…individual scientists who work with humans—whether or not they are under contract to the U.S. government—should constantly examine their own consciences. It's all too easy for scientists to forget that they are dealing with people, not research subjects. A vigorous sense of personal ethics will do more to prevent the abuse of human subjects than the most vigilant university panels or the toughest federal guidelines.
It is the same with 11 million diabetics kept alive by insulin, and cancer patients treated by radiation and chemotherapy. Every major medical breakthrough has been made possible because of animal research.
Nobody is asking you to send Rover to the slaughterhouse, but researchers must be free to use stray cats and dogs in experiments to find cures for diseases and improve surgical techniques….
You must not stay in one place, or without noticing it you will swiftly turn into some sort of "cochon" and ...
