美法官禁止史代拉海獅研究上烙印 | 環境資訊中心
國際新聞

美法官禁止史代拉海獅研究上烙印

2006年06月05日
ENS美國,華府報導;丁秋仁編譯;莫聞審校

史代拉(Stellar)海獅美國一位聯邦法官已下令終止對西海岸受威脅且瀕絕的史代拉(Stellar)海獅進行任何侵犯性研究。該項受爭議之研究內容包含每天捕捉逾3千頭史代拉海獅,並加以烙印標記。上烙過後,通常在沒有麻醉的情況下,海獅還必須遭受到更為痛楚的研究過程,包括拔牙以及抽取脂肪與其他組織之樣本。

Judge Halts Hot Branding of Stellar Sea Lions
WASHIONTON, DC, May 31, 2006 (ENS)
A federal judge has ordered an end to invasive research on threatened and endangered Stellar sea lions on the West coast of the United States. The research at issue involved the annual capture and hot branding of 3,000 Stellar sea lions. After branding, the sea lions were subjected to painful research procedures, including teeth extraction and removal of fat and other tissue samples, often with no anesthesia.