Colin Blakemore
Sir Colin Blakemore is a neurobiologist specializing in vision, and is head of the British Medical Research Council.
Blakemore is outspoken in his support of the use of animal testing in medical research. His research and high profile in the UK have made him a frequent target of intimidation and attacks by animal rights activists. He first came to the attention of the animal liberation movement in the 1980s, when as a researcher at Oxford University, he conducted experiments on the effects of blindness that involved sewing kittens' eyes shut from birth. [1] [2]
Since then, he and his family have "endured assaults by masked terrorists, bombs sent to his children, letters laced with razor blades, a suicide bid by his wife, and more than a decade of attacks and abuse," according to The Observer, which has written that he is "regarded by many animal activists as the country's key hate figure." [3]
References
- McKie, Robin. "Scientist who stood up to terrorism and mob hate faces his toughest test". The Observer, September 14, 2003
- "So Mr Blakemore - exactly what have you done for us?", SPEAK campaign, undated, retrieved January 5, 2006
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