Quote: Timbo @ September 15 2009, 2:06 PM BSTThe use of cats in animal experiments is actually on the increase, mostly for veterinary purposes, but there is also some use in fundamental research. The most interesting experiment I have heard of involving cats was where a litter of healthy newborn kittens were blindfolded; when the blindfolds were removed the kittens were blind - demonstrating that sight requires the formation of neural connections during childhood.
Still. All other animals, they can experiment on as much as they like.