Why the Senate is trying to save puppies

Look, I could go on and on about why I’m posting this, that it’s about a section of the Senate higher-ed bill that requires Minnesota higher-ed research facilities that use dogs or cats in experiments — and which plan on destroying them at the end — to first offer them to an animal rescue organization.

I could talk about the comments that higher-ed committee Chairwoman Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) made about the issue on the floor yesterday.

Or I could just show you this:

You can start at the 1:00 mark.

About the blogger

Alex Friedrich

afriedrich@mpr.org

Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.