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Coast Guard defends using animals in combat medicine training; rights group calls it cruel
RICHMOND, Va. — The Coast Guard is defending its practice of using live animals in its combat medical training after an activist group released a video on Wednesday of a goat’s legs being removed with tree trimmers during what it said was training for agency personnel.
Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt. Cmdr. Jamie C. Frederick, spokesman for the Atlantic Area, wrote in an email.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coast-guard-defends-using-animals-in-combat-medicine-training-rights-group-calls-it-cruel/2012/04/18/gIQA5iMXRT_story.html