Experiments with monkeys
Sir,—Although it is good news to read that Malaysia has put a fiveyear ban on exports of monkeys, one cannot help thinking how unfortunate these primates are in being so similar to humans. Because of these similarities monkeys are inoculated with disease-causing pathogens that do not under normal conditions adversely affect them; they are used in simulated carcrash experiments to study the effects of impact on the body, they are subjected to massive doses of radiation. People still allow themselves to be duped into thinking it is for “the good of mankind.” All it is good for is the lining of vivisectionists’ pockets in the form of grants that the unwitting public pay for under the guise of scientific research. — Yours, etc., m LEONNE WATSON. 27, 1984.
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