Full Transparency or Bust

I am a firm believer in transparency - in all things, but especially biomedical research with animals. Animals didn’t sign up for their involvement in this work and the people who love them are constantly asking for explanations that are answered by special interest groups that oppose research with animals, no matter the cost to us and our loved ones. Most of the information shared by these groups is misleading or entirely fabricated. And while they spread false narratives about the need for animals in research and how they are treated, the research community is mostly silent. It has been this way for decades. But why? And how will we, the general public, ever truly be able to make informed decisions about funding this work for the treatments and cures we need if we never get the full story? How will we ever be directly involved in shaping our own medical future if we can’t have open discussions about what we need and what we don’t when it comes to animals in research? Is there a way out of this impasse between the research and animal rights communities that will free us all to communicate openly about how to move forward with love and compassion for animals and people? Joining us today to explore this on a very personal level is Dr. Jodi Salinsky, a pioneer for openness and transparency about research with animals in New Zealand. Let the discussion begin.