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Secret UK Military Lab Gassed, Killed 48,400 Animals in 7 Years – Report

Sputnik – 28.04.2019

Around 48,400 animals, — namely pigs, monkeys, and guinea pigs — were killed in experiments conducted at the secret Porton Down laboratory in Wiltshire between 2007 and 2017, the Sunday Mirror reported. The Ministry of Defence supported the practice as being life-saving for British troops.

Porton Down reportedly tested experimental body armour by blasting animals covered in it with various explosives. It also tested poisonous substances, gases, and nerve agents on animals.

The news was not well received by animal rights groups, with Animal Aid slamming the experiments for causing “extreme suffering and death”, calling them morally unconscionable. The NGO stated that such experiments are unnecessary and noted that the number of killed animals is “alarming”.

Porton Down laboratory entered the limelight in connection with the poisoning of former Russian GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in 2018. The laboratory ran tests to determine which agent was used on them, but Russia suspects that the nerve agent could have originated from Porton Down’s own experiments, as it has historically dealt with such substances. Moscow demanded that London explain the nature of Porton Down’s latest experiments, as the laboratory is located so close to Salisbury, where the Skripals lived.

The UK, in turn, has pushed a narrative of blaming Moscow for the attack without presenting any credible evidence supporting the accusations.

The laboratory is also known for past questionable experiments. Namely, it contaminated an entire island in order to turn anthrax bacteria into a weapon that could be used against German cities during the Second World War. Porton Down also conducted dubious experiments on British servicemen in a bid to develop protection from certain nerve agents. One such experiment led to the death of Ronald Maddison, aged 20, in 1953.

See also:

Top 3 Facts About Salisbury’s Porton Down Lab as Its Chemicals Allegedly Found in Syria

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3 Comments »

  1. Everything that Russia is accused of, is happening in Britain and the USA as well, because when it comes to “EVIL” the Brits and the Yanks are a match for ANYONE else.

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    Comment by Brian Harry | April 28, 2019 | Reply

  2. Just more proof of the ‘gassing his own people’ liars whilst innocent animals having no way of escape die a horrible death. Truth is…it’s not for the purpose of ‘saving’ the barbaric soldiers…it’s for ‘gassing’ innocent people in Syria, Yemen, Gaza and the ME over. The not so secret military insanity are Damned to the same fate as they orchestrate…so be it.

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    Comment by Sparrow | April 29, 2019 | Reply

    • My guess is that research would find the UK to be the world’s biggest gassers by a long shot. And they have not moved on at all, Porton Down is all about weapons, not defense against attacks as the liars claim.

      Of course, the US has reneged on the destruction of it’s chemical arsenal. Russia lived up to its side of the deal five years ago.

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      Comment by aletho | April 29, 2019 | Reply


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