Vivisections and vivo experiments on animals by the military mean that thousands of animals have been injured, exposed to poisons, biological viruses and bacteria.
Godzilla is a fictional prehistoric monster that woke up and mutated as a result of nuclear radiation. This radiation emerged in the mid-1950s, nearly 70 years ago, at the height of Cold War paranoia. Godzilla, a tall unknown monster, threatened to destroy entire cities and represented the fear of nuclear war.
Like today's disaster films, Godzilla reflected society, and even though it has been a long time, this cinematic representation of mutation and animal testing has survived to this day.
Earlier this year, a Japanese film called Mary and the Witch's Flower was released, which depicts an alternate universe. In this universe, cages contain animals that are being experimented with with disastrous results by two crazy wizards. If you remove the fantasy element from the cartoon, the disturbing reflection of the modern world will remain in the soul.
The use of animals in the beauty, medicine and food industries is well known. But a significant number of animals have also been used in military experiments - to test the effects of mechanical, chemical and biological weapons. People don't talk about animals as war victims. It is despicable and heartbreaking, but the information about the pre-war deaths remains behind a closed door. This issue is especially troubling because it is hidden from society. The nature of military trials is secretive and complex. These tests had to be regulated, like all animal testing. Reports from nonprofit organizations such as the Animal Justice Project and the International Association Against Painful Animal Experiments (IAAPEA) suggest that military experimentation was cruel, depraved, and unnecessary.
Brian Gunn, Secretary General of the IAEA, said: "Most of the secret use of animals has been in the area of weapons research."
It is known that animals were exposed to radiation, chemical, biological and ballistic weapons. Such barbaric research was often funded with taxpayer money.
Typical defenses for such tests are “defensive reasons”. But in reality, the results can always be used for offensive purposes. Usually the rationale for experimentation is that combat injuries in animals are easier to heal. But humans and animals are physiologically different, so such tests may not be relevant.
Between 1946 and 1958, 23 tests of nuclear devices were carried out on Bikini, an island in the North Pacific Ocean, near the United States. Boats were bombed to measure the potential for fallout in case war broke out between Eastern and Western Europe. The boats were loaded with live animals, including pigs, rats and goats, to measure the radioactive radius and the number of expected victims. On July 15, 1946, the Los Angeles Times reported, "The animals for the Bikini Test began to die like flies."
Radiation sickness, internal injuries and the lack of surgical treatment influenced the fact that many animals died or contracted leukemia.
Pigs were especially useful for testing because of their biological similarity to humans. One pig became interesting to researchers, which was nicknamed "The Enduring Pig 311". She was found floating at sea after an atomic bomb test, rescued, and, after being observed, was sent to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Pig 311, as its name suggests, was not the only test subject. The stories that have emerged since then have described the full extent of animal cruelty on Bikini Island. Dustin E. Kirby, a naval trauma surgeon who anesthetized pigs for testing, said: “The idea was to work with living tissue. I got a pig and tried to keep it alive. I saw the shock of a wounded creature after being wounded. My pig? They shot her twice in the face with a 9mm pistol, then six times with an AK-47, then twice with a 12-gauge shotgun. I kept her alive for 15 hours."
From 1946 to 1958, more than 2,000 animals were used for testing on Bikini Island. This practice continues today, and animals are still widely used for testing in living tissue. The Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS) estimates that there are at least 15 US military installations that use animals to research deadly viruses, including Ebola, Dengue and Anthrax.
Some argue that it is necessary to use animals to hone medical skills on diseases that can be used as weapons. But this is an inhuman form of animal exploitation. We do not own animals. We have no right to hold them, use them, test new drugs on them, subject them to pain, control them, bomb them or burn them with bullets.
This applies not only to the United States. Disgusting practices for researching and improving weapons that will be used to kill human lives are underway around the world. Hate breeds hatred, and these living tissue tests are murders in the name of war. When requesting information, the following number of animals used in scientific research in 2016 was allocated for Dstl - a scientific and technological laboratory; and the Department of Defense (MOD), which is responsible for the security of the United Kingdom: 2167 mice, 199 rats, 236 guinea pigs, 27 pigs and 116 primates. Total: 2745 Lives.
Dstl and MOD claim they use less than 0.5% of the total number of animals used in their annual UK research. But 2,745 lives were exploited and stolen from their rightful owners. For testing nerve agents, injecting ketamine, or creating biological weapons, animals have been infected with diseases or suffocated with toxic gases. It is beyond understanding the torture that innocent beings endure.
Animal Justice Project has published Invisible Victims, an article on the use of animals in military research - heartbreaking, disturbing and eye-opening reading.
The UK Department of Defense is responsible for the torture and death of thousands of animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs and monkeys. This is a crime against humanity. Pigs are forced to breathe toxic mustard gas, monkeys are given vaccines, monkeys are infected with diseases, and rabbits and guinea pigs are forced to breathe nerve gas.
The Department of Defense is “proud” of this work and claims to be saving lives. The animal welfare project rejects this. Each experiment points to the exact opposite of research and repeats a worn-out formula: study poisonous chemicals for war using crude animal testing.
In 2000, a White House deputy commented that animal experiments with mustard gas and nerve gas were disgusting. But these experiments continued at Porton Down for another 18 years. In addition, most procedures in the laboratory are classified as “core” research that uses natural resources and testing does not provide material benefits to humans. Why is it necessary to steal the lives of animals in order to improve the financial situation of society, cause pain and damage? This is immoral and wrong. Fortunately, there are animal casualty groups that urge governments to use humane methods like computer simulations to save human and animal lives.
