Other research using living animals
Andrews asked what research beyond cancer and brucellosis involved animals, raising reports of smoking experiments on dogs in England. Barry confirmed brucellosis research and joined Andrews in hoping such dog experiments were not conducted in Ireland.
The Parliamentary Secretary mentioned the word "research" in relation to cancer in animals. What other forms of research are conducted to find out other diseases? Surely it is not confined solely to research on cancer?
Comment on this
Surely there are other forms of experiment carried out, for instance, the effect of smoking on human beings. I would not think that form of experiment is carried out here but certainly it was carried out in England until the Anti-Vivisection Society brought it to the attention of the authorities. Experiments were conducted on dogs over a three-year period. Cigarettes were stuck into the mouths of dogs.
