Photo of puppies in a cage that a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Health Care in London. (Contributed)

Dr. Frederick Banting, unable to sleep after a night preparing a university lecture on the pancreas in 1920, scribbled down 25 words that would lead to the discovery of insulin and bring new hope to diabetics. (Postmedia file photo)

Lisa Porter, the vice-president of research and scientific director at St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, speaks during a news conference at London Health Sciences Centre on March 25, 2024. St. Joseph’s announced Porter is no longer with the hospital on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

From Banting to St. Joseph's, a century of using dogs in health research

Nearly a century after #dogs were used to discover insulin, stories about secret research at #StJosephsHospital have triggered outrage

#London #Ontario #Canada 🇨🇦 #AnimalTesting #ONpoli #Cdnpoli

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@humanecanada.ca

Humane Canada sent a letter to #PremierFord urging the release of dogs held at Lawson Research Institute. The program at #StJosephsHospital ended after whistleblowers exposed experiments.The @BeagleAlliance is ready to care for them. 🐾 Please share.
#ONpoli #Cdnpoli #AnimalTesting

Lisa Porter, the vice-president of research and scientific director at St. Joseph’s Health Care London speaks during a news conference at London Health Sciences Centre on March 25, 2024. St. Joseph's announced Porter is no longer with the hospital on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

Photo of puppies in a cage a whistleblower says was taken at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care in London. (Contributed)

People opposing the use of dogs in research at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London take part in a vigil outside the hospital on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (Heather Rivers/The London Free Press)

The head of a research lab that induced heart attacks in #dogs as part of human heart research is no longer with #StJosephsHospital

#London #Ontario #Canada 🇨🇦 #DrLisaPorter #ONpoli #Cdnpoli #AnimalResearch #AnimalLaw #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #AnimalTesting #USpoli

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(I also can't afford dental care because again - lowly employee, no coverage. But I need Invisalign if I want to keep from losing more teeth, and I can't do braces, both because I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome..... Which my manager knew about as well 🤣)
Done ranting!
#londonontario #stjosephshospital