One of the whistleblowers behind allegations of controversial dog experiments at St. Joseph’s Health Care London is speaking publicly for the first time since the research program was revealed last summer.
In an interview with CTV News, the whistleblower, who asked to be identified only as Alex, says they are appalled by what they describe as a “public relations campaign” that minimizes what they say occurred inside the lab.
“I got to know each of these dogs individually. I saw their personalities take shape. I earned their trust. And then I saw every one of them be killed,” Alex said.
The comments come after independent reviews released last month found no violations of animal care standards in connection with the hospital’s dog-based cardiac research.
Alex says the findings do not reflect what they experienced while working directly with the animals.
“I worked directly with these animals over an extended period of time. At first, I didn’t fully realize what was going on, but the longer I worked there, the more I saw — and the harder it became to ignore,” Alex said.
Alex says they contacted the animal rights organization Animal Justice last year in hopes of ending the experiments.
“I think the fact that the entire research program, which had been going on uninterrupted for more than 40 years, shut down just days after it became public says a lot about what they were doing,” Alex said.
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