Written by PETA
After a healthy amount of prodding from PETA, Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, has announced that it is planning to stop jamming hard plastic tubes down cats' windpipes for intubation training in its Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course. They are making the switch to state-of-the-art manikins by the end of this month.
Back in June, PETA contacted hospital administrators and urged them to replace the cruel use of cats for intubation training. We wanted them to start using the more effective, humane humanlike simulators that are endorsed by the PALS course's sponsor organization and that are used at nearly every PALS facility in the country. Heartland resisted. But after two months, a USDA complaint from PETA, a letter, a phone call from one of the original developers of the PALS course, and thousands of e-mails from caring PETA supporters, Heartland administrators have had a change of heart.
Switching to manikins is purrfect—cats are spared, and nurses, EMTs, and other emergency caregivers get more accurate and effective training.
What's the holdup, St. Louis Children's Hospital?
Written by Alisa Mullins
No animal should suffer at human hands for any reason - ever. This must end.
This is disgusting and inhumane. STOP this barbaric act right now. If you believe in God, you wopuld NEVER hurt any animal like you do. God have mercy on your souls.... BRAVO PETA YOU GET THEM TO STOP !
Absolutely disgusting !! Use other methods!! There are other ways. You people disgust me. Animals deserve to be treated properly. Stop this now!!!!!
Its just horrible horrible....but thanks to all the good work PETA is doing things getting exposed. And we all have to stand together in this fight against cruelty.
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened
This has to be about grant money. Money and power are the only things that trump humanity. Sad commentary.
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