London Ontario Hospital killing dogs for research project

[Catherine]

St Joseph's Hospital in London Ontario has been doing heart research on puppies and adult dogs.
The dogs are brought in secretly and they are killed in the end.

https://ijb.utoronto.ca/news/dog-testing...-hospital/

Protesters gathered to express their distress and anger about what the hospital is doing.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/gr...-hospital/

It sounds particularly cruel. This is not a research facility, it is a regular hospital. The fact that they are sneaking to dogs in tell you they know they are wrong.

Scientists are reacting to the news about the hospital using dogs. They do question the value of using animals in research.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/me...-1.7604788

We already know that animal research is questionable and there are other methods.
It just isn't clear why the hospital has chosen to do this. I hope the publicity is enough to stop them.