The oversight process for animal experiments is broken.
First, our on-campus animal experimentation oversight committee repeatedly approved an application for experiments on cats that didn’t adequately justify why animals are needed or how many would be used.
This is no surprise as there are millions of dollars attached to the project and the committee is made up almost entirely of people who run and work in animal labs on campus.
Now, the same federal agency that green lights, funds and publicly defends this cruel and worthless experiment is the one responsible for investigating whether or not there has been mistreatment of animals.
Again, unsurprisingly, the agency sugar-coated any problems it found and has allowed the project to continue.
Further, UW had the state pass a law last year totally exempting it from state anti-cruelty laws.
In light of all this, I was happy to see PETA at the UW career fair last week soliciting help from students to expose and end cruel experiments on animals on campus.
Josh is a philosophy and history major with certificates in environmental and European studies. Are issues you’re concerned about being ignored on campus? Is there a specific issue you would like to target? Tell us about it! Please send all letters and feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
