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Updates from Padma

After the first article appeared on the subject in "The Island" few days back, written by Sagarika Rajakarunayake, today finally the Sunday Times shed light on the issue, not only reporting what animal-lovers have to say, but also the responses of the two vets, who are responsible for these surgeries in the name of research, leading to the death of one dog and making another one dependant on life-long treatment by removing the pancreas.
These responses speak for themselves, anyhow I want to add, that Prof. Rajapakse's field is parasitology and I cannot see for what he should possibly need a dog's pancreas and adrenal glands. Dr.Wasantha Kumara's "defense" is very poor, saying that kidneys disolve within two days after death is a joke, but his statement, that this is a case of jealousy is totally out of place, because first of all it was not the university clinic taking action, but KACPAW, the organisation, which was betrayed, and secondly my personal observation is, that the university clinic is always full of pet-owners seeking treatment for their pets, it has all kind of facilities such as x-ray, scanning, lab etc, which the government hospital does not have, and every time I pass that hospital (4 to 6 times a week) I see the waiting chairs empty.

Please read the article below and please contact me for the relevant e-mail and/or postal addresses if you wish to support our campaign to press the authorities to investigate this case and to take action

ISSN: 1391 - 05 31Sunday, June 10,
2007Vol. 42 - No 02News
KACPAW : Dogs taken for adoption, subjected to unethical surgery
By Marisa de Silva

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070610/News/news9.html

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