PETA and the Alliance for Animals seeks to bring suit against UW-Madison for mistreatment of sheep in the laboratories. UW-Madison is currently testing the effects of decompression upon sheep. The study is funded by the U.S. Navy to see the effects of a deep-sea dive on the sheep.
There is a state statute that makes it illegal to kill an animal by decompression. Although the Dane County District Attorney found that UW-Madison was in fact breaking the law, he did not feel it was wise to spend the offices money prosecuting the school.
Read more at The Daily Page.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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