Prohibit live animals in CAF training

AI summary

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to prohibit the use of live animals, including piglets, in Canadian Armed Forces medical and trauma training and to transition fully to modern non-animal simulation technologies.

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Official petition

Petition to the Minister of National Defence pigs are intelligent and sentient animals capable of fear, distress, and social bonding; modern medical simulation technologies are widely available and are increasingly used in military medical training; over 70 percent of NATO member nations have already transitioned away from the use of animals in military medical training; documents obtained through Access to Information requests indicate that anatomical differences make pigs poor models for training medics to treat human injuries and may create “training scars” where techniques learned on animals do not translate properly to human casualties; and records indicate that hundreds of piglets have been used in Canadian military training exercises despite the availability of more humane and scientifically relevant alternatives. We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to prohibit the use of live animals, including piglets, in Canadian Armed Forces medical and trauma training and to transition fully to modern, non-animal simulation technologies.

Government response

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