It pathetically tried to place the blame on the Maryland DNR, claiming that the state hadnt sent him permit renewal remindersa claim that Maryland DNR records show is patently false. The department then issued another permit that specifically barred the killing of these animals, which should have ended the experiments. If we can bring justice to these owls, we can bring justice to all animals being unfairly tested against their will globally. After Santi wasinjured in a boating accident that causednerve damage andparalysis in his right leg, his parents came toJohns Hopkins in search of a treatment. . When we were issued [the revised] permit, we of course, immediately put a stop on any euthanasia so that we would be in compliance with that new permit, Hutchinson said. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources last month issued Hopkins a new permit to conduct what PETA calls cruel and worthless experiments on barn owls. Funded by Johns Hopkins University and taxpayer money through the National Institutes of Health to the tune of more than $3.7 million, Mysore intends to use 50 to 60 barn owls in just the current set of painful experimentsincluding six birds simply for surgical practice for his staff. The NIH also reviews Mysores research regularly to determine whether its worthy of funding, he added. So experimenters in Maryland must obtain permits to lock them in their laboratories. Shreesh Mysore may treat barn owls like unfeeling pieces of lab equipment, but theyre a protected species. These Shoe Stores Just Banned Cashmere After Hearing From PETA. Petition: Johns Hopkins Experimenter Scrambles Barn Owls' BrainsHelp sent letters to Hopkins, the DNR and the NIH, The agency has awarded more than $1.9 million to the project, Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, known for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, dies at 84, Taneytown Mayor Bradley Wantz loses reelection bid; voters choose Christopher Miller as next mayor, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Capturing these gentle creatures, confining them, and subjecting them to painful surgeries and unnatural tests is cruel. The owls endure two to three invasive surgeries before Mysore uses them in experiments. Unfortunately, for neuroscience research, when youre studying the brain, the tissue you need at the end of the experiment is the brain, Hutchinson said. Please e-mail university officials and urge them to end these scientifically worthless tests. The goal was to see whether Johns Hopkins and Nanjing University could partner together to educate future leaders. Feds Use Your Tax Money to Torture Owls at Johns HopkinsIt Needs to Stop. John W. Hopkins - Wikipedia Will you do the same? Tell Johns Hopkins University to end this torment now! Stay up to date on the latest vegan trends and get breaking animal rights news delivered straight to your inbox! Wearing owl masks and blasting audio recordings of screeching owls taken inside a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a group of PETA supporters gathered outside the office of Johns Hopkins experimenter Shreesh Mysore and called for an end to his abuse of owls.
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