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closeArtificial eyes for dogs
Posted by eclutton on 05 Dec 2020 at 18:26 GMT
I struggle to identify any element of this "study" which is ethically justified.
I am concerned that its publication will encourage others to conduct similar work which in my opinion, comes at at major cost to the animals involved and of no benefit whatsoever to the wider dog population.
RE: Artificial eyes for dogs
nrzechorzek replied to eclutton on 05 Dec 2020 at 19:30 GMT
Couldn't agree more with Prof Clutton. I am aware of no evidence that a prosthetic eye would provide any benefit to the individual dog. If there is any evidence that the cosmetic aspect of unilateral or bilateral eye loss somehow impairs social interactions between dogs, or impacts their quality of life in any way, it should have been presented as a pre-requisite for approving the study, and a full discussion of ethical implications should have been included in the manuscript. There can be no justification for such studies if their sole motivation is to pander to the cosmetic desires of the owner for their pet.
RE: RE: Artificial eyes for dogs
ptaylor841 replied to nrzechorzek on 07 Dec 2020 at 10:40 GMT
I fully concur with the views expressed by eclutton and nrzechorzek.
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PennyRSPCA replied to ptaylor841 on 07 Dec 2020 at 12:03 GMT
I completely agree with all of these comments. Dog owners who cannot accept that their companion animals will look different following surgery need to be educated with respect to the intrinsic worth of animals, and encouraged to reflect on the appropriateness of their attitudes and beliefs. Subjecting laboratory animals to painful and distressing procedures, to evaluate unnecessary prosthetics, is not the solution. My organisation successfully rehomes many animals who do not look ‘perfect’ to people who do not have such superficial values, and we are opposed to cosmetic procedures on animals to satisfy human aesthetics.
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jware325 replied to PennyRSPCA on 08 Dec 2020 at 18:18 GMT
I, too, am troubled, by this veterinary surgery research and the journal’s (open access) publication.
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jmartin757 replied to jware325 on 10 Dec 2020 at 18:49 GMT
I completely concur with these comments and highly disappointed.
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jkim854 replied to eclutton on 04 Mar 2022 at 07:51 GMT
Park Kyu-soo was horrified by Seo Yoon's words. Park Gyu Soo is relatively close to Daewon.
It was a sound that could never be said that there was no complete basis for an intimate relationship. A couple of months.
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