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		olliej on Sept 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How many animals get slaughtered every day? Another side effect of the federal government shutdown: mass euthanization of lab animals (including those who aren't in any research that would lead to it normally). Hooray \o/

sahila on Sept 28, 2023 | [–]

How many lab animals are there? It must pale in comparison to the number animals we kill to eat so seems pretty insignificant.

smt88 on Sept 28, 2023 | [–]

Do you have a source for this?

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