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Asked by away1eras on 12 Jul 2024.
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Evelyn Maniaki answered on 12 Jul 2024:
It depends on the type of research. My research projects have involved client-owned pets, so after the experiment they were returned to them relatively unharmed – sometimes they only had an examination, sometimes I would collect a blood or a saliva sample. For other research projects though, if you do very complex things, then they are humanely euthanised (= put to sleep). For example, if you remove one kidney to understand how kidneys work and find a treatment for people who only have one kidney (born with only one or lost one because of an accident or an illness), then the animal will have a short life and suffer, so by putting it to sleep you prevent this suffering.
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Erin Pallott answered on 15 Jul 2024:
It’s important to talk about animal research openly. I work on parasite infections in mice, to study how mammalian immune systems work. I need to investigate the intestines during infection, which means the animals I work on are humanely killed so I can take their organs. We always use the minimal amount of animals, and use alternatives where possible. I also collect as many tissues as I can to make the most out of each one!
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