Uncovered: a major BUAV undercover investigation exposes the reality of life and death inside one UK laboratory.

• The ugly truth
• What we found at the lab
• Using rabbits in tests
• A miserable existence
• Alternatives
• Investigator’s diary
• Photo gallery

Another young lively rabbit (BK009) called Melon arrived at Wickham on 15th June 2009.

He was to be used in the pyrogenicity tests but on 25th August his left ear was badly bruised when a member of staff was unable to inject him with a substance. After a few days, it was decided that his damaged ear was not suitable for pyrogen tests.

Thus, no longer serving a purpose at Wickham, he was killed by a lethal injection on 8th September. His body was put into a bin liner and placed in the freezer. Another young life ended.

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Melon arrived at Wickham on 15th June 2009 ... he was killed by a lethal injection on 8th September 2009.