VICTORY! College of Surgeons Pledges to Stop Mutilating Live Animals

Following a PETA campaign and efforts by our friends at Humane Research Australia, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has announced that it’ll phase out the use of live animals in its Early Management of Severe Trauma programme. RACS President Philip Truskett has confirmed that after looking into the development of manikins and simulators, the institution has committed to removing the animal model – in which students are made to cut holes into the throats, chests, and