In the new bone-chilling short film, ‘Bodies of Research’, disorienting flashes of suffering unfold behind plastic curtains and sterile walls as haunting music underscores every moment of fear and confusion. Prisoners thrash against the cage doors. They’re strapped to metal tables, injected with chemicals, and forced through terrifying ‘experiments’ beneath harsh fluorescent lights.
PETA: Created by French filmmakers Favio Vinson and Andres Gomez Orellana, Bodies of Research flips the script on animal experimentation by forcing viewers to confront a question: What if humans were the ones trapped inside laboratories? If the footage makes your stomach turn, consider that this horror is reality for millions of animals every single day.
From cosmetics tests to “curiosity-driven” experiments, mice, rats, rabbits, monkeys, dogs, cats, and others experience unimaginable suffering. Experimenters drip corrosive chemicals into their eyes, force them to inhale toxic substances, perform invasive surgery after invasive surgery, confine them to barren cages, isolate them in constant fear, strap them into immobilizing devices, inject them with chemicals, infect them with diseases, and worse.
And every one of these individuals can feel pain, fear, loneliness, and distress. Rats and mice are sensitive, social individuals who bond with their families and help one another when frightened. Monkeys form deep emotional relationships and spend their lives close to their families—sleeping, playing, and foraging together. Rabbits are gentle and purr when they feel safe and content. None of them is a test subject…
And despite decades of failure, billions of dollars continue to be poured into experiments on animals rather than state-of-the-art, human-relevant methods like organs-on-chips, sophisticated human cell models, and AI-powered computational testing. SOURCE
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