arsehole

there is NO CALL to kill a dog (or any animal) in order to sell this piece of medical equipment. i of course have beliefs that go FURTHER than that, but in this instance, there is NO question this doctor did something immoral and WRONG. i do hope this doctor is punished accordingly. more importanly, i hope somewhere down the line he or she grows a heart

Aneurysm induced in dog sparks USDA inquiry
Cleveland Clinic says sales-demo procedure unauthorized; animal destroyed

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will send an inspector to a hospital where a neurosurgeon demonstrating a medical device to salespeople deliberately induced a brain aneurysm in a dog, which was later destroyed.
The Cleveland Clinic, known for its heart center and for treating high-profile patients such as royalty, said that it had not authorized the procedure. The hospital reported itself to the USDA, which regulates animal testing.
A neurosurgeon caused the brain aneurysm in the anesthetized animal Wednesday at the clinic’s Lerner Research Institute in Cleveland to demonstrate a medical device to a group of 20 to 25 salespeople. The large, mixed-breed dog was destroyed afterward because of the damage caused by the aneurysm, the clinic said.............