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Thousands of Animals Blown Up, Poisoned or Given Anthrax in Secret Military Experiments at Porton Down Last Year

Thursday, December 20, 2012 14:35
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Junior defence minister Philip Dunne revealed that almost 10,000 experiments were conducted on animals at military research base Porton Down last year

The number of animals being used for military experiments has increased by more than 1,000 in the last three years.

Almost 10,000 pigs, rabbits, monkeys and rodents were used in top-secret tests at the Porton Down military research base in Wiltshire last year, it has emerged. The figures were revealed by junior defence minister Philip Dunne in response to Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock who raised concerns about the facility in parliament last month …. http://www.dailymail.co.uk


“Answer me, you who believe that animals are only machines. Has nature arranged for this animal to have all the machinery of feelings only in order for it not to have any at all?” - Voltaire



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