Some of us who work in this department have cats whom we dearlylove. But we are not so blinded by our love that we think cats aremore important than people.
That's precisely what an animal-loving lunatic fringe callingitself the Band of Mercy in effect professes to believe when it doesthings such as stealing 28 cats from the Beltsville AgriculturalResearch Center last weekend. The group, in spray-painted scrawlsleft behind, said it was protesting brutal treatment of animals,including the lab cats.
The group failed to provide convincing evidence that these catswere being treated brutally - but never mind about such bows to logicwhen you can run in high gear on emotion alone. The group alsoignored the fact that the cats were being used in research to benefitcats and other animals.
The cats are part of experiments into toxoplasmosis, a diseasetransmitted by a one-celled parasite that infects many of thenation's cats and other animals, such as livestock. In humans, thedisease is not widespread in adults, but pregnant women and peoplewith some cancers and some diseases of the immune system, includingAIDS, are susceptible.
Most at threat, though, are the 3,000 or so infants who are bornevery year with birth defects caused by the disease. The disease,which enlarges and destroys the brain, leads to the death of many ofthese children before 20.
An Agriculture Department official said the thefts have createda situation bordering on terrorism. The fanatics probably willderide the comment as gross overstatement. We, though, consider itunderstatement. The theft is an assault on children who might nothave been born with birth defects had not this research beeninterrupted by zealots.
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