Documents obtained by WCW describe how Louisville VA experimenters have wasted over $1 million damaging kittens’ spines to disable them. After the kittens are maimed, they are forced to run on treadmills and through obstacle courses.
Following recent campaign victories by White Coat Waste Project
(WCW), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the last
federal agency still performing painful experiments on cats and
kittens. Its taxpayer-funded “research” at the Louisville VA—one of
only two VA cat labs—is the stuff of nightmares, but it’s closer
than ever to ending.
Documents obtained by WCW describe how Louisville VA experimenters
have wasted over $1 million damage kittens’ spines to disable them.
After the kittens are maimed, they are forced to run on treadmills
and through obstacle courses. Then the “zombie” experiments begin:
parts of the cats’ brains are removed, and their brain stems are
severed. While the kittens are unable to respond, experimenters maim
their legs, and before they have a chance to "recover," they are
forced to run on treadmills yet again. Then, they are finally
killed.
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