Utah's Dog death raises because of Animal testing
The death of a stray dog whose heart was removed by University of Utah researchers conducting cardiology tests has spurred a renewed call from animal rights groups to stop the practice of selling some shelter animals for research nationwide.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Utah Animal Adoption Center say the university and the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter, which sold the school the dog, broke state laws of "due diligence" in not attempting to locate the owners before impounded animals are sent to the labs.
Tom Hudacho, a spokesman for the state Department of Health, says it's unlikely they will sanction the university because state laws leave it up to the shelters to contact the owner and the department has no jurisdiction over that facility.
Thirty-six states, including Utah, allow stray dogs and cats to be sold to research facilities if they are scheduled for euthanasia at animal shelters. But animal activists say the shelters should be safe havens, and fear that if the practice continues, people may stop bringing in their unwanted pets.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Utah Animal Adoption Center say the university and the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter, which sold the school the dog, broke state laws of "due diligence" in not attempting to locate the owners before impounded animals are sent to the labs.
Tom Hudacho, a spokesman for the state Department of Health, says it's unlikely they will sanction the university because state laws leave it up to the shelters to contact the owner and the department has no jurisdiction over that facility.
Thirty-six states, including Utah, allow stray dogs and cats to be sold to research facilities if they are scheduled for euthanasia at animal shelters. But animal activists say the shelters should be safe havens, and fear that if the practice continues, people may stop bringing in their unwanted pets.
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