You will be furious, sickened and disgusted. University of Wisconsin is planning to use our tax dollars to torture baby monkeys in the name of "science."
The experiments, led by Dr. Ned Kalin, will take newborn rhesus macaque monkeys away from their mothers (who have been restrained or drugged against their will while their baby is removed). The defenseless baby monkeys are then sent to solitary confinement—where they are terrorized and exposed to anxiety-inducing stressors including live snakes, painful skin-punch biopsies, and stressful brain scans. After this relentless torture, they are killed before the age of two.
I would call this "researcher" a monster and a boil on the butt of humanity, but that would be insulting to butt boils and monsters. Let's just say he's the Dick Cheney of science.
More info and petition here:
http://www.change.org/...
Update 3:10
Little provided more links (Thanks!)
http://www.uwnotinourname.org
http://wisconsinwatch.org/....
http://www.primatefreedom.com/...
and suggested I add more background information in the diary. Unfortunately, I have to hit and run - I have a volunteer thingy to attend, but the links say it all. I'll update when I return if the diary is still up.