The latest video shows beagles struggling against their handlers as they have pipes forced down their throats, many chained laying motionless on the floor in cages, and one dog surrounded by pools of blood.
RAVEN SAUNT: ‘A new video has emerged of dogs bleeding to death on the floor in the same German toxicology laboratory where monkeys were filmed chained up in metal harnesses. The German animal activist organisation Soko Tierschutz together with Cruelty Free International allege that the footage was recorded at LPT Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Mienenbuttel, Hamburg.
The latest clip to emerge shows beagles struggling against their handlers as they have pipes forced down their throats. Many were seen laying motionless on the floor in cages with metal chains around their necks and one dog stands at the door of his enclosure surrounded by what appear to be pools of blood. This is the latest video to be released after footage from earlier in the week showed monkeys screaming in pain with their heads locked into metal harnesses.
An undercover activist got a job at the research facility from December 2018 to March 2019, where he says he witnessed testing on beagles, monkeys, cats and rabbits, carried out for companies throughout the world. The undercover worker said the animals were kept in horrific conditions. He claimed the animals were treated with violence by the workers… Friedrich Mullen from Soko Tierschutz said: ‘The animals were even still waggling their tails when they were being taken to be killed, the dogs were desperate for human contact’…
According to the organisation Cruelty Free International: ‘Toxicity testing involves poisoning animals to see how much of a chemical or drug it takes to cause serious harm, in an attempt to measure what a “safe” dose for humans might be. ‘Animals are injected with or made to eat or inhale increasing amounts of a substance to measure the toxic effects which can be severe and include vomiting, internal bleeding, respiratory distress, fever, weight loss, lethargy, skin problems, organ failure and even death. No anaesthetics or pain relief are provided’…
Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of Cruelty Free International stated: ‘Our investigation has uncovered appalling animal suffering, inadequate care, poor practices and breaches of European and German law. ‘We are calling for the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) to be closed. We are also calling for a comprehensive review into the use of animals in regulatory toxicity testing in Europe, including the UK’. SOURCE…
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