Gothenburg university, JO-will be reported for animal testing on dogs

the Issue of animal testing on the six labradors at the university of Gothenburg has aroused strong reactions. The dogs used for experiments, where a third of the animals ' teeth replaced with implants. At the end of February, the six dogs are killed for further investigations of the experiments.

the university to the parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) to prevent the dogs euthanized, which the news agency Siren was first to report.

Almost 85.000 people have signed a petition Djurrättsalliansen submitted to the university, which requires that the dogs get to live.

with that the dogs have to be euthanized because they should be able to do detailed studies of how the implants have affected the gums and the risk of infections. They also write that the trials can not be done on people, and refers to animal testing approved by the Göteborg animal ethics committee.

the number of Animal tests on dogs have polisanmälts and reviewed by the county board, reports Aftonbladet.

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