Pigs Buried Alive In Snow For “Research” Stopped By Activists
When animal testing comes up in conversation, many people bring up the usual, “But animal testing saves lives and helps develop cures to diseases.” This may be true in part, but the vast majority of animal testing has nothing to do with human diseases. Most are done for students to learn, for products to be tested or other inquiries having to do with seeing how much a body can take emotionally and physically.
Case and point. A study conducted by scientists in Vienna has just been put to a stop due to an outcry from animal activists. What were they doing? They were burying pigs alive in snow to see “what factors make it possible for humans to survive an avalanche in an air pocket until rescued without suffering permanent brain damage.” And yes, the pigs would be buried until they died. The scientists claim that the pigs feel no pain because they are heavily sedated.
As I said above, they were trying to discover the factors that make it possible for a human to live under snow after an avalanche. However, since no one can control how a person becomes trapped, this test is indeed just a cruel and ridiculous indulgence of curiosity. Not exactly the kind of reason lives should be used.
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