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10. Monkeys choke as experimental substances are
piped through tubes forced up their nostrils. US lab, Covance, tests how much substance
the animals can stand - vet intervention is forbidden
09. Scientists conduct surgery on & destroy parts
of live monkey's brains. The study aims to understand schizophrenia, OCD, & depression.
08. University of Wisconsin researchers studied
how sound is processed in deafened cats. They immobilised their heads by screwing steel
posts into open wounds & planting metal into eyes.
07. Dogs are forced to breathe tobacco smoke for
up to 6 hours every day for 3 years. Tobacco companies also spread cigarette tar on rat's
skin leading to peeling skin and tumours.
06. Georgia University researchers pull teeth
from live dogs, euthanise them & saw off bone samples. The experiments to test human dental
implants were uncovered in November 2013.
05. Cardiff University tests sewed kitten's eyes
together & raised them in the dark. Aiming for a cure for lazy eyes, 1 test saw 31 cats
suffer sensory deprivation.
04. Canadian military tests chemical weapons on
thousands of pigs each year. They are exposed to sarin & mustard gas, causing seizures bleeding,
& even death.
03. Live rats have their penises skinned & electrocuted-
shocks last up to 5 minutes. Johns Hopkins University inject chemicals into the ***'
to see if an *** could be sustained.
02. In 1959 a Soviet scientist grafted the head
& legs of 1 dog onto another- it survived for 4 days. Demikhov conducted the study 24
times - he also stitched an extra heart into 1 dog.
01. Dogs exposed to near vacuum in a 1965 study
suffered seizures & swelled up. Tests at Brooks Air Force Base caused dogs to simultaneously
defecate, vomit & urinate.