An animal rights group accuses Neuralink, a company owned by tycoon Elon Musk, of subjecting a group of monkeys that were used for research to “extreme suffering”.
For many years, various organizations have come together for animal rights, even managing to win great battles, although much remains to be done.
Just as racism, gender inequality, etc., have been fought against, the fight for animal rights is one of the debates that has captured the most attention and interest from consumers, who increasingly demand that There is greater social responsibility on the part of companies.
According to data from a recent study signed by 4A, an estimated 67 percent of marketers believe that changing values are making brands more interested in social responsibility and values-based marketing.
On the other hand, consumers look favorably on those brands that take a positive stance on issues related to caring for the environment, the fight against racism, inclusion or equality, as well as those that begin to respect the rights of the animals.
In fact, so far there are already 38 countries that prohibit animal testing, such as the United Kingdom, Israel, Norway, India, New Zealand, Turkey, Switzerland, Guatemala, South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Colombia, among others.
However, despite these advances, there is still much to be done and, in this sense, in recent days an accusation was made against Neuralink, a company owned by tycoon Elon Musk, for animal abuse.
According to what has been reported in some media, researchers subjected a group of monkeys to illegal abuse and “extreme suffering”, all this while brain implant tests for Neuralink were carried out,
Even the animal rights group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), claims to have records showing how the monkeys experienced “extreme suffering as a result of inadequate animal care and highly invasive experimental head implants during the experiments”.
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s company, has been making a device to embed it in the human brain, which would aim to monitor and stimulate brain activity. It should be noted that said device consists of a microchip and cable that would be embedded in the patient’s brain through the skull.
Given this, the PCRM claims to have at least 700 pages of documents, including veterinary records and autopsy reports, thanks to a public records request made to the University of California at Davis.
Now, both UC Davis and Neuralink have been charged with nine violations of the Animal Welfare Act, with some 23 Neuralink-owned monkeys reportedly housed and experimented on at UC Davis facilities from 2017 to 2020.
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