Mars - Planet of the Apes
Sounds like a joke doesn't it?
But no: the Russians are planning to send Macaques to Mars.
Even the usually conservative WWF has spoken out against it.
"Humanity sacrifices more than 100 million animals a year in the name of health and beauty. It's time to think of an alternative to experiments with animals," says Andrei Zbarsky of the international nature conservation group WWF.
"I'm sure scientists will repeat the story of Laika, the first dog in space. Today it's no secret that the dog died from the nervous stress immediately after the rocket launch and its dead body revolved in orbit for two weeks."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7341211.stm
Bastards!
But no: the Russians are planning to send Macaques to Mars.
Even the usually conservative WWF has spoken out against it.
"Humanity sacrifices more than 100 million animals a year in the name of health and beauty. It's time to think of an alternative to experiments with animals," says Andrei Zbarsky of the international nature conservation group WWF.
"I'm sure scientists will repeat the story of Laika, the first dog in space. Today it's no secret that the dog died from the nervous stress immediately after the rocket launch and its dead body revolved in orbit for two weeks."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7341211.stm
Bastards!