Baboons used in 'Frankenstein-like' medical experiments

secret medical experiments on primates in Sydney hospitals and universities

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robert99 Sweden • Posts: 1360

1 24 Jan 2016

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/baboons-used-in-frankenstein-like-experiments-in-sydney-20160120-gm9wa8.html

... revelations about the experiments comes as a senate inquiry gets underway into the import of primates into Australia for medical research.

The committee will report in the first week of March before a private members bill banning the practice of importing primates is put before the parliament by Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Senator Rhiannon told Fairfax Media she believed the public would be "deeply shocked" to know what has been going on behind closed doors.

She said contradictory statements between state and federal departments were starting to look like a cover-up and the secrecy with which the experiments were carried out shows that agencies know it would be unacceptable to the public.

Helen Marston, the chief executive officer of Humane Research Australia, said "the industry is shrouded in secrecy despite the fact that it is funded with our tax dollars and few Australians are even aware that primates are used in research here."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/baboons-used-in-frankenstein-like-experiments-in-sydney-20160120-gm9wa8.html

robert99 Sweden • Posts: 1360

2 31 Jan 2016

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/millions-of-animals-around-australia-subjected-to-experiments-and-surgery-20160129-gmgown.html

Millions of animals around Australia subjected to experiments and surgery

More than six million animals including baboons, dogs, cats and native mammals are being used every year in Australia for medical research, experiments and surgical skills training, according to official figures.

Government statistics reveal that the biggest number of animals used was mice, with more than more than a million subjected to tests and experiments. Nearly 6000 dogs and more than 1500 cats were also used and a NSW government report showed that some exotic zoo animals had been the subject of experiments that involved "minor pain".

New South Wales was reportedly the biggest user of animals in experiments and surgery training with a total number of 2,699,532, with Victoria the second highest with 1,084,507 animals according to the statistics compiled by Humane Research Australia from state government resources.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/millions-of-animals-around-australia-subjected-to-experiments-and-surgery-20160129-gmgown.html