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PETA Targets Wash U on Alleged Cat Cruelty
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals released a video showing the medical school's procedures on anesthetized cats.
PETA is calling for Washington University to end its medical school's practice of using anesthetized cats in a pediatric course, RFT reports.
Cats are used to practice intubating, according to the report, and after releasing a video of a recent training, PETA has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, American Heart Association, and Washington University.
The school is one of the few left that practices the procedure with cats, according to a previous RFT report.
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