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Student Referendum at the University of Otago Now Open

Student Referendum at the University of Otago Now Open

The Otago University Students' Association Referendum opens today. This year they have included a question on the $50 million animal lab.

May 28, 2017

Today the Otago University Students' Association 2017 Referendum opened, and this year they have included a question on the $50 million animal lab. We're asking students to vote YES to help #StopTheOtagoAnimalLab!

The question regarding the $50 million animal lab is as follows:

‘Should OUSA lobby the University to cease development of a new animal research facility until they have transparently consulted with students on the financial, ethical and scientific value and implications of investing in animal-based research?’

We are asking students to please consider voting YES on this question. It is important that universities consider what is best for their students before embarking on costly projects such as the new animal lab.

Why Expose Otago University?

Learn more about why we are exposing animal experiments that have taken place at the University of Otago.

Otago Exposed References

Access the references for the animal experiments we exposed during our special 12 Days of Christmas Otago exposé.

Day 1 - Otago Exposed

Baby rats were force fed alcohol in a cruel experiment at Otago Uni.

Day 2 - Otago Exposed

Rats brains were damaged and pierced with electrodes.

Day 3 - Otago Exposed

Living bees were sliced open and electrocuted.

Day 4 - Otago Exposed

Rats were subject to loud noises and electrocuted.

Day 5 - Otago Exposed

Guinea pigs were forced to swim in the notorious Morris water maze test.

Day 6 - Otago Exposed

Mother rats were given injections to try and hinder the brain development of their babies, who were then experimented on.

Day 7 - Otago Exposed

Young mice were forced to experience chronic stress for two weeks.

Day 8 -Otago Exposed

Rabbits had holes drilled into their jaws.

Day 9 - Otago Exposed

Guinea pigs had their heads drilled into and were given hypothermia.

Day 10 - Otago Exposed

Rats had their legs surgically damaged and were forced to walk on a rotating drum.

Day 11 - Otago Exposed

Sheep had around 30% of their blood drained from their bodies.

Day 12 - Update

What we have achieved together and our next steps!

With your help we can end animal experimentation in Aotearoa.

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