Breaking! Animal Equality Releases New Undercover Footage of Animal Experiments in Laboratories
Coinciding with World Day for Animals in Laboratories, Animal Equality releases new footage of animal experiments in Spain.
Investigators have documented the practices carried out on mice at the Medical School of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Our undercover investigators also filmed the experiments on pigs at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital.
Mice, one of the animals most commonly used in experiments, are often subjected to genetic mutation studies. As these animals reproduce so quickly, many of them are discarded. One of the methods used to kill them is by breaking their neck.
Each year, 11,5 million animals are used in experiments in the European Union. More than 4 million animals are used in experiments in England every year. In the US, the numbers are much higher, more than 100 million animals are tested on each year.
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Animal equality's investigators have documented the
practices carried out on mice at the Medical School of the
Compe University of Madrid, Spain.
Our undercover investigators also filmed the experiments on
pigs at the Gregorio Maron Hospital.
Mice, one of the animals most commonly used in experiments
are often subjected to genetic mutation studies.
As these animals reproduce so quickly, many
of them are discarded.
One of the methods used
to kill them is by breaking their neck.
One of the experiments documented
by our investigators consisted of students dissecting a pig
and splitting his sternum with a hammer in order
to observe various internal organs as well as learning how
to stitch after this procedure, the animal was killed.
In most universities, the idea
that animals are objects is ingrained.
Early on, there's virtually no information about the
possibility of objecting to these practices.
Contrastingly. Most medical schools in the United States,
including acclaimed colleges such as Harvard, Yale,
or Stanford, have already replaced the use
of animals in courses such as pharmacology
and physiology, as well as in surgical procedures.
In 2013, we published groundbreaking images
of a facility in Cam Ragona that bred Mac
used in experiments.
These macco are flown
to laboratories across the world in the cargo
of companies such as Air France.
In these laboratories,
researchers inflict painful diseases on them
or force massive doses of chemicals into their bodies.
The newspaper El Mundo published an extensive two-page
article about this investigation titled The
Guantanamo of the Apes.
The images appeared in numerous media outlets reaching
millions of people generating debate on the issue,
and forcing authorities to inspect the facility.
Beagles, a popular breed of dog are also one
of the animals most used in experiments.
This is mainly due to their small size and facility.
In Catalonia, Spain, a farm breeds these animals
for experiments, animal equality supporters rescued 36
dogs from this facility.
Bringing the suffering, these animals suffer to light.
This action led to a huge media impact,
making more people aware of the reality within these places
and the horrors these animals endure.
The view of animals
as machines without emotions was banished long ago,
and today there is a consensus amongst scientists
regarding their capacity to suffer
and their emotional worlds.
The animals in these laboratories feel fear, hunger,
stress, depression.
The public has a right to know what is happening
behind the laboratory walls,
and the debate on animal testing is necessary and urgent.
Millions of lives depend on it.