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The article specifically mentions the monkeys are treated abnormally well.
by zaroth 4y ago
The article specifically mentions the monkeys are treated abnormally well.
- iancmceachern 4y agoThere are other articles that disagree: "In two separate incidents, experimenters used an unapproved adhesive called BioGlue to fill holes in the animals’ skulls, which seeped through to the monkeys’ brains. In one monkey, the use of BioGlue caused bleeding in her brain, and she vomited so much from the resulting side effects that she developed open sores in her esophagus" https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220926005606/en/Physicians-Committee%E2%80%99s-Lawsuit-Against-Elon-Musk-Company-Neuralink-Reveals-Existence-of-Hundreds-of-Photos-of-Monkeys-Used-in-Painful-Experiments https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220926005606/en/Phy...
- s1artibartfast 4y agoSeems independent of if the animals were treated well
- iancmceachern 4y agoNot at all. These animals seems to have been treated very poorly.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoWhy do you say that? For me, to say they were treated poorly means that they were subjected to unnecessary harm or suffering. Animals can still be harmed as long as it is necessary and appropriate care is taken to minimize the harm. The quote simply demonstrated that the animal was harmed. It says nothing about the necessity of that harm or care that was taken to minimize it. Nearly all Labs go to great lengths to minimize harm and ensure the animals are comfortable.
- iancmceachern 4y agoOur current standard of care in surgury is better than this. They didn't need to use bioglue in that way, we have better technology than this, they used it because they were lazy.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoWhat works better?
- s1artibartfast 4y agoLooking at the literature, it appears that bioglue is or at least has been used in human Neurosurgical procedures to seal CSF leaks. Without evidence otherwise, it seems like you are just making things up
- ashwagary 4y agoPrimates being treated "abnormally well" usually means they are left to do what they want without interference in their lives. This is a false descriptor of what they are being put through.
- zaroth 4y agoAbnormally well in conjunction with the medical use for which they were bred and raised.