't say I blame Mom. But Si Chang was right about one thing. People in the United States take iding off medi "1 ,4?..u. ? u 1?.? uuum uu iviuscicy s iru n No matter what his it news media and arrest rial jj issues a press release, f I cover his shop. He's as ????????J all, they are doing it. 1 ... . .. Hogan couldn't do bet rd sign to "open." C offirpr wnlWv. in Jeuffed and led away Ttl? Moseley is about his shop is not doing as >etter way to get free Hit?' operate the store on J Ounson lys cast a shadow of 'joh?'"nein-r??' " Copy 0?tk ChM Jerke Breathed Mem Editor mmmmmmm?mmmm-mmmmmm?m ArWI F?m?af A?it. Ntws Editor WfUL G'W Lwky Entort?t?mo?t Editor ^ W t+sfxy. Robort O'Connor Sjwz / r'fy \ Sfwrts Ettw , y ? I Yrtcy Miifon /(jj/ Ami. SfMfti Mtor M&M Jm Sttaa WtrWOpW? Mhr n^7 Mhw ) i/2 Jotaph Garnttt BBg*/''' \ Ami PIM(? Editor ( wwfc^wiwws, Jo? flick if -? I ' r , ' ?; / ' I I B|M|i of the free their freedom for granted. I know I do. Dad makes a point of letting me know this occasionally ? actually, every time we have a political discussion, which is often. Dad's a real conservative. Right is right; that's his motto. Sometimes we have the worst arguments about Ronald Reagan, but he still lets me voice my opinion a little. He considers this a sign of a "free" country. Si Chang told me in no uncertain terms that he doesn't always agree wit? the U.S. government, but that his people consider America "the land of the free." Maybe that's becausc the United States, despite all its faults ? and there are many ? is a free country and with any luck will always be. I can't say Dad and I agree on everything, but we do agree on this: It's nice to wake up in the morning and know that vou can do whatever vou want and that the government isn't always looking over your shoulder. Except at tax time. a, public le intentions. Mentions are, he is wrong to feed on the S. DaVS before nrwnc his chnn j k* ^'s begging the press to come out && king the police to arrest him. WoriflH rhey are eating it up. Mr. T and^fflp Gomecoch W The Gunecock wtkomt ktttfi and gu??t | editorial*. All letters end guest editorials mutt to typewritten, tripletpeced on a 85spece line. Letters should b? no longer than 300 words and guest editorials should ba limit ad to ona newswocthy subject no longer than four typed pages. Letters and guest editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name, telephone number, mailing address, class standing or faculty position and major. 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