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student of Veterinary Medicine in Bologna, 4 suffers from rare diseases

Malata, defends animal testing
On Facebook receives a shower of insults

Animal rights: “You may as well die tomorrow.” The girl filed a complaint and posted a video: “I put my bare reality”

Catherine Simonsen “For me, you can also die tomorrow. Do not sacrifice even my goldfish for an egoist like you ‘: Joan signed. And only one of more than 30 wishes for death and 500 injuries received on Facebook (and reported) by Catherine Simonsen, a student of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bologna, which was hit by four rare genetic diseases, and became the target of animal rights extremists on the social network after have published a photo of herself with the respirator over the mouth and a piece of paper in his hand. “I, Catherine S. – Reads the inscription – I am 25 years due to real research that includes animal testing. Without the research would be dead in 9 years. You have given me a future. ” Then reply to the barrage of insults with a video in which retracts and sitting on his bed, surrounded by all the medicines you are forced to take on a daily basis to not end up in the hospital.

“I WEAR A NUDE” – “I put” bare “my reality – explained the animal that attacked – because you understand that my only ‘ fault in everything was’ treat me without directly killing anyone. ” “My goal – said the girl – is to graduate and save the animals. But I have to say that even today animal testing in Italy is necessary and required, until there will not be a valid alternative method. ” “With regard to drugs in pre-clinical stage, ie before human trials – he continued – must be tested on animals, which is not an evil, because even animals have in turn need those drugs to heal. “

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INSULT AND THREATS – The initial post Simonsen, raised by the group on Facebook “in favor of animal experimentation,” has received over 13 thousand ‘I love’, but has raised even a rain of “insults, compliments, everything and more,” says the girl with two video reply to those who attack and calls on the European animal rights party, the League antivivisection (Lav) and Michela Vittoria Brambilla, so that they dissociate Greetings from death and take action. “If crepavi also 9 years did not give anything to anyone, cause suffering to innocent beings do not find it fair,” is the message of Valentina. Mauro agrees: “For me, you could well die in nine years, there are no animal experiments, kind of disgusting beasts.” Insults also from Perry: “Maybe she died at age 9, a living being m … less and more animals on this planet. ” Material that Catherine gave to the police post, with full names of the authors of posts.

FOUR DISEASES – “I do not understand why so much malice – replicates the young -. They do not know who I am, what I do, and probably are so naive as to not know that all the drugs they take, they give to their children, and they give their animals have been tested on animals. ” Catherine does not eat meat, and his dream is to graduate in Veterinary “save the animals.” Sitting on the bed, surrounded by dozens of medications that must take and machinery that allow it to breathe, she explains to the attacks as those who spend a typical day. A daily struggle against four rare diseases (primary immunodeficiency deficiency, protein C and protein S deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, neuropathy of the phrenic nerves), combined with prolactinoma, a pituitary tumor, and gastroesophageal reflux, allergic asthma and autoimmune thyroiditis. In order to survive goes from 16 to 22 hours a day attached to a respirator, must use equipment that vibrates the lungs by helping to remove mucus, takes mountains of medicinal spray to the mouth and in the mood. Among them, has made it clear, even some indicated to treat dogs, cats, ferrets, reptiles and birds.

VALID ALTERNATIVE – Four times Catherine ended up in intensive care, a step away from death. Only in the last year has accumulated 12 weeks of hospitalization and intravenous therapy of 20, and to be able to take the exams at the University follows a program designed especially for her. “I say” best 10 live mice you alive “, but I hope you did understand what I really want to live,” says the young man in the video. That’s his appeal: “I invite Brambilla, Lav and European animal rights party to fight against the use of animals where it is not essential for human existence: hunting, slaughterhouses, fur farms. Rather than do so much media noise, and hinder the work of researchers could raise funds and invest money to look for a valid alternative method to animal experiments. Once you have found these methods, by law have to replace animal testing. I ask you to ask AIFA put great on the packaging of the medicinal drugs that are tested on animals by law, so that those who care can make an informed choice. ” Who would want to be dead, finally, she hopes “the best” and “good Sunday.”

‘A SHAME “ -” It’s a shame what’s happening to Catherine. It is not acceptable that uninformed people allow themselves to threaten and bully and wish death to a person seriously ill. ” So Dario Padovan, president of Pro-Test Italian (non-profit association for the defense of bio-medical research), that bubble as “unacceptable” insults directed at the girl. “We ask that the animal rights organizations take publicly distanced itself from these shameful and uncivilized behavior of those who profess to advocate their own cause,” he concludes.

(Source: Reuters)