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@bun@veganism.socialYSK: Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which was recently approved for human trials, is under investigation by the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare act. Reuters reported on this in December, and there haven’t been any updates since. The most damning allegations regard mistakes made, research subjects suffering, and loss of life due to Musk’s pressure on researchers to bring the product to market as quickly as possible. Human, animal - this blatant attitude that lives are disposable hurts us all. #vegan #vegetarian #twitter #neuralink #animalrights
A number of members of Congress also wrote a letter to the USDA expressing their concern that no citations had been issued against Neuralink for what appeared to be “a significant lack of oversight” in animal welfare: https://blumenauer.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/blumenauer.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/quill-letter-l7681-neuralink-investigation-letter-version-2-12-09-2022-12-04-pm.pdf #vegan #vegetarian #elonmusk #animalrights If you agree, consider thanking them for standing up for the rights of research subjects.