Every year, cats are used for intubation training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, resulting in unnecessary pain and suffering. Fortunately, other hospitals have adopted non-animal training methods that are more humane and effective.
Navy Medical Center San Diego and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have replaced cats with advanced simulators, allowing trainees to better perform intubation on human patients.
It’s time for St. Louis Children’s Hospital to follow suit and join the movement to end animal testing.
The Cruelty of Intubation Training on Cats
Intubation training on cats has resulted in pain, bleeding, swelling, and scarring for the animals involved. Untrained individuals have been carrying out the procedure, and the cruel exercises have lasted as long as three years. As a result, cats have suffered from sore throats afterward.
In response, the NMCSD and Nationwide Children’s Hospital agreed to stop using cats for intubation training and adopted advanced human-patient simulators instead. Simulators replicate human anatomy and prepare healthcare professionals to perform the procedure on human patients better.
Unfortunately, St. Louis Children’s Hospital is still using cats for intubation training. An email campaign has been urging the hospital to abandon animal use and adopt superior and humane alternatives. Non-animal training methods are superior, do not cause harm or suffering to animals, and are widely used in hundreds of facilities.
Emailing hospital officials and advocating for the adoption of non-animal methods is the call to action.
Actions Taken by NMCSD and Nationwide Children’s Hospital
NMCSD and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have agreed to cease intubation training on cats and switch to using advanced human-patient simulators. This decision came after contact from PETA and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who urged the hospitals to recognize the cruelty of the practice.
The simulators replicate human anatomy, allowing trainees to better prepare for the procedure on human patients. This shift away from animal use is a much more ethical and compassionate solution. Adoption of non-animal methods is now commonplace, and hundreds of facilities have already stopped using animals.
The simulators also offer an advantage in accuracy, providing a superior alternative that does not cause harm or suffering to animals.
Ongoing Cruelty at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Despite the advances made by other facilities, St. Louis Children’s Hospital continues to subject cats to cruel intubation exercises. Cats in the hospital’s care suffer from bleeding, swelling, pain, and scarring, with no end in sight.
An email campaign has been launched to urge hospital officials to follow the lead of other facilities that have replaced animals with non-animal training methods. These superior and humane alternatives are far superior to animal-based training exercises and do not cause any harm or suffering to animals.
Hundreds of facilities have already adopted non-animal methods, proving that accurate procedure performance can be achieved without using live animals. The adoption of such methods also aligns with ethical and compassionate values.
It’s time for St. Louis Children’s Hospital to do the same and replace cats with non-animal training methods. Email hospital officials today to advocate for superior and humane alternatives.
Benefits of Non-Animal Training Methods
Non-animal training methods offer numerous advantages over animal-based methods. They provide more accurate procedure performance without causing harm or suffering to animals. Hundreds of facilities have already switched to these methods, aligning their practices with ethical and compassionate values.
These non-animal methods are superior in terms of accuracy and safety. They are also more humane. With advanced human-patient simulators, trainees are better prepared to perform procedures on human patients. Simulators replicate real human anatomy, allowing trainees to practice techniques without causing any harm.
This is in stark contrast to animal-based methods, which can cause pain, swelling, bleeding, and scarring. With such superior and humane alternatives available, it is time for St. Louis Children’s Hospital to follow the lead of other facilities and abandon animal use.
Call to Action
Advocates are calling on St. Louis Children’s Hospital to switch to non-animal training methods, which are superior and more humane.
Hundreds of facilities have already adopted these alternatives, improving their ethical and compassionate values.
Email campaigns urge hospital officials to abandon the cruel use of cats for intubation training, which can cause pain, bleeding, swelling, and scarring.
Other facilities have replaced animals with advanced simulators, which replicate human anatomy and better prepare trainees for the procedure on human patients.
The simulators also offer more accurate results, reducing the potential for mistakes.
Animal activists are adamant that St. Louis Children’s Hospital make the switch to non-animal training methods, so cats can breathe easier.
Join the Movement to End Animal Testing
People around the world are joining forces to end the use of animals in testing and research. Animal testing is not only cruel and inhumane, but also unnecessary in the majority of cases, as superior and humane alternatives are available.
Organizations such as Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have been advocating for the adoption of non-animal testing methods, and hundreds of facilities have already made the switch.
PCRM has urged St. Louis Children’s Hospital to join the movement and abandon the use of cats for intubation training. The hospital has yet to follow the lead of other facilities, and cats are still being subjected to painful and cruel exercises, which often result in swelling, bleeding, and scarring.
The time to act is now. Email hospital officials and join the movement to end animal testing. Urge them to replace cats with non-animal methods and highlight the success of other facilities that have already made the switch.
