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Eight healthy horses and 60 goats are reportedly slated to be killed after pointless practice surgeries at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. WE HAVE LITTLE TIME to save their lives, and PETA is urging your IMMEDIATE help.
PETA has joined with veterinarians, veterinary students, and alumni by sending a letter calling on the university to cancel its plans to kill the adoptable animals in an antiquated Junior Surgery laboratory, where veterinary students cut into the animals to practice complicated abdominal surgeries. All of these animals are slated to be killed after the procedures.
Compassionate veterinarian group Our Honor, which took on the issue after veterinary students raised concerns, says sanctuaries and alternative placements are ready to accept all the animals. The university appears committed to killing them anyway.
The university's animal use policy states that only animals destined for slaughter may be used in the Junior Surgery laboratory. But these eight horses are healthy and adoptable. They were transferred from a U.S. Department of Agriculture research program, raising questions about whether the school's animal care committee—the last line of defense for animals in laboratories—was given proper information.
Many veterinary schools have replaced terminal laboratories with clinical-based surgical training programs, where students perform necessary procedures for animal guardians under supervision. These programs often partner with rural communities lacking access to veterinary services. PETA urges the university to adopt these and other widely available humane simulation methods.
Don’t Delay, Act TODAY!
Please TAKE ACTION immediately by sending a letter to Washington State University, strongly urging the university to save these animals and let them live out their lives in peace.
After you take action, you’ll see an easy way to share this information. Please ask five friends or relatives to support this campaign!