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Pain for Dogs Doubles at Huntingdon Life Sciences;
Overall HLS Experimentation Drops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pain for Dogs Doubles at Huntingdon Life Sciences; Somerset, NJ – Recently obtained federal reports reveal that
Huntingdon Life Sciences use of dogs in painful experiments without
anesthesia has more than doubled, even though their overall experimental
business has dropped. In 2008, 77 dogs were force-fed toxic substances whose side effects
caused substantial pain, without receiving anesthesia. At least 5 of
these dogs were so injured by the toxic substances that they had to be
killed. In 2007, only 30 dogs were used in experiments involving
unrelieved pain. “The concept that dogs, no different than those who share 43,000,000
American homes, are literally poisoned inside the labs of this facility
is totally shocking,” added Budkie. “This is not science; this is
nothing short of animal abuse.” However, these same reports reveal that animal activists’ campaign
against the Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) Corporation has been
effective. Government reports filed by the company disclose a one-year
drop of 34% in animal use at the New Jersey laboratory. 2007 animal use reported to the USDA by HLS was 2143 regulated
animals (not including rats, mice etc.). 2008 animal use plummeted to
1415, a drop of more than 1/3. “Clearly the campaign by animal activists is having a major impact,”
said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., executive director, SAEN. “Anytime you
see a 1/3 drop in business in one year something is very wrong.” The USDA reports are available upon request from SAEN. -30- See also: Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inc., East Millstone, NJ Return to
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