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Marie Woolf
\nLondon Times <\/a>
\nSunday, January 24th, 2010<\/p>\n

LIVE pigs are being blown up with explosives at Porton Down, the government<\/a>\u2019s secret military research laboratory, to simulate the effect of terrorist attacks on civilian targets.<\/p>\n

In a series of tests at the biological and chemical research centre in Wiltshire, 18 large pigs were wrapped in protective blankets before bombs were detonated a few feet away. The scientists allowed the pigs to bleed until almost a third of their blood was gone to see how long they could be kept alive.<\/p>\n

MPs and animal welfare groups have questioned the use of live animals in the explosions, even though the pigs were anaesthetised throughout. None survived the experiments.<\/p>\n

Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, said: \u201cThese are revolting and unnecessary experiments. Sadly, we are too familiar with the effects of terrorism<\/a>. It is perfectly possible to find out things we don\u2019t know without blowing up pigs to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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