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  Scientists stop burying live pigs in snow
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Last EditedRP  Jan 15, 2010 01:33pm
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News DateFriday, January 15, 2010 05:15:00 PM UTC0:0
Description Scientists say they will no longer conduct avalanche experiments monitoring the deaths of pigs buried in snow, after animal rights groups protested their methods.

Anesthesiologist Peter Paal says he and his colleagues decided Friday to stop their work because of growing media pressure generated by activists calling it cruel and pointless.
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