Pigs, beings with a strong personality
Gifted
with great intelligence, pigs like to learn, discover and play. They
are self-aware and able to develop sophisticated strategies. Pigs
have been seen helping humans in difficulty. And yet ...
Cruel training
After
the stress of transportation and the conditions of their
accommodation, they come for these pigs, those for procedures under
anaesthetic. Veterinarians
under training will then perform various surgeries on their stomachs
and intestines. After these procedures, they will be killed without
exception. A distressing and obsolete process.
Moreover,
the certificate of Dr Pierre Gallego, a doctor in veterinary medicine
and a master's degree in science, is clear on this point:
Prioritize methods without living animals !
In
spite of the European directive asking to prioritize substitute
methods, these schools nevertheless decided to resort to this
practice on animals, which are as cruel as they are outdated. Last
year, we managed to stop the use of live rabbits for continuing
education in another school. We demand the same thing here.
The
sacrifice of live pigs is not necessary to become a good surgeon! On
the contrary, according to our experts, models and simulators;
virtual reality; computerized multimedia simulators or the use of
animal tissues and corpses from ethical sources are preferred.
For
Dr. André Ménache, a veterinarian specializing in animal welfare
science and a certified member of the European College of Animal
Welfare and Behavioural Medicine, to whom we have asked for an
analysis of this type of training:
One
Voice wrote to demand the immediate cessation of this type of
training. If these courses continue, we will seize any competent body
to enforce the rights of these animals.
Get
involved with us for these pigs, by sending one of these two drawings
to the concerned organizations to ask them to use alternative methods
in the framework of this type of training.
Where to write ?
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Merve | Tuesday 08 October 2019
PraxtoPiG | Saturday 08 June 2019
StephAni'Maux | Tuesday 04 June 2019
marilou | Sunday 02 June 2019