Hidden from public view and even further from public awareness, the UW-Madison is engaged in often-lethal research involving hundreds of dogs each year. Some experiments entail surgery, others the introduction of pathogens. One even involves bleeding dogs to death.
According to Timothy Mulcahy, the UWââ?¬â?¢s associate vice chancellor for research policy, the UW has used an average of about 650 dogs a year over the last three years ââ?¬Å?in research and teaching activities.ââ?¬Â In its annual report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the year between Oct. 1, 2003 and Sept. 30, 2004, the UW reported using 421 dogs as research subjects. As of last week, relates Mulcahy, there were ââ?¬Å?113 dogs housed in UW facilities.ââ?¬Â