Posted on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 11:16 a.m.
Student assembly decries use of animals in Survival Flight training
By Cindy Heflin
The Michigan Student Assembly is calling on the University of Michigan Health System to replace live animals in a Survival Flight training course with simulators, the Michigan Daily reports.
The organization People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals complained to the United States Department of Agriculture about the use of cats and pigs in the training course in September. PETA said students in the course put plastic tubes down cats' throats and into pigs' hearts.
The USDA subsequently visited the university and cleared the use of animals in the course.
The student assembly, the student governing body at U-M, passed a resolution calling for an end the the animal's use Tuesday night, the Daily said.
Comments
rrt911
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 : 6:37 p.m.
Same story, different date, same result: This is disgusting and you don't have to be a PETA member to call this what it is-outdated and cruel. If you really think this is going to help you when you're in an accident, then you are mistaken. This type of training should be practiced in many areas where intubation is called for. I've been a respiratory therapist for 16 years and cannot even phathom how this would be appropriate.
jcj
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 : 8:33 p.m.
"There are computers now that teach medical professionals how to do things we needed animals for over a 100 years ago" How would you feel about flying with a pilot whose training was done exclusively on a simulator? No actual time flying a real plane. Would you want to be on his first REAL flight? "They just ended thru a huge petition campaign to end the use of dogs and pigs to slash open, after putting them under to do emergency work on what could have been done on a dummy." WHO is "they"?
GRANDPABOB
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 : 6:32 p.m.
ACLU & PITA are both useless trouble makers in my book.
jns131
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 : 1:54 p.m.
This is the 21st century folks. There are computers now that teach medical professionals how to do things we needed animals for over a 100 years ago. Time to let the animals do their thing and move on to the new tech way of doing things. They just ended thru a huge petition campaign to end the use of dogs and pigs to slash open, after putting them under to do emergency work on what could have been done on a dummy. The animals were rendered useless and put to sleep after the hack and slash brutality. Lets just say this too shall end as well. Thanks for information. Time to email Dingel and let him know we need to this stop as well.
CobraII
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 : 9:43 a.m.
Practice on PETA members would be better
ChrisW
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 : 1:40 a.m.
Maybe they should practice on undergrads instead.
obviouscomment
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 10:25 p.m.
as i said on the previous article about this...i would rather they test the procedures on animals and get it right than test it on me when i'm dying
jcj
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 8:17 p.m.
I think the lack of comments here is an indication of how concerned everyone is with the student assembly resolution!!!
cinnabar7071
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 7:58 p.m.
Does anybody really care what U of M students think, I mean they're barely out of high school. Grow up and do something with your life then come back and tell us what you think. LOL!
trs80
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 2:11 p.m.
Waste of time. Waste of resources.
jcj
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 : 1:29 p.m.
In the Michigan Daily story Felix Lopez said: "it is important that the general student body become more active in supporting the cause to move away from using live animals in the class to encourage the University to make changes." How active has the student body been in trying to; a) Keep student housing clean b) Keep underage drinking down c) Discourage the U of M from partnering with China on everything under the sun. They certainly have a right to express their views. But they should not just be vocal on the issues that might be politically correct! I feel this subject was addressed adequately at the time of the last flare up.