*[Enwl-eng] 12.6 million lab animals were killed, before experiments even began

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                        We must prevent unnecessary lab animal deaths.









                        Germany Is Killing "Excess" Laboratory Animals. Stop 
This Unnecessary Murder Now!



                        Sign Now




                        Animal experiments are always heartbreaking, since 
they involve caging up scared, confused, helpless animals that are tortured 
and prodded until they're no longer considered "useful." But the animal 
research industry doesn't only exploit laboratory creatures — it also kills 
off millions of "excess" animals that are never even used in experiments. 
Official European Union estimates suggest that, in 2017, labs in the EU 
killed off 12.6 million animals before they were ever used in studies. 
That's even more than the total number of animals actually used in research 
facilities — which is 9.4 million creatures. Most of these culls are carried 
out in the most simple, heartless, cold way possible: with the click of a 
button. Researchers pull up an animal on a computer console and, just as 
though they were ordering a sandwich or playing a computer game, they select 
the "death" option and that's it. Then, carbon dioxide floods in and the 
creature is fumigated to death.



                        Luckily, in Germany, this could be about to change. 
The country has strong protections for animal welfare, and prohibits any 
person or group from harming or killing animals unnecessarily. Prosecutors 
in one German state want to make sure this legal protection also extends to 
the millions of unused animals at research sites. Most experimentation 
centers are furious about this possible change. However, one boasted it has 
since updated its computer software to force researchers to consider 
rehousing or transferring excess animals instead of instantly killing them. 
This proves that there are other ways of operating at these facilities. They 
don't have to be the sources of constant mass murders! All research 
facilities in Germany must stop killing these helpless "excess" animals. 
Sign the petition now if you agree!




                 Thank you,

                        Miranda

                        Care2 Petitions Team



                        P.S. Animals that don't make it into experiments are 
considered a waste of space and resources, so facilities snuff them out as 
though their existences meant nothing. Sign the petition.

                             Sign Now









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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2022 7:02 PM
Subject: 12.6 million lab animals were killed, before experiments even 
began.

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