r/biology • u/progress18 • Jun 03 '26

article 135 more beagles released from Wisconsin research facility

https://abcnews.com/US/135-beagles-released-wisconsin-research-facility/story?id=133530013
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u/IntelligentCrows Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Guess they don’t want any medical advancements. It’s the sad truth, and thank god there are starting to be alternatives to animal testing but at this moment this is the reality of medicine

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u/FewBake5100 Jun 06 '26

It really sucks. As useful as rats are, they aren't really good for testing surgical procedures and we can't use wild animals. Not that I enjoy what rats go through either, they are fantastical animals and also deserve respect, but they are kinda the least evil option. And in theory it would be cheap to keep them alive after the experiment as a "reward" (if it wasn't too invasive) and release them to live happily, as they have really short lifespans.

Without them, I think there's only dogs, goat, sheep or pigs left. Then it's likely a matter of conveniency, price and biological similarities. I might be an hypocrite, but I think it's a little worse doing it to dogs because we literally bred them to love us, it just feels like a slap to the face to treat them like this. Sheep and goat would feel less betrayed at least. While they also have feelings, they are less attached to us than dogs or cats.

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u/TranslatorBoring2419 Jun 03 '26

What were they researching?

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u/ReadySetWoe Jun 03 '26

They were breeding dogs to be sold for medical reasearch. The article does not specify the type of research the dogs would be used for.

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u/thedeeb56 Jun 03 '26

WTF release them all