Max is a beagle cross kelpie who was born in a research facility somewhere in NSW.
Thousands of dogs and cats are used every year but most procedures only involve minor interaction such as a breeding study with no harm to the animal. The animals can also be used by education facilities to teach normal activities such as handling and grooming. Many of these animals know no other life as they are bred specially for research purposes with about 70 dogs and 80 cats being held for use in future projects.
“He comes to work and sits on his bed patiently while I work. He sits patiently while I have a cappuccino at the cafe and he has a puppaccino. He’s a Surry Hills dog. He loves the dog park, he loves other dogs and kids. He is a case study in why people shouldn’t judge rescues.”
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute as I recall since decades ago
And no one has heard what happens to greyhounds after they are not useful? They ‘donate’ blood, but not regularly, just the once, until they are dead. People have their heads in the sand. Never ‘free to good home’ your pet.
Disgusting, why do we still test on animals in 2019
Yup. People are always so shocked when I tell them how tick serum is made. It’s brutal.