动物实验,意大利 z-bo 2020-07-17 653

Italian animal experiment scientist called "criminal"    

      In Italy, there has been an unpleasant change in the debate about animal experiments. An anonymous animal protector posted a leaflet with photos of the scientists who performed animal experiments at the University of Milan, home address and phone number, and marked them as "killing" Offense" label. These leaflets caused widespread condemnation in academia and politics. The flyers pointed at the physiologist Edgardo D’Angelo, the parasitologist Claudio Genchi, the pharmacologist Alberto Corsini and the biologist Maura Francolini. The flyer said they were "guilty" in conducting animal experiments; Corsini was said to have "brothered and killed animals over the past 30 years". His flyer ended with his phone number and "Call this executioner and tell him what you think". Italian scientists said that although the leaflets did not contain special violent demands, the implicit intimidation was clear. Pro-Test Italia, an organization that defends and explains animal experiments, links this movement with political persecution. Pro-Test Italia chairman and biologist Dario Padovan said: "Those who are committed to science and public health are called unacceptable, and some people openly incite violence against them." Some politicians also respond to this One strategy expressed condemnation. Italian Minister of Education, University and Research Maria Chiara Carrozza said: "I want to express my most sincere condolences to the intimidation and threats to researchers in Milan and I also support them." The University of Milan has also filed a lawsuit and the city's police The department also started an investigation. The principal of the school, Gianluca Vago, said: "We will strengthen our commitment to protect research as a tool for improving cognition and treating patients." Genchi, president of the University of Milan, said he was not afraid, but these attacks made him "uncomfortable." ", he mentioned that these attacks came from "ignorant fans". Animal research has been a hotly debated topic in Italy. Some people hope that the Italian government will soon pass a bill that strictly restricts animal experiments, which has caused strong dissatisfaction in the scientific community. In December last year, a 25-year-old Bologna University veterinary student posted a blog post defending animal experiments, which sparked scolding. This student has 4 genetic diseases. Without animal experiments, she wrote, "I was dead when I was 9 years old."