CAARE Citizens for
Alternatives to Animals Research & Experimentation
September 2017
These experiments can be replaced by a number of readily available and scientifically satisfactory non-live animal methods. In addition, the dogs, if used, did not need to be euthanized as there exist adequate methods to study detailed histology without sacrificing the animals.
Citizens for Alternative to Animal Research & Experiments (CAARE) submits
this complaint to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal
Care to investigate the use of live animals to study corneal wound healing
at the University of Missouri, Columbia.
The university has conducted a series of experiments on live dogs by
inflicting wounds and chemical burns on dogs’ eyes to study corneal wound
healing and fibrosis.
These experiments can be replaced by a number of readily available and
scientifically satisfactory non-live animal methods. In addition, the dogs,
if used, did not need to be euthanized as there exist adequate methods to
study detailed histology without sacrificing the animals.
These experiments conflict with various sections of the Animal Welfare Act
and policies under USDA which stipulate that principal investigators must
research appropriate alternatives to procedures that may cause more than
momentary pain and distress to animals.
Read the entire Letter of Complaint (PDF).
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