AR-News: (India) Forget Chickens, are pets okay?

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

SUBHRA SIRCAR AND ANJALI SINGH JAISWAL

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2004 03:28:14 AM ]

A cute bunny rabbit or a puppy may be the ideal birthday present for your 
child. But there is a possibility that along with the animal, you may have also 
gifted a load of infectious diseases to your bundle of joy



It is no secret that rabbits, guinea pigs and rats are used extensively in 
labs for testing vaccines and drugs for a number of diseases. 
  
What is not common knowledge is the fact that animals that are tested upon 
are then sold back to local breeders who in turn sell them as pets to 
unsuspecting customers. 
  
"Ideally, before such animals are released by institutions, they should be 
put under quarantine. But such a practice is rare in West Bengal ," said a 
senior official, Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of 
Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA). 
CPCSEA personnel have recently visited the laboratories in India , including 
Kolkata. One has reasons to be wary, if their observations are taken into 
consideration.


full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow/469472.cms



"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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