Dogs subjected to lethal doses of party pills... Come on NZ! Stop this insanity. Please have a voice!

A plan discovered in documents obtained by media at the beginning of the month have revealed a proposal by the Government to rush through legislation allowing for the testing of party pills on dogs and other animals without any public consultation.

The proposed testing regime included discussion over employing the controversial LD50 testing method, where doses of a drug increase until half the test group dies.

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne, who has headed the Government's crackdown on party pills, initially said animal testing was "unavoidable to prove that products are safe for human beings" and "it is an unpleasant but necessary reality".

But after huge public backlash Dunne has apparently ruled out the use of LD50 and said no decision to use other testing methods involving animals would be made without a thorough consultation period.

However, a discussion document the ministry sent to Health Minister Tony Ryall and Dunne - featuring a sub-heading "Draft for comment - not Government policy" - says: "Consultation will be narrowly targeted to industry representatives and scientific experts, and will not be open to the general public.

Emails by Ministry of Health officials working on the project, obtained under the Official Information Act, also suggest public consultation was not planned.

The proposed party pill testing regime would be applied to any brand of party pill or other synthetic high before it was allowed to be sold legally in New Zealand.

The draft discussion document sent to Ryall and Dunne said animals would ingest the intended "legal highs" in the same way future human consumers would - in pill form.

SPCA Executive Director, Bob Kerridge has said the proposal is "barbaric. product that has no benefit to humans and will cause considerable harm to dogs and other animals. There is no beneficial outcome whatsoever".

Fashion Designer and avid dog lover, Annah Stretton has created a campaign to ensure the proposal does not go any further.

"We must stop this testing that will subject dogs and other animals to lethal doses of chemicals until half the test group dies. PLEASE HELP ME ESTABLISH A VOICE." 

To add your support visit and like http://www.facebook.com/pages/Annah-Stretton-against-Animal-Testing/130947600396291

Or sign a petition form at your nearest Annah Stretton or Annah.S store. www.annahstretton.com

To read more visit http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8025166/Dogs-facing-death-for-legal-highs