Go Betty Go's Aixa and Michelle Don't Monkey Around

The girls of Go Betty Go are known for getting rowdy on the stages of Warped Tour, but when it comes to animal experimentation—they never monkey around. We managed to pin down two of the pop-punk princesses, drummer Aixa Vilar and bassist Michelle Rangel, to find out more about their cruelty-free lifestyles.

It turns out that Michelle watched videos of animal experimentation for a school project and still can't believe the way primates are forced to suffer in labs. Baby primates, younger than 2 years old, have thick "gavage" tubes shoved up into their nostrils and down their stomachs. Their sinus cavities are ripped by the end of the tubes, resulting in bloody noses every day.

"The people who are doing the experiments are laughing while [primates] are getting tortured," said Michelle. "I can't believe they don't feel compassion over these animals."

We also had a good talk with Aixa, who'd like to let you know that "toothpaste is made for brushing your teeth, not your eyes." There's never a dull minute.

You know what is really dull? There's no law in this country that prohibits any experiment, no matter how frivolous or painful. Animals can be starved, electrically shocked, driven insane, or burned with a blowtorch, and still no laws are broken!

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