Some 84,000 people had signed a petition to save the Labradors and the University's Facebook page is now flooded with comments slamming the 'shameful and monstrous' move.
MIRANDA ALDERSLEY: ‘Six Labradors have been MURDERED at a Swedish laboratory as part of a medical trial for human dental implants. The two-year-old dogs were killed on Wednesday at the University of Gothenburg which has faced a furious backlash after it declined both animal rights groups’ and individuals’ offers to re-home them. Some 84,000 people had signed a petition to save the Labradors and the University’s Facebook page is now flooded with comments slamming the ‘shameful and monstrous’ move. As part of the testing, each of the black Labradors had more than a third of their teeth extracteD and replaced with implants…
The Djurrättsalliansen (Animal Rights Alliance), which started the petition, had attempted to prevent Venus, Milia, Mimosa, Luna, Lotus and Zuri being killed as part of the experiment. Comedian Ricky Gervais and Downton Abbey actor Peter Egan had also thrown their weight behind the campaign, as did British activists from the Animal Justice Project… The case sparked an outcry in Swedish media, with a vet called Mark Collins recently speaking on TV4 to deplore the treatment of the dogs. Mr Collins said “I do not understand at all” – he described how removing a Labrador’s teeth requires great force and would put them in substantial pain. He added that because of the close bond they have with humans the treatment they have received would leave the dogs ’emotionally broken’. SOURCE…
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