Pamela
Anderson has refused to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge - in aid
of the ALS Association, which helps sufferers of motor neurone disease
(MND) - on ethical grounds.
The
former Baywatch star, 47, claimed on her Facebook page that she could
not take part because experiments into treatments for MND have involved
cruel animal testing.
Instead she posted a picture of herself in a skimpy top holding a handwritten sign saying ‘Stop animal testing’.
‘What is the result of these experiments (other than a lot of suffering)?’
The
posting attracted hundreds of comments, with several pointing out that
the silicone in her breasts and injections in her face would have first
been tested on animals.
While several comments were rather foul-mouthed, others were more considered and dubbed her ‘morally vapid’.
The
Ice Bucket Challenge craze took off in July and by the end of the month
the ALS Association reported a dramatic rise in donations - $31.5 million
compared with $1.9 million in the same period last year.
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