Billman Is Killing Dogs at OSU
Wednesday - June 6th
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Hamilton Hall - 1645
Neil Ave.
An OSU students accepts a flier about what is happening to the dogs in Billman's lab
Members of Protect Our Earth's Treasures, P.O.E.T., are calling for an end to
the dog experiments of George E. Billman that are being conducted on The Ohio
State University.
The dogs are implanted with a balloon in their heart, and while running on a
treadmill the balloon is expanded causing blood to stop flowing to the heart.
Dr. Billman states in a published paper, "To date, I have produced an anterior
wall myocardial infarction in a total of 768 animals". Another 120 dogs
were approved to use during the April 2007 OSU Animal Care and Use Committee
meeting.
Billman concludes in his paper that, "... during the last 25 years, the
canine model of sudden cardiac death described in this article has provided
invaluable information concerning factors involved in VF, there remain many
unanswered questions. The mechanisms responsible for VF at the cellular and
subcellular level remain largely to be determined. It, therefore, is very likely
that this canine model for sudden death will continue to stimulate new research
and produce interesting results for the next 25 years."
The newly approved protocol will be posted on the website in the next couple
days.
Dr. Billman received four (4) dogs from Robert Perry on March 26, 2007. By May
16th all four dogs were dead. It's time the killing stopped.
If you are unable to attend the demonstration please contact OSU IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee-approve animal experimentation on campus) or Earle Holland, OSU PR
Write: IACUCinfo@osu.edu or Holland.8@osu.edu
Other information concerning Billman and his experiments