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Ontario Hospital Halts Controversial Dog Research Amid Public Outcry

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Ontario Hospital Halts Controversial Dog Research Amid Public Outcry

A dog waiting for adoption sits in a kennel on July 31, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ont., has discontinued its use of dogs in cardiac research after recent media reports indicating the hospital’s research institute induced heart attacks in the animals for study purposes.

The Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care announced on Aug. 11 that it will no longer use dogs as part of its research.

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