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This is a link post Cardiff Uni sews kittens' eyelids together for research into bog-eyedness
KaC.

Apparently Ricky Gervais is 'appalled' by the inhumane treatment of a defenseless creature that doesn't have the mental ability to stick up for itself. *insert Pilkington gag here*.

Seriously though. This shit still goes on? Unbelievable.

(And yes, I'm well-aware that Karl Pilkington's a millionaire and not-nearly as daft as his highly-lucrative persona would suggest)
 (Leemondus, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 3:23, Reply)
This is a normal post That's despicable.
Superglue would have been much cheaper and quicker.

EDIT: What, no pic...? Mumble mumble mumble are cunts
 (I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 7:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Should have used 6'' nails.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 8:29, Reply)
This is a normal post A staple gun would have been quicker.

(I helped save b3ta! skeltonator Needs some new daps., Wed 25 Jul 2012, 11:20, Reply)
This is a normal post Blimey, that's absolutely disgusting
The comments are justifyably angry, and completely insane:

Sueklos: "Why on God's earth when there are so many sick people being locked up for rape, murder, terrorism, muggings, stabbings and the like can't we use them for experiments. It would free up space in overcrowded prisons and do the world a favour"
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:24, Reply)
This is a normal post I have been commenting on the HuffPo article about this
I've been trying to explain the facts of this to people, as the vast majority of them feel that their knowing absolutely bugger-all should be no impediment to loudly proclaiming that the scientists performing this research do not know what they're doing.

Ethical issues aside, the response to comments like that is that the experiments have to be performed on young animals whose visual systems are still developing. If you were doing it to humans it would have to be done on young children.
 (I helped save b3ta! RadioElectric, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 12:32, Reply)
This is a normal post " the experts indicated they captured optical imagery with similar methods used previously: opening the skull and placing a camera in the brain. "
LOL. Crazy Welsh scientists.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:45, Reply)
This is a normal post eyes sewn up for 2 days or 7 days.
were they thrown over the bridge in the bag at that point?

no, probably not, they were probably restored to normal. the horror.
 (I helped save b3ta! JeremyBeadlesHands, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 10:47, Reply)
This is a normal post They were all killed
I work in an area related to this (though I don't do any experiments on animals). These experiments have been going on for decades. When Colin Blakemore took a stand on animal research in the 80s he was being persecuted for carrying out the precursors to these experiments.
 (I helped save b3ta! RadioElectric, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 12:29, Reply)
This is a normal post "The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) said it had uncovered evidence of the trials being undertaken by academics from Cardiff University."
I don't understand this. The scientists who perform these experiments actually do them in order to publish the results. How has the BUAV "uncovered evidence"? Do they mean that they look at articles which are published and see when people talk about testing on animals? It's hardly a secret.
 (I helped save b3ta! RadioElectric, Wed 25 Jul 2012, 12:46, Reply)