That led to an article published earlier this month that found the dogs — mostly puppies — were used for tests and killed before their internal organs were removed for further examination.

What the fuck?

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pretty standard practice for animal research. Mainly mice and rats, but some types of research are better modeled by different animals.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you know what the laws are like in other provinces or countries?

[–] Slowy@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There are national regulations covering animal research under the legislating body, the CCAC.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

This. (For people who aren't familiar with them) Regulations are also very strict to ensure the animals are cared for very well and not in pain, etc.

I'm not all for animal testing, but for some things it's still necessary, sadly.

People are researching many alternatives to reduce animal experimentation as much as possible.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

like the discovery of insulin.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

It's baffling. I want to know each province's laws now.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I thought Lemmy would be a little more educated than Reddit...but nah.

Banting and Best used dog models to develop insulin.

Drugs don't suddenly appear at pharmacies.