> animal models

Strange, i never heard "human model" in the research context. I've always felt that the usage of "animal model" is a reprehensible euphemism here. Research on animals. Minimum we owe them is to call it as it is.

There's a god for that. [0] Although she would more likely be miffed that you offed one of her progeny.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_deities#Bast