The disturbing findings of an investigation into a ‘shocking’ experiment at two NSW universities have been revealed for the first time.
Veterinarians slaughtered 12 sheep by cutting their throats without stunning them first as part of a training program two top NSW universities ran for years without animal ethics approval.
A sickening Animal Ethics story involving two NSW universities. If the report is accurate, this is disgusting and a serious animal ethics breach.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries, which provided a facility for the course, launched an investigation into the program after concerns were raised about a 2017 training project in which a dozen sheep were killed.
The DPI’s Animal Research Review Panel met last year to review the outcomes of the probe, which found the project broke NSW law, according to a summary of the findings obtained by NCA NewsWire.