My only concern is what’s the justification for continuing the program after 40 years? What are they learning? Is it useful? Does it save human lives?
While the kittens are adoptable, my understanding is that shelters are overrun with kittens anyway, so if you put these up for adoption, you’re just going to displace other kittens at the shelter.
Could the program use kittens from shelters instead of breading their own?
Not for unnecessary animal cruelty, but not against animal testing to save or improve human lives.
To make a WAG, I’d say the reason it continues after 40 years is because only about 50 grand of that nearly 3/4 million actually go for the tests, and the balance finds its way into a few high-ranking pockets.
What is done with them after they're breaded? Deep-frying or roasting?
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I know, I know --- I'm a baaaad boy!
You are sensible, BUT we’re only talking about 100 kitties a year. That is minuscule. They could be dispersed easily to local groups, much less if more remote groups offered to help.