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Original co-publishers of Animal Research Saves Lives, the leaflet that has been fully rebutted by the book Animal Research Takes Lives - Humans and Animals Both Suffer.
The NZ Heart Foundation funds and promotes vivisection in New Zealand. Has had leaflets sponsored by vivisectors Roche.
Select this link for information regarding heart experiments on dogs in New Zealand.
In 'Animal Research Saves Lives', the Heart Foundation claims that:
"Because dog hearts are similar to our own, they are ideal for the study of ways to prevent diseases of the heart and arteries"
A quick look at the facts shows otherwise:
"Dogs hearts have been extensively used in heart research, but their coronary arteries differ from those of humans -
they have smaller connections with one another and the left coronary artery dominates, while in humans, the right does so. In addition the conduction system
has a different pattern of blood supply, and consequently, researchers have had difficulty in producing ischemic heart blocks in dogs, which occurs frequently in humans.
The blood coagulation mechanism is unlike ours, therefore using dogs to test prosthetic devices and valves is unreliable.
A dog's reaction to shock is also very different to that of humans."
"After massive blood loss a dog's intestines are congested, while in humans we see pallor and ischemia. No wonder conclusions from dog experiments extrapolated to human beings frequently brings
about catastrophic results and regrettable failures, which occurred with the earlier models of heart valves and in the first several years of using the heart-lung machine.
For the benefit of medical science vivisection should be stopped. We must put an end to the medical fraud of vivisection
- Dr Moneim Fadali, for 25 years one of America's leading cardio-vascular surgeons.
(Cited in Animal Research Takes Lives - Humans and Animals Both Suffer)
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