This is what Dalhousie still does to dogs:
- endotracheal intubation ( tube is inserted through the mouth down into the trachea )
- thoracotomy (is an incision into the chest and heart)
- pericardotomy
- exposing of the heart
- electrical stimulation of hearts
- killed after all data collection was completed
-All experiments were performed and were approved by the institutional animal care and use committee of Dalhousie University.
- This work was supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada, Nova Scotia Heart and Stroke Foundation, and QEII Foundation, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
http://www.circ.ahajournal
This is what Dalhousie does to kittens:
- tracheotomy (hole in throats)
- craniotomy (skull is removed to access the brain !!! )
- fitted with gas-permeable contact lenses
- titanium chambers cemented to their skulls
- exposed brains illuminated with green light
- intravenous catheters inserted
- killed after all data collection was completed
http://www.blackwell-syner
