Scientists Buried Pigs Alive In Snow Then Left Them To Die
January 18th, 2010
Scientists have abandoned an experiment in which pigs were buried alive in snow and left to die after protests from animal lovers.
Researchers in the Austrian Alps wanted to study the effects of being caught in an avalanche and chose pigs because of their biological similarity to humans.
Some were completely submerged and others were buried up to the neck, and the time they took to die recorded…
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January 18th, 2010
Motorway traffic was brought to a standstill in Blackpool on Sunday as police attempted to catch an escaped wallaby. The animal, which is privately owned, was seen bouncing down a road near to Junction 4 of the M55. Police slowed traffic while RSPCA inspectors attempted to catch the animal…
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