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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
The poor guinea pig has suffered so much at the hands of researchers that its name now means “laboratory animal.” But the guinea pig has the same organs and mechanics of sensation possessed by every other mammal. We should concern ourselves with the potential physical, emotional, and mental suffering of research subjects and not which animals win popularity contests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/11/15/saving-dogs-from-government-research-labs-gets-some-bipartisan-attention/Should dogs be guinea pigs in government research? A bipartisan group says no.A new report says more than than 1,100 dogs were used in government laboratories in 2015.